Changing patterns of demand have prompted motor manufacturers to restructure their supply chains, and the UK is seeing record results
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The commercial vehicle market was up 6.4 per cent in 2012 with truck registrations reaching 45,702, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has launched a supply chain finance initiative, Meet the Funder, which aims to bring together suppliers with lenders
NR Evans has opened a cold store facility as part of a £3.5 million pound investment at its head quarters in Cross Hands, Wales, after increasing demand from existing and new customers over the last six months
Norbert Dentressangle has won a multi-million pound, three-year contract to provide a dedicated delivery solution for Interfloor, which makes underlay and flooring accessories under the brands Duralay, Tredaire, Gripperrods and Stikatak
Stobart is trialling a gas refuelling technology that can make savings of 20 per cent, as part of a £23 million government sponsored programme to encourage operators to buy and use low-carbon commercial vehicles
Acumen Distribution reckons it is saving 63,000 road miles a year in its trial of longer semi-trailers
The Co-operative Food has invested £348,000 in eight longer trailers which it is trialling at its national distribution centre in Coventry
United Biscuits has taken delivery of 20 longer semi-trailers built by South Manchester based Cartwright
Ian Jones, who recently retired as managing director of Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles, has become a non-executive director of Howard Tenens
