National Pallets Blog

Concern grows over deliveries to Westfield Stratford City during Olympics

Wednesday 16 May 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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There is growing unease in the logistics industry over vehicular access in East London during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. [More]

Businesses urged to plan road use during Olympics

Monday 30 April 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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The freight industry must rely on UPS, the official logistics partner of London 2012, for the final mile of deliveries for parcels and freight to all Olympic and Paralympic venues. [More]

Will out-of-hours deliveries prevent Olympic road chaos?

Monday 16 April 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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Small businesses across London will support this announcement on night-time deliveries. This is a victory for common sense, when the roads will be heavily congested [More]

UPS buys TNT Express for £4.3 billion

Monday 02 April 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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The combined business will generate revenues of €45 billion per year and expects to achieve up to €550 million in cost savings within four years. [More]

Trial confirms the potential of biomethane

Friday 16 March 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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No doubt equally important from the viewpoint of Coca-Cola Enterprises, using biomethane reduced the vehicle’s fuel costs by 12.8%. [More]

Pressure mounts for fuel duty cut

Friday 02 March 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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Chancellor George Osborne’s indication that he is likely to approve the 3p rise in duty in his budget later this month is not exactly going down a storm. [More]

Logistics sector successfully tackles its carbon footprint

Wednesday 22 February 2012 | By Susan Brooks

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As Britain's biggest climate change campaign, Climate Week (12-18 March), approaches, the second annual report of the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) – published on 31 January 2012 – shows that the logistics sector is making genuine progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. [More]

What can you ship through National Pallets?

Friday 11 November 2011 | By Susan Brooks

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A common misconception is pallet delivery is business to business only. A few years ago this was the case [More]

Low Emission Zone to affect Haulage Firms

Tuesday 01 November 2011 | By Susan Brooks

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In January 2012, the current emission standards are changing and more vehicles are going to start to be affected. [More]

Welcome to National Pallets

Monday 31 October 2011 | By Susan Brooks

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We are always happy to talk to our customers, as we realise the internet is not for everyone, so if you don't want to get a pallet quote online and it’s easier for you to pick up the phone [More]