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ArticleOcado fulfilment centre to open in February
Online grocery retailer Ocado has said its second customer fulfilment centre in Dordon, Warwickshire, will commence operations in February next year.Equipment installation at the warehouse is almost complete and testing has been underway since May, the firm confirmed. The project "remains in line with budget", it said.The retailer, which also ...
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ArticlePall-Ex European growth plan remains on course
Pall-Ex’s ambitious European expansion plan remains on track, despite the economic volatility gripping the Continent, deputy MD Cris Stephenson has said.Pall-Ex has set itself the target of having a 15 country-strong network of European franchisees by 2015.Stephenson confirmed its European expansion was “on track, and unchanged”.He said pallet networks’ inherent ...
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ArticleUK Mail promises to fill gaps in pallet network
Express parcels and mail provider UK Mail Group says it is taking action to plug the gaps in its pallet distribution business UK Pallets.It reported a significant decline in operating profit from this division during the first six months of the financial year.While revenue from its pallets business rose 0.8% ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Will it be super in the end?
A new report claims UK operators could make significant savings if they were allowed to add overlength vehicles to their fleets.A new study published last week suggested that allowing the use of ‘super’ semi-trailers could save the haulage industry £226m a year in reduced running costs.Such findings appear to strengthen ...
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ArticleGet your top driver the recognition of an MT award
Today's truck drivers are one of the biggest influences over an operator's biggest cost - fuel - as well as being in the front line of customer service.Even with modern fuel efficient engines and automated gearboxes, a careful right foot is still the best way to improve economy and minimise ...
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ArticleComet home delivery arm to close
More than 600 Comet staff at 12 UK locations have lost their jobs after the joint administrators axed most of its home delivery operation.The collapse of the high street retailer has so far resulted in almost 900 redundancies while Deloitte continues to search for a buyer for all or parts ...
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ArticleAPC drivers complete Driver CPC two years ahead of deadline
Parcel carrier APC Overnight has revealed that all of its LGV drivers have completed the Driver CPC.Its drivers have all completed the compulsory 35 hours of training two years ahead of the September 2014 deadline.Transport manager Surjit Ram said: “Road safety is imperative in any logistics firm, particularly one ...
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ArticleSurge in demand boosts APC Overnight's profit
Parcel delivery network APC Overnight made a £4.42m pre-tax profit last year, a 30.4% increase on the previous year’s figures.Turnover for the year ended 31 March 2012 rose 13.5% to £65.7m (2010/11: £57.9m) as a result of increased customer demand.Chief executive Syed Ziaullah said: “These results really are a ...
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ArticleConsumers unwilling to pay extra for evening deliveries, says Hermes
The majority of online shoppers are unwilling to pay extra for premium parcel delivery, despite demanding greater choice and flexibility, a Hermes survey has revealed.The carrier has stressed the importance of offering a variety of delivery options, after a survey of 1,000 e-retail customers, commissioned by Hermes, found that many ...
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ArticleFortec gains Investors in Excellence
Pallet network Fortec has achieved The Investors in Excellence Standard.It joins the likes of DHL Supply Chain within the road transport sector, and professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, credit checker Experian and manufacturer Bombardier beyond.The standard is a framework to help businesses assess their performance and improve it.Ian Nield, chief executive ...
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ArticleMinister praises SfL's military recruitment drive
Roads minister Stephen Hammond has praised Skills for Logistic’s (SfL) “innovative” new initiative to recruit armed forces personnel into the road transport sector.Speaking at the official launch of the Military Transitions to Logistics programme at London’s Imperial War Museum earlier this month, the minister added: “I’m delighted to be a ...
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ArticleElddis Transport puts first of its urban artics into operation
Elddis Transport has put its first urban artic on the road, as an alternative to the 18-tonne rigids it usually operates within towns and cities.Comprising a 10-metre Lawrence David engineered trailer pulled by a Euro-5 New Actros, the configuration was trialled in Manchester earlier this year and provides four additional ...
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ArticleCitySprint to add couriers for Christmas peak
CitySprint is looking to recruit an additional 300 couriers ahead of its Christmas peak.In response to a 318.7% increase in parcel volumes last December, compared to the monthly average for the rest of the year, it is hoping to take on additional delivery staff to handle what it predicts will ...
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ArticleExact Logistics joins German freight sharing firm
Rugby-based Exact Logistics has bought into CTL, a German freight sharing firm, that will see it increase volumes by an anticipated 80% over the next 12 months.The “five-figure” deal will enable Exact to deliver and collect from CTL’s 130 ‘partners’ between Germany and the UK and Ireland, as well as ...
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ArticleHargreaves to give subcontractors 3% rate rise
Specialist bulk and waste carrier Hargreaves Transport Services (HTS) is raising the rate it pays subcontracted drivers in an attempt to develop a more stable relationship with them.The 3% rise, to be applied from 1 December, will add £750,000 a year to HTS’s costs. But the County Durham-based operator believes ...
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ArticleC Butt to takeover Mainland's Pall-Ex postcode
Pall-Ex has confirmed C Butt will be taking on the postcode currently run by Mainland, following the latter’s merger with Knights of Old.Kettering-based Knights of Old is a member of the Palletforce network, while Northampton’s Mainland runs in the Pall-Ex network. The businesses merged last year.From the 1 June Mainland ...
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ArticleGefco looks to extend its boundaries after narrowing losses
Gefco expects its UK arm to be profitable in 2012, as it prepares for the beginning of a major seven-year contract with General Motors that begins in January.The automotive logistics specialist narrowed its losses in the UK for the year-ending 31 December 2011 to £324,000 from £3.7m in the previous ...
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ArticleWincanton on course for full year profit
Wincanton looks to be on course to achieve its stated aim of returning to profit this year, despite the impending loss of its finance director.In June Eric Born, chief executive at Wincanton, told MT the company would be back in the black in this financial year, after a pre-tax loss ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail Group posts profit ahead of privatisation plans
Royal Mail Group has turned a loss into a profit in its UK letters and parcels arm as it revealed details behind its strategy to develop into a more parcels-focused business ahead of its planned privatisation.The Group’s first half profit for the six months ending 23 September leapt to £99m, ...
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ArticleNews Extra: It’s all about the money
There’s a funding issue to be addressed in 2013 according to the transport commissioners’ annual reports, but operators aren’t expected to foot the bill. Roger Brown reports.Senior traffic commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell said her top priority during the coming year will be to hold talks with Vosa chiefs to ensure ...