Wincanton

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Name: Wincanton (Wincanton plc)

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First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

Jeff is in charge as Michael makes way

Law firm Hill Dickinson today unveiled Manchester-based partner Jeff Middleton as the new national head of its employment and pensions practice to succeed Michael Morrison, who is stepping down after a 43-year legal career.Mr Middleton joined Hill Dickinson ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Manchester Evening News]

Entities: Hill Dickinson LLP, ICELAND FOODS GROUP Ltd, Cobbetts LLP, Manchester

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 1 Documents

Carry on Wincanton

Chevron and Air Products have extended their distribution contracts with Wincanton in deals worth £112 million (US$169 million).The Chevron contract extension is worth £60 million over three years, and will see Wincanton transport more than nine billion ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by International Freighting Weekly]

Entities: Wincanton, Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Chevron Corp, Liquid Oxygen

First Reported Mar 12 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 1 Documents

EDF Energy plc

Fears wind farm would ruin Levels

Plans to put 14 turbines on the Somerset Levels have been met with stiff opposition at a public meeting.Energy firms EDF Energy and Ecotricity have applied for planning permission from to build the turbines.Campaigners against the proposals say the Levels ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by BBC]

Entities: Wind Farms, EDF Energy plc, Wincanton

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Chevron Corp

Wincanton Extends £112m Contracts With Chevron, Air Products

Supply chain solutions provider Wincanton has strengthened its relationship with two of the UK's biggest petroleum and industrial gas suppliers through extensions worth £112m to its distribution contracts with Chevron and Air Products.The Chevron contract ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by InfoGrok]

Entities: Wincanton, Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Chevron Corp

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Air Products & Chemicals Inc

Wincanton clinches deals with Chevron and Air Products

Business Financial Newswire - Wincanton has strengthened its petroleum and chemical gas distribution business with £112m extensions to its contracts with Chevron and Air Products.The Chevron contract extension is worth £60m over three years and continues ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Business Financial Newswire]

Entities: Wincanton, Air Products & Chemicals Inc, Chevron Corp

First Reported Mar 05 2010 - Updated Mar 05 2010 - 1 Documents

Wincanton pushes for safety

Industry Channel: Transport & DistributionWincanton, along with a committee of industry partners, has produced an official set of industry guidelines on height-associated safety.The Building Products Delivery Working Group (BPDWG), co-ordinated by Wincanton, ... [Published Mar 05 2010 by Logistics Manager]

Entities: Wincanton, Geoff Cox, Environment

First Reported Mar 05 2010 - Updated Mar 05 2010 - 1 Documents

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Big names sign up toUK’s first supply chain competition

Big brands set to fight it out in online challenge.Global brands Kraft Foods, Heinz and Kimberly Clark along with European supply chain leaders Wincanton, have become the latest companies to sign up to The Fresh Connection, the UK’s first supply chain ... [Published Mar 05 2010 by Grocery Trader]

Entities: Supply Chain, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Wincanton, Institute of Logistics & Trans, Keith Newton

First Reported Mar 03 2010 - Updated Mar 03 2010 - 1 Documents

Wincanton claims eco-friendly trailer unit could reduce carbon emissions by 10%

The logistics giant Wincanton says that as part of its drive to reduce carbon emissions from its fleet, it has designed a semi-trailer that provides additional space for at least four extra pallets per load. The design would lead to an estimated 10 per ... [Published Mar 03 2010 by Works Management]

Entities: Wincanton, Carbon Emissions, Gordon Scott, United Kingdom, UK Government

First Reported Mar 01 2010 - Updated Mar 01 2010 - 2 Documents

Wincanton Extends UK Transportation Contract With GlaxoSmithKline

Supply chain and logistics provider Wincanton has extended its UK transportation contract for an additional three years beginning from January 2011, with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).Under the contract, the company operates two distribution centres for GSK, ... [Published Mar 01 2010 by Logistics Business Review]

Entities: Wincanton, GlaxoSmithKline plc, United Kingdom, Middlewich (United Kingdom), Logistics

First Reported Mar 01 2010 - Updated Mar 01 2010 - 1 Documents

Eco-friendly trailers will cut road miles

Wincanton's new design means longer trailers and less trucks and fuelWincanton’s new eco-friendly trailer designs are aiming to reduce the number of HGV journeys on UK roads and cut carbon emissions by at least 10%.The logistics provider has designed ... [Published Mar 01 2010 by International Freighting Weekly]

Entities: Wincanton, Gordon Scott, UK Government, Carbon Emissions

First Reported Feb 28 2010 - Updated Feb 28 2010 - 1 Documents

Royale denies Nac

Punjabi had little more than an exercise canter in winning the Champion Hurdle Trial at Kempton.Last year's Cheltenham hero faced five inferior rivals and was sent off the 1/6 favourite to complete his Festival preparations with a success.He took up the ... [Published Feb 28 2010 by Teletext]

Entities: Barry Geraghty, Wincanton, Nicky Henderson

First Reported Feb 26 2010 - Updated Feb 26 2010 - 2 Documents

Wincanton designs new semi-trailer

Wincanton has designed a semi-trailer that provides additional space for at least four extra pallets per load.According to the company, the design would lead to an estimated 10% reduction in road miles where adopted, and hence lower carbon emissions. ... [Published Feb 26 2010 by TradingMarkets]

Entities: Wincanton, Gordon Scott, UK Government, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Dioxide

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...Once the available space starts to get taken up, landlords will begin to be less flexible and rein in their offers.' He added: "With the difficulty experienced by developers in obtaining bank funding for speculative development, no new space of any significant size is expected to enter the market during 2010. This should have a positive impact on the market as rental levels increase due to the reduction in supply levels." Businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of the UK's largest Enterprise Zone before it expires next year

Signs of activity for large industrial site space [Yorkshire Post - Mar 19 2010]

Comments ranged from 'Very refreshing to have the message in an act rather than being talked at. Well done to the team.' to "I thoroughly enjoyed it, it is wonderful what you are doing to help us people."

Criminals Pay for Scamwise events (South Somerset) [Avon and Somerset Police - Mar 18 2010]

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Carry on Wincanton [International Freighting Weekly - Mar 15 2010]
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Wincanton signs £112m of renewals [Logistics Manager - Mar 10 2010]
Wincanton clinches deals with Chevron and Air P... [Business Financial Newswire - Mar 10 2010]
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Big names sign up toUK’s first supply chain com... [Grocery Trader - Mar 05 2010]
Wincanton claims eco-friendly trailer unit coul... [Works Management - Mar 03 2010]
Wincanton Extends UK Transportation Contract Wi... [Logistics Business Review - Mar 01 2010]
Eco-friendly trailers will cut road miles [International Freighting Weekly - Mar 01 2010]
Wincanton Extends Contract With GlaxoSmithKline [Logistics Business Review - Mar 01 2010]
Royale denies Nac [Teletext - Feb 28 2010]
Wincanton designs new semi-trailer [TradingMarkets - Feb 26 2010]
Wincanton extends contract with GlaxoSmithKline [TradingMarkets - Feb 26 2010]
Wincanton designs longer trailer concept [Logistics Manager - Feb 26 2010]
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