Operator news – Page 223
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DX Group hit by loss of long-term customer Her Majesty’s Passport Office
DX Group has suffered a setback after learning its long standing deal to provide a secure delivery service to Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) will end next year.In a statement to the stock market, loss-making DX Group said that following a tender process its bid, which was based on ‘commercially ...
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MT ArticleDrivers on Walkers contract at Eddie Stobart Logistics suspend strike in favour of talks
Strike action set for next week at Eddie Stobart Logistics has been avoided, after the operator and union Unite held talks today (24 May).Unite members at Eddie Stobart Logistics’ (ESL) Walkers Snacks Food contract had voted to strike over what it viewed as the operator’s failure to honour an existing ...
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DHL Tradeteam delivery drivers balloted for strike action
Tradeteam delivery drivers are gearing up for strike action after their union balloted for industrial action in a row over “unmanageable loads”.Unite said around 100 drivers employed by the DHL-owned drink logistics company would be casting their votes between 29 May and 12 June.If the workers decide on strike action ...
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MT ArticleCampeys of Selby makes pallet network debut with Palletforce
Campeys of Selby has made its pallet network debut by joining Palletforce, covering selected DN postcodes around Doncaster. Founded in 1930 with one truck, Campeys now has a fleet of 55 vehicles and a staff of 70. Paul Campey, the company’s MD, is the grandson of founder Harry Campey.Paul’s son, ...
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DHL 'disappointed' after Thurrock staff vote to strike over transfer to NFT Distribution
DHL is “disappointed” that warehouse workers at its Thurrock site have voted to strike on 5 June in a dispute over pay and employment conditions.The 51 workers of DHL Supply Chain and Unite union members voted unanimously for the 24-hour strike action, claiming they face poorer working conditions when the ...
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MT ArticleHargreaves Services braces as client British Steel placed into liquidation
Hargreaves Services is keeping a watching brief after client British Steel went into liquidation.In a statement issued ahead of official confirmation that the business had entered the insolvency process, the group confirmed it had worked with British Steel for the past eight years supplying materials handling and other services to ...
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Royal Mail pins future on 'winning at parcels' and international expansion
Royal Mail has gone all-in on a strategy based on parcels growth and international expansion to ensure its future, after its annual operating profit collapsed by more than a quarter as the decline in letter deliveries continued apace.In a week that saw Royal Mail unveil plans to convert post-boxes across ...
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News extra: Wincanton on the right road as new boss prepares to take the reins
Wincanton’s share price is trading at its highest level in a year, and despite a fall in turnover the 3PL’s operational strength appears to have pleased its critics, for now at least.Setting the tone, Gerard Khoo, a broker at Liberum, slapped a buy recommendation on the stock after stating Wincanton ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail extends reach into online shopping market with launch of parcel postboxes
Royal Mail is to roll out 1,400 parcel postboxes across the UK in a move to win a greater share of the online shopping market.The move follows a successful trial of 17 parcel postboxes in Northampton and 13 in Leicester last year.If this latest roll out is successful, Royal Mail ...
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Eddie Stobart drivers working on the Walkers Snacks Food contract to strike
Unite members at Eddie Stobart Logistics’ (ESL) Walkers Snacks Food contract are to strike over the operator’s failure to honour an existing industrial agreement.Staff at Walkers Snacks Food joined ESL via TUPE last year after the snack manufacturer outsourced its transport.The union has claimed that ESL has ignored the 50 ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Worldwide invests to keep its best employees
Europa Worldwide Group has launched a programme 'to nurture talent' in a move aimed at retaining staff.Although the firm’s staff turnover is around 8% lower than the industry average of 26% a year according to the firm, it is aiming to cut attrition rates even further through its talent nurture ...
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Greenergy buys William C Hockin (Tankers) to bolster its long-distance capability
Transportation fuel supplier and distributor Greenergy has bought Barnstaple-based William C. Hockin (Tankers) as part of wider plans to grow its long distance operations.Founder and MD Bill Hockin, who will join Greenergy’s board as a non-executive director, said this week that he had no plans to sell his dry good ...
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TNT UK sees continuing loss as 2017's cyber attack casts long shadow
TNT UK remained loss making in its most recent trading period once the one-off gain from the sale of its Business Solutions division is stripped out, its latest accounts show.The accounts for the year to 31 May also provide further guidance suggesting the cost of the cyber attack that crippled ...
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MT ArticleJack Richards signs new deal in a Jiffy
Jack Richards & Son has won a deal to look after distribution for Jiffy Packaging.Having worked together on a partial contract for the last three years, the haulier has now secured the contract in full, which went live at the start of this month.The three-year deal sees Jack Richards providing ...
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MT ArticleProlog administrators save 130 jobs after selling Sherwood-based operation to Cotton Traders
Administrators working for warehouse and distribution firm Prolog said they had saved 130 jobs after selling off part of the business to clothing retailer Cotton Traders.Promotional Logistics, which traded as Prolog, entered administration in November 2018 following the withdrawal of financial support by a group company.A spokesman for administrator Mazars ...
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Strong retail performance mitigates contract losses at Wincanton
Wincanton saw annual turnover fall in the year ended 31 March 2019 but profit increase, thanks to a strong performance in retail that offset contract losses elsewhere.Turnover was 2.6% lower for the period at £1.14bn (2018: £1.17bn). Pre-tax profit (normalised to strip out exceptional items such as previous restructuring) was ...
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Fowler Welch clinches full supply chain contract for Delamere Dairy's M&S range
Fowler Welch has won a full supply chain contract with Delamere Dairy to handle its Marks & Spencer (M&S) volumes.The temperature-controlled specialist will be responsible for stock collection, stockholding, order processing, picking and distribution of the dairy’s M&S goods, as well as providing full customer services support.It has also developed ...
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Wincanton appoints new chief executive as Adrian Colman announces retirement
Wincanton has appointed a new chief executive after the decision by its current CEO Adrian Colman to retire.Colman will be replaced by James Wroath, currently chief operating officer, North America, for Lufthansa subsidiary LSG Sky Chefs.Wincanton said Colman, who has held the post of CEO for the past six years, ...
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XPO Logistics reveals deal to oversee British Gypsum's transport network
XPO Logistics has begun managing building-product manufacturer British Gypsum's transport requirements.The operator said that following the start of the contract, which is live now, it would create an "integrated transportation network" for its client making use of XPO Connect software.XPO Connect is a cloud-based digital freight marketplace, which it launched ...
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MT ArticleSimpsons Logistics creditors on course to recoup some money, says administrator
Firms that worked for Simpsons Logistics are owed around £837,000 but the company’s administrator believes unsecured creditors will still recover some of their money.In its latest progress report, RSM Restructuring said it had sold the Chester le Street haulier’s tangible assets for a total of £96,250 since it was appointed ...