Dec 22, 2020
Driving ahead in the face of challenges
cleaning
Dec 14, 2020
Abbey has been celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
The firm has gone from a small road tanker business in Birkenhead, Merseyside, to one of the largest bulk liquid and powder road tanker companies in the UK today.
Brothers Steve, Charlie and Mark Lucy purchased a tanker business employing around 30 people in 1990 with its first depot in Abbey Close, Birkenhead... [Read More]
cleaning
Dec 7, 2020
HOYER’s newly-built logistics centre will help develop comprehensive supply chain solutions in contract logistics.
The new 38,000 m2 logistics centre in the Dormagen Chempark is one of the biggest, most complex supply chain projects managed by the company.
After a construction phase of around two years, the facilities on the previously unused site were gradually... [Read More]
cleaning
Dec 2, 2020
New dual-purpose trucks have gone into service in Abbey Logistic’s bulk liquid and powder tanker fleets.
The new trucks from Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK feature both a hydraulic pump for discharging liquid products and a high capacity blower for discharging powder products.
By having equipment suitable for both classes of products, the trucks will be much more usable... [Read More]
cleaning
Dec 1, 2020
Suttons Tankers has won a significant five-year contract with BOC.
Suttons will be investing in the procurement of 30 new vehicles as part of their commitment to provide BOC with the best possible equipment for the work.
The contract is due to go live in April 2021 where Suttons will operate on an 80% dedicated fleet model with 20% flex support provided by Suttons’... [Read More]
Feature
Dec 1, 2020
Wilhelm Ernst, or Ernst Logistiks, has been running successfully since it started in the road haulage business in 1928.
The family business developed and evolved from the transportation of bitumen in the 1950s and the transportation of silo products such as flour in the 1960s to becoming a provider of broad logistic services for tank trucks and tank containers.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2020
Abbey Logistics has added nine new road tankers to the British Sugar fleet.
The new tankers from Feldbinder form part of a long-term fleet replacement scheme as Abbey and British Sugar modernise their fleets used to transport bulk home grown sugar across the country.
Running more than 90 road tanker trailers and completing over 350 deliveries each week, Abbey’s transport... [Read More]
cleaning
Nov 23, 2020
South-east fuel distribution specialist New Era Fuels has taken delivery of its latest DAF CF tanker.
The latest arrival to the Harlow-based firm is liveried in Green D+ HVO brand decals to promote its environmental credentials as the vehicle will use the green fuel.
The latest six-wheel 26-tonne DAF CF 340 FAN vehicle has a 20,000-litre capacity tank.
A further six... [Read More]
cleaning
Nov 20, 2020
The Cotac group has almost doubled the number of service sites for cleaning, workshop and depot services to 12 stations worldwide.
This is addition to the seven branches operating in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Since the end of October, the provider has added new sites for comprehensive tank container services in the US, China, Thailand, Vietnam and... [Read More]
cleaning
Nov 19, 2020
SkyBitz, a leader in IoT telematic solutions, has launched its new satellite-based tank monitoring solution.
The system provides global data monitoring capabilities to customers with tanks operating in remote locations that are outside of consistent cellular coverage areas.
The ST90 SAT delivers highly accurate tank information, based on a long-lasting service life thanks... [Read More]
cleaning
Nov 17, 2020
Wincanton plc has just released its half year results for the first six months of this year ending on 30 September.
The largest British third-party logistics company reported good first half results but, profitability was hit by COVID-19 disruption.
Over this period, Wincanton posted revenue of £578.7 million (€644 million), down 2.4% on the previous year following... [Read More]
Other
Nov 16, 2020
With the Brexit transition period nearing its end, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has endorsed the Government’s acknowledgement that “time is running out for business to prepare”.
The UK government and EU negotiators are deadlocked on issues like state aid rules and fishing rights, which could scupper any hopes for a deal after December 31.
RHA chief executive... [Read More]
Feature
Nov 13, 2020
Tank Cleaning Magazine spoke to Patrik Fagerström, the CEO of Tankclean Sweden, about the success of his operations in Scandanavia.
Can you explain the work that Tankclean Sweden carries out?
Tankclean Sweden operates in six locations throughout Sweden’s petrochemical hubs – Gothenburg, Stenungsund (two locations) Kvarntorp, Stockholm, and Perstorp. All the sites... [Read More]
cleaning
Nov 9, 2020
Suttons received an urgent plea for help from BIP Organics for the collection of waste material.
The request from their customer in Bradford, UK, was business critical to keep its north of England site operational.
Suttons already delivers feedstock into and collects finished materials out of the existing facility.
The Suttons Teesside site is manned by skilled operational... [Read More]
cleaning
Nov 3, 2020
ISTOBAL is extending its range of commercial wash equipment that sanitises fleets of trucks and other vehicles with disinfectant product.
The multinational group is increasing its range of new sanitising solutions with the aim of responding to the new cleaning needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
After a complete conventional wash, the sanitisation programme includes... [Read More]
cleaning
Oct 29, 2020
Hoyer Petrolog UK has announce that it has signed a five-year contract with BP to deliver bioethanol products to Hemel, Northampton and Kingsbury fuels terminals in the UK.
As part of the contract Hoyer will take on responsibility for resource provision, planning and dispatch to the BP-owned terminals.
The new contract commenced on 1 October that required five drivers... [Read More]
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