Operator news – Page 209
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MT ArticleProhire supplies 11 DAF tractors to Abbey Logistics for British Sugar contract
Abbey Logistics has taken on 11 bespoke DAF tractor units to support its critical contract with British Sugar.The Space Cabs have been supplied by Prohire on a 72-month contract term and will help distribute bulk liquid and powder products throughout the UK.Read more Abbey Logistics makes £3.6m loss after ...
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MT ArticleWincanton boasts improved Christmas delivery figures
Wincanton’s delivery figures in the run-up to Christmas outperformed the previous year, with fuel and container journeys up significantly.It said it delivered 110m litres of fuel to petrol forecourts across the country in the week leading up to Christmas Day, an increase of 47% compared to 2018.It also completed 4,207 ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall delivers profits rise in face of rising costs and "tough" competition
The Reed Boardall Group has defied rising costs and fierce competition in the transport sector to deliver a 13% rise in underlying pre-tax profit.Reporting its latest annual results to 31 March 2019, the Yorkshire-based cold storage and distribution business unveiled a 3.85% rise in underlying turnover to £62.8m from £61.6m.The ...
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Clipper Logistics wins five-year deal with fashion retailer Joules
Clipper Logistics has landed a “significant” five-year contract with fashion retailer Joules, the logistics company announced today (13 January).The partnership, which sees Cliupper take over the operations of Joules' distribution centre in Corby, Northamptonshire, comes after the retailer issued a profits warning following online stock availability issues over the Christmas ...
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution expands its national zero emissions fleet with three new electric vans
Menzies Distribution has launched the first three electric vehicles into its Scottish delivery fleet as part of wider plans to roll out an electric fleet across its national network. The move brings the total number of the logistics firm's electric fleet to 120. Menzies claims to have the UK’s largest ...
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MT ArticleDouble award for Palletline includes FORS Silver for London network
Palletline has been awarded two new industry accolades.Picked up during the last quarter of 2019, they include a FORS Silver for Palletline London, whose syllabus for drivers covers areas including bicycle awareness, enhanced e-learning and the installation of CCTV and sensors on vehicles.The second achievement was for ISO 5001:2018 Energy ...
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MT ArticleET Holdings reports further growth
Challenging conditions did not prevent Devon-based haulage and logistics group ET Holdings increasing turnover and profits last year, according to its most recent accounts.For the year ending 31 March 2019, the group, which includes Evans Transport in Bideford and Larkfield, and Kent-based John Seymour Transport, posted a pre-tax profit of ...
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MT ArticleWincanton secures three-year contract renewal with Wickes for Hiab home deliveries
Wincanton has secured a three-year contract renewal with home improvement retailer Wickes to provide efficient home delivery of Hiab items to customers across the UK.The contract renewal will see Wincanton continue to deliver Wickes’ heavier items, such as sandbags and plasterboard, to homes and trade customers using its own fleet ...
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MT ArticleNicholls Transport opens gas refuelling station to support investment in IVECO LNG trucks
Nicholls Transport has opened a refuelling station for pumping liquified gas (LNG) from its Kent base.It will be used to support an initial order for 10 IVECO Stralis NP 460 6x2 tractor units from local dealer Haynes Trucks.The Sittingbourne-based operator said the move underlines its commitment to transitioning away from ...
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MT ArticleSerco bin workers threaten strike action
Industrial action by Serco bin workers in the Black Country is on the cards after a union claimed it had urged workers to ignore its own safety rules.A ballot among GMB union members resulted in workers voting to take action short of a strike – effectively working to rule.The GMB ...
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MT ArticleBreedon buys 'certain assets and operations' of Cemex UK in £178m deal
Construction group Breedon has acquired 'certain assets and operations of Cemex UK' in a £178m deal that gives it control of around 100 active operations across six divisions in England, Scotland and Wales.Breedon will pay £155m in cash and take on £23m of lease liabilities under the terms of the ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex partners with De Montford University Leicester to promote careers in logistics
(L-to-R) Pall-Ex marketing manager Abby Langley and marketing executive Lynsey Gaughan with Rachael Mabe, who runs the logistics module at De Montford UniversityPall-Ex is working with De Montford University Leicester to develop creative ideas that promote careers in logistics to people aged 16 to 24.The palletised freight network has tasked ...
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MT ArticleDAF Trucks steps up production of CF Electric
DAF Trucks has revealed it is considering selling its CF Electric into new European territories.The fully-electric 4x2 tractor, developed for distribution in urban areas with single or double-axle trailers, uses a lithium-ion battery pack with a total capacity of 170 kilowatt-hours. It has a range of approximately 100 kilometres."We have ...
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Decline in haulage activity hits turnover at Fred Sherwood & Sons
Bulk haulage firm Fred Sherwood & Sons saw its pre-tax profit tumble by three quarters to £644,000 last year as the firm battled declining asset resale values, rising fuel prices and pay rate pressures.Whilst the Leicestershire family firm saw turnover rise in the year to 31 March 2019 to £33.9m ...
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MT ArticleFedEx UK hit with £533,000 fine after worker hit by reversing forklift truck
Parcel carrier FedEx UK has been fined over £500,000 after failing to ensure safe pedestrian access in the workplace which resulted in an employee being seriously injured by a reversing forklift truck.Cannock Magistrates’ Court heard that in the early morning of 2 November 2017, an employee was walking across the ...
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Government must provide national road map for the decarbonisation of freight
The RHA is calling on the government to set out a national road map to decarbonise freight over the next 25 years which respects vehicle life cycles and supports business investment.In its strategy paper, Vision to Decarbonising Road, published this week, the RHA argues that a freight decarbonisation road map ...
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MT ArticleFedEx UK sees profits plunge as cost of integrating TNT Express continues to rise
Pre-tax profit at parcels giant FedEx UK plummeted by more than a quarter last year, the parcels company has revealed.Reporting its latest annual results to 31 March 2019 the company, which operates a fleet of over 800 trucks and 700 trailers from a string of depots across the UK, revealed ...
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MT ArticleEulos.EU calls in administrators
Kent-based car transporter Eulos.EU called in administrators just two days before Christmas.The company, which provided transport to vehicle manufacturers, fleet operators and retailers in the UK and on the continent, had been trading since 2009.It held an O-licence for 25 lorries and 25 trailers and had an operating centre in ...
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MT ArticleErith Haulage Company reports further growth
Erith Haulage Company has put increased turnover and profits last year down to the scale and type of work it was able to carry out.The Kent-based haulage contractor increased turnover by 9.4% in the year ending 30 September 2019, to £27.04m.Pre-tax profit increased seven-fold, to £1.09m during the period.In a ...
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MT ArticlePro Freight Solutions in administration
Staffordshire general haulier Pro Freight Solutions has entered administration.The company, which traded out of two premises in Burntwood and Walsall and held an O-licence totalling 30 HGVs and 32 trailers, called in insolvency experts from FRP Advisory on Christmas Eve.Incorporated in 2008, Pro Freight Solutions specialised in nationwide same day ...