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Used vegetable oil from chip fryers and restaurants is helping a light haulier make the streets of Bath a cleaner and greener place.

Trevor Ellis has been appointed as the new Chairman of Palletline. Ellis is a director of C S Ellis (Group) of South Luffenham, near Oakham in Rutland, which has been a Palletline member since 1994.

Manufacturing almost always happens behind closed doors in factories: trade and commerce happens discreetly in offices. But often logistics operations happen out on the open road in full view of the public.

Ryder has won a contract to supply and maintain 300 vehicles on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council.

Skills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the freight logistics industries, is to develop the National Logistics Academy – an industry specific academy that aims to provide a focus for skills development and training within logistics by 2008.

Logistics Link Live!, which takes place in May, is a new event with live elements including: a conference sponsored by Logistics Manager, and the Innovation Showcase.

Northgate has acquired the entire issued share capital of FTL, a UK fleet management company for a consideration of approximately £5.7m. Northgate says the acquisition is in line with its new strategic plan.