Maidenhead-based logistics firm Caddie Express has become the latest shareholder member in Pall-Ex Group, joining both the Pall-Ex and Fortec networks in a move aimed at expanding its service offering. The Silver FORS accredited company, which i…
Hilary Devey, founder of the Pall-Ex network, has died, aged 65. The entrepreneur (pictured), who gained nationwide fame as a Dragon’s Den panelist, died on Saturday at her holiday villa in Morocco after battling a long illness. Devey left schoo…
Fortec Distribution has launched a logistics depot at its Watford Gap site. Launched in December 2021, the depot will now operate as part of both the Fortec and Pall-Ex distribution networks offering delivery services to manufacturers and distri…
Fortec Distribution Network has seen an investment of £430,000 in its Northamptonshire hub in a move to improve efficiency and capacity. The bulk of the investment has been spent on a new fleet of 36 forklift trucks from Still, with an additiona…
Pall-Ex Poland transported its millionth pallet this week as the network continues to grow. It said volumes in the central European country were healthy and with members from Gdynia to Zakopane and from Szczecin to Lublin collecting, consolidati…
Owens Group has strengthened its service offering by becoming a shareholder member of Pall-Ex. The Llanelli-based family firm joined Pall-Ex in February having taken ownership of longstanding Fortec member Celtic Couriers in late 2021. Owens emp…
Pall-Ex has promoted its UK network director Sue Buchanan, to international network director, focusing on global expansion. Buchanan has worked at Pall-Ex for over seven years and drove member recruitment, volume growth and compliance in her pre…
The industry has given a mixed reaction to new data suggesting nearly a third of the UK’s hauliers are at risk of imminent collapse due to record diesel prices and rapidly rising driver wages. Accountants Price Bailey checked the credit risk sco…
Biggleswade-based haulier AG & Sons Transport has become a shareholder member of Pall-Ex in a move aimed at strengthening its service offering. Launched in 1975, the company also provides warehousing and storage and facilitates local, nation…
Southampton-based company 4PLinks has joined both the Pall-Ex and Fortec pallet distribution networks as a shareholder member. E-commerce Supply Chain, which trades as 4PLinks, was founded in 2017 and provides general and container haulage, cust…
Pall-Ex has achieved a silver award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for health and safety performance. The network received the bronze award in early 2021 and then spent the year making further improvements to its …
Pall-Ex Group has challenged its 165-strong UK and Irish membership to raise £1,000 each as part of an appeal campaign to support the humanitarian work being carried out for people in Ukraine. The network said it was utilising its network to hel…
Pall-Ex Group said its decision to invest in its people and technology helped boost turnover by 35% last year. The group said revenues had increased to £117.6m in the year ending 31 July 2021 and partly contributed to a 52% rise in gross profit …
Pall-Ex Poland has rolled out its freight management and tracking software Nexus to its members. The group said the software gives firms better control of their freight and allows its membership to communicate better than before. Nexus was built…