Operator news – Page 201
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MT ArticleDPD staff donate 45,000 care items to NHS hospitals nationwide
DPD has helped turn a palliative care nurse's idea into a nationwide initiative to provide much needed welfare and treat packs for patients and NHS staff.The new initiative - called NHS Thursday - will see thousands of welfare packs and food and treat packs collated and distributed by DPD, to ...
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MT ArticleGardner Distribution becomes latest member of Hazchem Network
Gardner Distribution in Plymouth has become the latest member of The Hazchem Network.The company, which already delivers hazardous goods and is experienced in working in pallet networks, will handle deliveries into and out of the TR and PL postcodes.Gardner Distribution launched in 1963 and runs more than 80 HGVs and ...
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MT ArticleUnions in new joint attack on DHL Supply Chain over alleged health and safety breaches
DHL Supply Chain has again been forced to defend itself against union claims that it is "endangering thousands" with "inadequate" coronavirus social distancing and safety measures and by forcing self-isolating workers to survive on statutory sick pay (SSP).GMB, Unite, Usdaw, RMT and URTU today (16 April) called on DHL Supply ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers lands “significant” contract with Haltermann Carless
Suttons Tankers has won a major new contract with hydrocarbon product supplier Haltermann Carless after impressing the company with its safety processes, reliability and operational scale.The logistics firm, which is part of Suttons Group, will transport gas condensate from Spirit Energy’s Barrow Gas Terminal in Cumbria to Haltermann Carless’ facility ...
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MT ArticleCOVID-19 outbreak forces HGV training firm PB Transport Solutions into liquidation
Specialist HGV training firm PB Transport Solutions has entered liquidation following the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.The Pucklechurch, Bristol-based company appointed joint liquidators from Mazars LLP on 9 April and 11 employees have been made redundant.The company was established in 2011 and supplied a range of transport training courses in ...
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MT ArticleFerguson Transport and Shipping drivers plead to be furloughed
Drivers at Ferguson Transport and Shipping are calling on the company to furlough them as they struggle to survive on short-term working rates of £25 a day introduced at the firm as a result of falling workloads brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Under the government scheme, companies can furlough employees ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics: "We're solving challenges we never thought we'd face"
XPO Logistics has admitted it is solving challenges it never thought it would face as it adapts to the COVID-19 crisis, safeguards its workforce and continues to deliver critical supplies.The company provides essential support to industrial, retail and institutional customers, as well as government agencies and moves goods such as ...
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MT ArticleSupermarkets admit delivery fleets still struggling with demand
Major supermarket home delivery fleets are still struggling to meet demand despite the government's desire for most of the population to order groceries online.Stores have been matching government databases of the vulnerable against their postcode regions and contacting customers directlyBut many customers are still finding that it is not possible ...
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MT ArticlePalfinger distributor Skyking applies to be struck off following closure
Skyking, the UK distributor for Palfinger platforms, has applied to be struck off following its closure late last year.According to former director Nigel Faulconbridge, the solvent wind up of the business, which is part of the King group of companies and owned ultimately by HW Martin, was chosen “because the ...
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Kuehne + Nagel offers full pay to lower-earning staff on furlough
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) will ensure furloughed staff receive 100% of their wages by topping up payments for anyone earning under £20,000.The agreement, secured after negotiations with the company’s union Unite, will also see employees paid 90% of their wages if they earn under £30,000.Under the government’s job retention scheme, ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track in supply deal with government's Nightingale hospitals
Pallet-Track has revealed its members are providing an essential service to the government’s emergency Nightingale hospitals, supplying anything from medicines and equipment to electrical cables.The company added that it had also joined forces with members of the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) for the express distribution of supplies.Mobile People Powered ...
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MT ArticleJigsaw bypasses distribution hubs to deliver direct to supermarkets
Jigsaw has adapted its strategy and adjusted its operational model to ensure delays are reduced and products are reaching retailers on time during the COVID-19 pandemic.The EV Cargo company said it was bypassing distribution centres, many of which were bottle-necked, and was delivering food and drink direct to major supermarkets ...
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MT ArticleMeachers Global Logistics wins contract with Geest Line
Meachers Global Logistics has been selected to consolidate and deliver cargo to Portsmouth Docks for Geest Line.The shipping company has been an exclusively Europe-to-Caribbean freight operator for more than 60 years, with weekly westbound sailings from Portsmouth.Its fleet handles a range of general cargo from tiny perishables to large project ...
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MT ArticleFreshlinc continues to invest with 20 new Range T tractor units
Temperature controlled specialist FreshLinc has taken 20 new Renault Range T tractor units from Renault's contract hire arm BRS. The order consists of 18 Range T460 11-litre 6x2s and two Range T480 High 13-litre 6x2s, all on three-year contracts with full R&M.Fleet engineer Andy Marchant said the company bought its ...
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MT ArticleDPD launches free delivery service to supply 3D-printed face shields to NHS
Parcel delivery firm DPD has joined forces with 3DCrowd to help alleviate the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to ensure the safety of frontline health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The community of thousands of 3D printer owners have volunteered to use them to make the components to create ...
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MT ArticleYodel to deliver one million ready meals to NHS staff as part of charity drive
Yodel has joined forces with Tesco, Absolute Taste and other businesses to form a charity which aims to feed thousands of critical NHS workers over the next three months.Launched this week, salutetheNHS.org, led by former McClaren Group owner Ron Dennis, will deliver free ready meals to ICU staff, anaesthetic teams ...
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MT ArticleHaulier hit with parking fine despite COVID-19 lockdown
A haulage operator has condemned the actions of a parking control firm that targeted one of its trucks on an Enfield industrial estate while the country was in lockdown.KBC Logistics said Parking Control Management (PCM) should be “ashamed” of itself after sending the company a £100 parking control notice (PCN) ...
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MT ArticleCEVA Logistics delivers urgently needed NHS medical supplies in rapid time
CEVA Logistics is delivering a major shipment of medical supplies this week to NHS hospitals and surgeries across the country, as part of a government initiative to bring all UK healthcare distribution under one umbrella during the COVID-19 crisis.The cargo, sent from Shanghai to Heathrow on Friday night (3 April), ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain hits back at GMB over claims warehouse staff staged three mass walkouts over health and safety
DHL Supply Chain has expressed surprise at allegations by the GMB union that it was failing to provide sanitation at its Swindon distribution centre, and denied claims that staff had walked out.The union said “almost all warehouse staff” had downed tools on 2 April after DHL Supply Chain had failed ...
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MT ArticleGeorge Allinson profits boosted by increased warehouse income
George Allinson (Transport) in Darlington increased revenues by 8.4% last year, thanks mainly to an increase in warehouse income.The haulier, which was established in 1955 and offers a range of logistics and warehousing services, reported sales of £14m for the year ending 31 August 2019 and also increased pre-tax profits ...