After a remarkable 26-year career with the British International Freight Association (BIFA), Robert Keen officially fully retired from the association at the end of October 2025. Robert – known to many as Bob – has been a familiar and respected figure across the UK freight forwarding community, having personally visited countless BIFA members and tirelessly […]
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The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc has announced it has exchanged contracts to acquire a high-quality portfolio of logistics assets valued at £1,035 million from certain real estate funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone. The acquisition is expected to complete on or around 22 October 2025, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. […]
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Distribution and storage specialist Bretts Transport has kick started the first phase of a major renewable plan with a large solar panel installation at its Guyhirn site in Cambridgeshire. The move demonstrates a significant step in its ongoing sustainability journey as the business continues to introduce measures to drive down its carbon emissions. Representing an […]
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Glasgow-based furniture and home-delivery specialist Brian Adam’s Transport has taken delivery of five dry-freight trailers from KRONE Trailer UK for its Executive Home Delivery operation. The investment, says Brian Adam strengthens the company’s premium “white-glove” service, which supports furniture retailers with national deliveries, warehousing, stock control and trunking operations. The new trailers are UK-spec tandem-axle […]
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The Bristol Port Company has announced a major milestone, as their first cohort of 16 apprentices have successfully completed the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award alongside their port apprenticeship, the first initiative of its kind in the port sector. Their achievements have paved the way for the second cohort of 13 apprentices, who are now […]
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PD Ports has announced that Pontegadea Inversiones, S.L. (“Pontegadea”) has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in the company from Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”), subject to customary regulatory approvals. Brookfield will remain invested in the business and, as a long-term shareholder, will work closely with Pontegadea to support the continued growth of PD Ports. PD […]
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Victa Railfreight and Cemex UK have celebrated the 20 millionth tonne of aggregates being more sustainably transported by rail from Dove Holes Quarry, in Derbyshire, to be used in major construction projects in UK cities. In 2018 the two companies came together to move aggregates from the picturesque Peak District’s narrow, country roads onto rail, […]
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Business Choice Direct (BCD), a leading insurance provider to the transport and logistics industry, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Trustd, the government-certified digital identity platform for transport and logistics, to launch the logistics sector’s first use of verifiable insurance credentials. This platform facilitates digital proof of valid insurance which can be instantly confirmed by […]
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The Mayor of the East Midlands has backed a new development in Nottinghamshire which is set to create up to 4,000 jobs. Property and construction specialist Caddick has been granted planning permission for EM.EX Worksop, which it describes as “one of the most significant recent industrial and logistics developments to come forward in the East […]
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The Financial Times has reported that two Canadian pension giants plan to sell their stakes in Associated British Ports in a deal that they hope will value the UK’s biggest ports operator at more than £10bn. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) , which own 34 per […]
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