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ArticleLloyd Fraser in "strong position" as turnover and profit rise
Lloyd Fraser said it was in a strong financial position with healthy cash reserves after reporting a 3.4% increase in turnover last year.The logistics group, which specialises in fashion transport, bulk liquids and FMCGs, also increased its pre-tax profit by 3.6% to almost £1.3m in the year ending 31 August ...
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Saints Transport satisfied with continued improvement
Airfreight specialist Saints Transport saw both turnover and profit rise in 2013, despite what it described as a “challenging year” for its sector.For the year-ending 31 December 2013 turnover rose 2.4% to £24.9m at the Heathrow-based firm, from £24.3m in the previous year, while pre-tax profit rose to £577,495, from ...
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ArticleGet the Abbey habit! MT Awards 2014 winners revealed
Abbey Logistics made it a double whammy at last night’s MT Awards, picking up Haulier of the Year and Business Excellence Awards – also joining an exclusive club of just three other firms who have won Haulier of the Year twice. Innovations included the development of a twin-cargo trailer, capable ...
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ArticleMorrisons orders 37 longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams
Morrisons has ordered a batch of 37 longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams. The supermarket’s latest boxes are being fitted with 27-degree BPW self-tracking axles that allow them to meet turning circle requirements.It has also opted for multi-temperature refrigeration - Carrier Vector 1950s with dual-discharge slim line evaporators.Previously, it has ...
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Geoff Gillo joins Pall-Ex board
Former Tibbett & Britten finance and commercial director, and co-founder of private equity firm Keswick Enterprises, Geoff Gillo has joined the board at Pall-Ex as a non-executive director.His appointment comes a month after Cris Stephenson became UK MD at the network; a move which saw former UK MD Adrian Russell ...
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ArticleDFDS Logistics buys Quayside Distribution
DFDSMultimodal logistics firm DFDS Logistics has acquired Grimsby-based Quayside Distribution for an undisclosed sum. The company acquired the business, assets and share capital of Quayside, which delivers fresh and frozen food for suppliers across the UK, on Tuesday 1 July.DFDS has also acquired the operator’s two temperature-controlled warehouses in Grimsby, ...
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NI levy announcement expected this week
An announcement is expected before the end of this week detailing how the HGV Road User Levy is to be enforced in Northern Ireland.Although the levy has been payable by law in NI since April - as elsewhere in the UK - there has been no enforcement of it there ...
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ArticleWilson James appointed as logistics integrator for Heathrow airport
Wilson JamesWilson James has been appointed as logistics integrator for Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL). The five-year contract will commence in July and includes the provision of construction logistics for Heathrow’s £1.5bn development programme and operational support through the management and distribution of the airport’s engineering materials.The contract also includes the ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics fined £11,000 after agency worker's fall
Yusen Logistics (UK) has been fined £11,000 after an agency worker fell from a loading ramp at the firm’s site on the Isle of Grain in Kent.In a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution, Medway Magistrates Court was told that that the warehouse operative, 49, from Sittingbourne, suffered a broken ...
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ArticleRHA names Richard Burnett as chief executive
The RHA has named Samworth Brothers Distribution MD Richard Burnett as its new chief executive. He will take up his position when outgoing chief executive Geoff Dunning retires in August.While he joins the association from an operational background, Burnett has held numerous positions in large contract logistics companies, namely TDG, ...
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Ocado reveals third DC location
Ocado has revealed that it has selected Andover, Hampshire, as the location for its third DC, as it looks to increase capacity nationwide.Subject to planning permission, the grocery delivery firm hopes to begin building a DC in Andover, which will have the capacity to process 65,000 orders per week, in ...
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ArticleCEO steps down from MAN Truck & Bus UK
MAN Truck & Bus UK has announced the departure of its CEO, Des Evans, following recent illness.Evans, who has been credited with many significant advances in the UK business at MAN, held the position of UK CEO for a decade, with the exception of a short break in 2010 when ...
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ArticleSystem Training goes back to the knitting
In 2012, Bibby training subsidiary System Training recorded a shock pre-tax loss of £7.5m, pushing its parent Bibby Distribution Services (Holdings) into a £4.6m loss.In 2013, System’s operating losses were cut to a “marginal” £500,000, and in its annual report Bibby said the business was now “more streamlined and focused” ...
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ArticleFishers Services renews fleet with Ryder
Laundry-company Fishers Services has taken delivery of 25 Euro-5 Mercedes-Benz Axor trucks under derogation via Ryder.The Axors are fitted with tail lifts and 27ft box bodies. They come after Fishers took 24 Daf trucks and Mercedes vans from Ryder late last year. All are replacements for the operator’s 87-strong fleet.Michael ...
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Ceva signs five-year REHAU deal
Ceva Logistics has won a five-year contract with PVC-U window and door frame manufacturer REHAU.The deal covers transport using a dedicated fleet of REHAU-liveried trucks across the UK and management of its 130,000ft² distribution centre in Runcorn, Cheshire.Ceva makes on average 700 picks per day at the warehouse, which stores ...
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ArticleAldi plans Cardiff RDC
AldiDiscount supermarket Aldi wants to develop a 490,000ft² regional DC in Cardiff in response to new operational requirements.The firm has applied to Cardiff City Council for permission to build the RDC at the Capital Business Park, which it hopes will serve between 110 and 130 supermarkets within the group.The documents ...
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ArticleFeeling the [tyre] pressure
If you're a bit sad like me, maybe you too have been wondering why truck tyre manufacturers and others are going to so much trouble to develop tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS).TPMS has been compulsory on vans and cars for a while now, and it will come for trucks. Over ...
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Yodel sub-contractor fined over illegal worker
A courier company supplying staff to Yodel has been fined £4,000 for employing an illegal worker, following a raid on Yodel’s Mitcham depot in May last year. During the raid by some 40 immigration officials at the firm’s Ellis Road site, 10 men were arrested. Two were subsequently released after ...
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Redhead International moves into Tamworth depot
Redhead International has moved from its Burton-on-Trent depot to a larger facility in nearby Tamworth.The new facility provides almost 5,000 sq ft of additional warehousing space compared with Burton, which has been its home for six years.Last July Redhead International opened a depot in Northern Ireland’s Mallusk and currently operates ...
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Fowler Welch points to bright future after profit dips
Unexpected behaviour by supermarket customers, alongside the closure of its operating base in the Europe, led to a fall in turnover and pre-tax profit at Fowler Welch.For the year-ending 31 March 2014 turnover at Fowler Welch, a division of Dart Group, dipped to £153.2m, from £155.2m in the previous year. ...