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Latest Operator news – Page 76
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ArticleEuropa Warehouse helps Beerwulf boost sales
Europa Warehouse is planning to deliver an enhanced delivery management solution for online beer retailer Beerwulf at its Birmingham warehouse.The move will allow customers to choose the final mile supplier once their order is dispatched from Europa’s facilities.Beerwulf, which is owned by Heineken and specialises in home bar taps, kegs, ...
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ArticlePall-Ex London to become Pall-Ex Logistics (Basildon) in latest owned operations development
Pall-Ex London is changing its name to Pall-Ex Logistics (Basildon) with business operations set to accommodate a wider variety of logistical services.The move aims to communicate that Pall-Ex Logistics is more than just a pallet network service provider and will instead emphasise to both current and prospective customers the mult-service ...
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ArticleElddis Transport (Consett) sees profit double after expanding base and growing warehousing business
Elddis Transport (Consett) saw its pre-tax profit more than double in 2021 aided by “significant” revenue growth in its warehousing business and the expansion of its Consett site.The County Durham-based haulier, which is a founder member of the High Cube Network and a Palletforce member, specialises in FMCG, general road ...
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ArticlePalletline member ARR Craib delivers on next-day service to Inverness
Palletline’s next-day service to Inverness, launched in May, is achieving an on-time delivery success rate of more than 99%, the network has revealed.The 24-hour service to Scotland’s most northerly city and surrounding areas, delivered by Palletline member ARR Craib, is part of a wider offering which already includes 48- and ...
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ArticlePanther expands service into Northern Ireland as growth drive continues
Two-person white glove home delivery specialist Panther Logistics has furthered its service offering into Northern Ireland.Customers will now benefit from end-to-end live tracking and communication channels, removal of all packing, room of choice delivery as well as Monday to Friday slots across all BT postcodes. Saturday deliveries will also be ...
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ArticleMoody Logistics puts youngest ever LGV driver through apprenticeship scheme
Moody Logistics and Storage has welcomed its youngest ever Class 2 LGV driver after he completed the company’s bespoke fast-track apprentice training scheme.The success of 20-year-old Alex Elrod (pictured), from Blyth, will help reduce the average age of its drivers, which was previously 44 compared with the national average of ...
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ArticleCastell Howell buys into Carrier Transicold technology to cut running costs and emissions
Carmarthenshire-based food wholesaler Castell Howell has added two new Eco-Drive-equipped Volvo FH tractors, as well as the first of two new 13.6-metre Gray & Adams double deck trailers mounted with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 refrigeration units, to its fleet.Castell Howell’s fleet transports a range of ambient, chilled and frozen ...
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Competitions watchdog calls for industry comment as it investigates GXO acquisition of Clipper Logistics
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling for comments on GXO Logistic’s £965m acquisition of Clipper Logistics as it launches its investigation into the deal.The CMA is considering whether the acquisition will result in a substantial lessening of competition and is asking for comments on the transaction from ...
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Parcelhub commits £450,000 to electric vans and infrastructure
Whistl subsidiary Parcelhub is investing £450,000 in the rollout of a fleet of electric vehicles within its regional depot network.The company said five Maxus eDeliver 9 vans are already operating from its Nottingham and Dinnington sites with another four in train. The company also plans to add more electric vans ...
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ArticleD&D Transport lands contract with Trouw Nutrition GB
Palletways member D&D Transport has been recruited by Trouw Nutrition GB to handle deliveries of animal and pet feed across the country.D&D Transport, which is based at Langley Mill in Nottingham, expects to transport a minimum of three full trailer loads or 75,000 tonnes per day.Kieran Stephenson, transport and logistics ...
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ArticleLangridge Organic Products adds to refrigerated truck fleet with new Isuzu order
Fresh produce wholesaler Langridge Organic Products has put into service another seven Isuzu N75.190 refrigerated trucks after finding that they ticked the box for payload, footprint and reliability.The Feltham business has been steadily expanding its fleet over the last eight years and Isuzus now account for 60% of its vehicles.Two ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics inks deal with Segura to help ensure sustainable and ethical supply chain
Clipper Logistics has partnered with supply chain transparency specialist Segura in a bid to ensure its suppliers operate in a sustainable, transparent and ethical way.Under the deal Segura will deliver its supply chain mapping and visualisation system which provides transparency across the entire supply chain.Clipper will be able to actively ...
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ArticleNew Aztek deal a breath of fresh air
Aztek Logistics has won a contract with aircon wholesaler Principal Climate Technologies (PCT) to distribute Daikin products across the UK.Hitchin-based PCT needed a logistics partner to manage its Daikin inventory and customer demand for commercial building services contractors and installers who require heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems on ...
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ArticleDP World launches new international reefer service for fruit suppliers
Bananas in refrigerated containers will arrive in Southampton this week as part of a new reefer service DP World is offering fruit suppliers across the globe.Ernst Schulze, UK chief executive of DP World, said: “Following on from last week’s news that we had moved a record volume of cargo at ...
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ArticlePall-Ex calls on Ryder for major fleet expansion funded by Metro Bank
Pall-Ex Group has purchased 66 trucks from lease supplier Ryder with rapid support from Metro Bank.The deal, one of the bank’s largest asset finance deals, involved securing terms for in excess of £4m of finance at near 100% loan to value on the trucks.Kevin Buchanan, Pall-Ex Group chief executive, said: ...
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ArticlePW Gates signs fleet expansion deal with Asset Alliance
PW Gates Distribution in Welwyn Garden City has added to its 49-strong fleet with two new generation DAF XG tractor units from Asset Alliance.MD Peter Gates said: “We’ve had DAFs on our fleet for a long time, but I’m delighted to be one of Asset Alliance Group’s first customers to ...
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ArticleRT Keedwell reports rise in 2021 profits after cutting fleet size
RT Keedwell bounced back from the pandemic’s initial waves of disruption to report a 34% increase in revenues to £21.9m last year.In the year ending 31 October 2021, the Somerset haulier also increased pre-tax profit to £1.01m, from £416,000 in 2020.In a review of the business signed off by the ...
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ArticleAPC puts first female driver through warehouse to wheels scheme
The APC has announced its first female driver to successfully pass her HGV driving exam after taking advantage of the delivery firm’s warehouse to wheels scheme.Ann Male (pictured) joined the business in January 2020 as a warehouse operative and has now passed her Class 1 HGV test, meaning she can ...
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ArticleCoventry council HGV drivers call off strike after accepting improved pay offer
Coventry City Council said it was “bitterly disappointed” that the bin lorry driver strike took so long to resolve after a deal was finally reached with the Unite union last week.The row, which started in January, ended with an agreement that HGV drivers would receive a pay rise worth up ...
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ArticleHenkel moves retail operation to DHL facility to support sustainability and digitisation plans
DHL Supply Chain has extended its partnership with Henkel, which has seen the FMCG company move its retail operation to the new COMAH facility, Manton Wood, in North Nottinghamshire.Henkel, the business behind leading brands including Schwarzkopf, has made the transition with DHL as part of its purposeful growth strategy, to ...