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ArticleMT Tracker 14 August - plus your guide to listing on the Stock Exchange
Technical problems continue to plague the MT Tracker - so I'm afraid we cannot bring you any graphs of share price performance again this week - which is a shame as the industry's performance on the stock market continues to go from strength to strength with operators hitting record highs.7 ...
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ArticleUnite to ballot for industrial action at KNDL
A ballot for industrial action by drivers and warehouse staff at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has been launched with “severe disruption” to deliveries likely if strike action goes ahead.Some 970 Unite members at 27 of KNDL’s sites in England, Scotland and Wales were today (13 August) invited to ...
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ArticleThe future is still orange for TNT Express
UPS’ failed attempt to take over TNT Express left a shadow of uncertainty hanging over the Netherlands-based express carrier. But it has emerged with a clear strategy for success as TNT Express Services UK & Ireland Managing Alistair Cochrane tells Steve Hobson.The proposed takeover – which UPS had said ...
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UK Mail opens Middleton depot as demand grows
UK Mail has opened a new depot in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in response to growing demand from both B2B and B2C parcel customers.The carrier opened the Stakehill Industrial Estate site on 15 July, taking on 20 additional staff, including 10 new drivers.The 25,000 ft² depot was chosen because of its ...
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DHL Supply Chain wins three year Volkswagen Group contract
DHL Supply Chain has won a three year contract to manage Volkswagen Group’s press fleet operations.The new deal will see DHL prepare, deliver and collect VW cars and commercial vehicles as well as Audi, Seat and Skoda branded vehicles for test by journalists across the UK.Operations will be based at ...
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Norbert Dentressangle renews Kellogg's warehousing contract
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has renewed its UK warehousing and packing contract with Kellogg’s after it was able to demonstrate that the partnership reduced costs.The logistics company said over the last five years it had helped create a more integrated supply chain, as well as generate “significant value”.ND operates a 600,000ft² ...
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Hermes wins two-year BVG Airflo contract
BVG Airflo has awarded a two-year parcel delivery contract for two of its home, clothing and footwear brands to Hermes.Hermes will make daily collections for its Clifford James and Samuel Windsor brands from BVG Airflo’s DC in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, using a dedicated trailer. Parcels will then be sorted at ...
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Ceva Logistics doubles EBITDA as UK business grows
Adjusted EBITDA at Ceva Logistics doubled to $80m (£51.6m) during the second quarter of 2013 as it continues to restructure its balance sheet and experience more growth in the UK.CEO Marvin Schlanger told Motortransport.co.uk that the operator is seeing definite growth in the UK market after experiencing a relatively slow ...
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ArticleDemand increases for average mileage vans
Used van dealers are reporting a drop in sales and expect the trend to continue over the coming months, according to George Alexander, chief CV editor at Glass’s Guide.Mileage has once again become a key concern for used buyers, who consider vehicles with 40,000 to 50,000 miles to be the ...
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ArticleBenton Bros absorbed "serious fuel price issues" during 2012
Benton Bros (Transport) said it had to “absorb serious fuel price issues” last year after recording a £28,000 loss for the year ending 30 January 2013. Accounts published at Companies House show that the Lincolnshire haulier’s operating profit also fell, to £88,000 compared with £173,000 the previous year.However, turnover rose ...
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ArticleJam today, zero carbon tomorrow
Stand by your ballot boxes: the LibDems have unveiled their zero carbon plan ahead of their annual conference. And in either a victory for common sense or an indictment of the road transport industry’s standing with government, trucks escape scot-free!The policy paper, entitled Green Growth and Green Jobs, sets out ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport reports growth despite tough market
Maritime Transport has reported an 11th consecutive year of revenue growth.For the year to 27 December 2012, the container operator’s turnover rose 8% to £130.7m from £121.3m in 2011.Pre-tax profit increased 18% to £2.5m from £2.1m the previous year.The directors’ report described trading conditions as “difficult” during the year, with ...
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Gist handles more milk for Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest has expanded its relationship with Gist, incorporating cream and flavoured milk into its existing milk supply chain operations for a major retailer.By combining the cream and flavoured milk volumes with the existing milk logistics operations, Dairy Crest and Gist said they will save warehousing space and eliminate around ...
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Norbert Dentressangle unveils plans for new central hub
Norbert Dentressangle has confirmed plans for a new 295,000ft² central UK hub at Crick, in Northamptonshire, which will lead to the closure of two depots at Northampton and Rowley Regis. The Crick site will provide “a strategically important Midlands hub and a new location for [our] central support services,” said ...
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ArticleConfectionery contract proves sweet deal for Bretts Transport
Cambridgeshire-based ambient food logistics specialist Bretts Transport has said it anticipates “a good profitable year” after reporting a 9.5% increase in turnover for the 12 months to the end of March. MD Simon Brett said the boost to turnover in the year to 31 March 2013 – which rose from ...
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£150m Northamptonshire logistics park given the green light
A £150m logistics park at Appleby Lodge in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, has been given the green light.The development, which will be situated alongside the Park Farm Industrial Estate, is expected to create over 2m ft² of warehousing and offices.Plans were submitted to the Borough Council of Wellingborough in April, who granted ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis begins work on £97m Milton Keynes DC
Retailer John Lewis has revealed that construction work on its £97m Milton Keynes DC, which is set to increase the number of store deliveries it makes, began last week.The own-account operator signed a 30-year lease on the 668,000 ft² plot on the Magna Park industrial site earlier this year.Its second ...
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GFS to manage New Look's click and collect deliveries
Parcel carrier manager Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has won a deal with high street retailer New Look to manage delivery of its ‘click and collect’ orders.GFS has developed a bespoke version of its multi-carrier selection system GFS Selector, which allows it to use its own transport to deliver all click ...
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ArticleScania launches updated Customer Satisfaction Index system
Scania has developed an updated Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) system to help managers improve network performance and response times to customer queries.The system provides Scania’s managers with instant access to customers’ feedback via an online portal and individual managers are alerted when a customer wants an immediate response.The system was ...
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MT Tracker 7 August
"We're an all time high, we'll change all that's gone before, doin' so much more...."This week the basket of shares in the MT Tracker hit it's highest point since its inception. The basket now stands at 1,954.5p. Shares in Stobart Group are back in to triple figures for the first ...