Operator news – Page 187
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MT ArticleWincanton profits from surge in e-fulfilment business
Wincanton has reported continued profitability in July and August with particularly strong performance in digital and e-fulfilment.In a summary of its performance since its AGM trading update on 22 July 2020, the group said it was benefiting from an increase in demand for online retail, with revenue significantly ahead of ...
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MT Article340 jobs saved at Mercedes truck dealerships after administrators agree sale
Parts of the business and assets of Mercedes truck and van dealership Roanza have been sold to Estar Truck and Van, saving around 340 jobs.Sarah O’Toole and Jason Bell of Grant Thornton UK LLP in Manchester were appointed joint administrators to Roanza Limited and its subsidiary Premier Vehicle Rental Limited ...
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MT ArticleReason Transport pleads guilty to charges connected to death of HGV driver Petru Pop
Reason Transport has pleaded guilty to charges in connection to the death of HGV driver Petru Pop in November 2016.The Coventry-based haulier appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on 28 August to face charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act.Petru Pop died while making a delivery to a ...
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MT ArticleGoodyear Total Mobility seals five-year partnership deal with Bretts Transport
Goodyear has inked a five-year partnership deal with warehousing, logistics and distribution firm Bretts Transport.As part of the agreement, the North Cambridgeshire-based operator will be supplied with premium tyres from the Fuelmax Gen-2 range and be supported by TruckForce, under the Goodyear Total Mobility offering.Bretts' fleet of 246 vehicles, which ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics helps Wave Direct navigate soaring hot tub demand
(Left-to-right): Moody Logistics planner Mark Fisher; Wave Direct chief executive Dan Luper and Moody Logistics MD Caroline MoodyMoody Logistics is bathing in the benefits of a hot tub craze which took off during the Covid-19 lockdown.The Northumberland-based family firm has helped online firm Wave Direct cut days off its delivery ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics wins UK distribution deal with Beko Appliances
XPO Logistics has landed a contract with home appliance group Beko to serve as transport partner in the UK.Under the deal, XPO will be responsible for delivering the full range of Beko refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, cookers, dishwashers and freezers which are marketed under its home appliance brands Beko, Grundig, ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road launches EuropaFlow to minimise Brexit border delays
Europa Worldwide sales and branch network director Dionne RedpathDartford-based Europa Road has launched a new customs product designed to minimise post-Brexit transit time delays.The new product, dubbed EuropaFlow, is designed to circumvent any delays that could be created by the need to contact importers prior to delivery, to agree terms, ...
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MT ArticleAztek Logistics acquires fifth warehouse as demand soars and no-deal Brexit looms
Aztek Logistics has opened a fifth warehouse in Letchworth Garden City after seeing a surge in demand including a double-digit increase in service enquiries over the past three months.The warehouse acquisition is also in preparation for the repercussions of a no-deal Brexit, if the UK crashes out of the EU ...
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MT ArticleHaulier has licence revoked after further offences follow fatal collision
A haulage company whose vehicle was involved in a fatal collision with a cyclist because the driver’s vision was obscured by a table top on the dashboard has now had its licence revoked.Traffic commissioner Nick Denton said S&J Transport had known for many months before the crash in Birmingham that ...
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MT ArticleAmazon to create 7,000 new jobs
Amazon intends to boost its UK workforce by a third to 40,000 by the end of the year as its three new state-of-the-art fulfilment centres start operations.The online retail giant said it had already recruited 3,000 permanent roles this year and a further 7,000 would follow by the end of ...
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MT ArticleHargreaves Services hit by delays to HS2 project
Revenues within Hargreaves Services’ distribution and services business have fallen by more than a quarter due to delays in the HS2 project.In its annual report for the year ending 31 May 2020, the group said Covid-19 had not caused any material impact to the company, other than some transaction delays ...
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MT ArticleSigmaRoc swoops for remainder of GDH
The remaining equity interest in Welsh quarrying and haulage company GD Harries (GDH) will be snapped up by buy-and-build construction materials group SigmaRoc later this month.The group acquired 40% of the South Wales business in April 2019 and entered into an option agreement to buy the remaining 60%, which it ...
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MT ArticleLes Smith Haulage joins Palletways
Swindon’s Les Smith Haulage has joined Palletways and will provide services across Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire for the network.Nick Smith, director at the family-run haulier said it signed up to Palletways due to its “mature domestic and pan-European networks”.He said: “Palletways is ahead of the curve in terms of innovation ...
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MT ArticleWhisky haulier hails new transport management system
Specialist whisky haulier B. Mundell is raising a glass to Mandata’s transport management system (TMS) after it helped cut down on paperwork and speed up tachograph analysis.The family-owned bulk spirits and general haulage operator installed the TMS in August 2019 and said it had been “a great investment”, providing high ...
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MT ArticleHermes recruits chief operating officer in drive for growth
Hermes UK has appointed Carl Lyon as chief operating officer (COO) to support a significant increase in volumes due to both Covid-19 and the ongoing growth of online shopping.Lyon has been with the business for over seven years in a number of senior operational roles, including most recently operations director ...
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MT ArticleBrexit port chaos fears "massively overstated and patronising to drivers", claims Europa boss
Andrew Baxter, MD of Europa Worldwide Group, has rejected claims that operators are set for major disruption at the channel ports at the end of the Brexit transition period, arguing that such speculation is "basically wrong".The UK is due to leave the EU single market and customs union on 31 ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics expands gaming features for Tour de France mobile app
XPO Logistics, the official transport partner of the Tour De France cycle race, has released a new version of its XPO Moves the Tour game app as the cyclists take to the streets of France.The enhanced app, available at Google Play and iOS stores, allows players to compete around the ...
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MT ArticleEV Cargo Technology boosts container fill levels for M&S
Marks & Spencer has reported significantly reduced lead times and shipping costs in the last year after adopting a new optimisation system from EV Cargo Technology.The packaging module also cuts wastage and promotes sustainability by improving transit packaging compliance, minimising damage and increasing the amount of product which can be ...
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MT ArticleEFS Global buys Caistor Distribution
EFS Global has bought Lincolnshire-based freight company Caistor Distribution for an undisclosed sum.The deal follows a string of other acquisitions made by EFS in recent years including Euro SDB, 747 Express Freight, Logictrans UK, RTS Refrigeration and FWD Freight Services.Caistor Distribution provides specialised logistics services including pallet distribution, general haulage ...
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TBOOCV-19: Will goodwill towards freight transport last beyond Covid-19?
In the last of our current series of Trucking Britain out of Covid-19 surveys, we asked if operators expect the surge of goodwill towards the logistics industry will last beyond the pandemic.Turners GroupPaul DayMDCoverage: UK national.Main business sectors: Temperature controlled, containers, tankers and general haulage for transport and temperature controlled ...