Operator news – Page 227
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Rising fuel costs were the final straw for Woodall Group, according to administrator
The administrator for Woods (Haulage), which traded as Woodall Group, has confirmed that fuel costs were one of the reasons why the Birmingham transport company ultimately failed.The former member of The Pallet Network appointed Duff & Phelps as administrator on 11 February and, after struggling to find a new owner, ...
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to deliver zero emission fleet
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is aiming for a fully zero-emission fleet by 2045.The retailer announced the ambition yesterday (20 March) as part of its wider strategy to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions across the entire business by 2050 at the latest.This will see all John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose ...
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MT ArticleTurners (Soham) takes 30% stake in Dowse Haulage, cementing partnership
Turners (Soham) has bought a 30% stake in bulk powder specialist Dowse Haulage after MD Paul Day spied an opportunity.The Cambridgeshire logistics company has worked with Dowse, which operates 38 lorries and 43 trailers out of two bases in Brigg, North Lincs, for several years and Day said it bought ...
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MT Article3PLs over-optimistic about client satisfaction
Only 18% of logistics clients are very satisfied with the service they receive from their 3PL, according to an online survey of 100 3PLs and customers by supply chain consultancy SCALA.In contrast, 38% of 3PLs optimistically believe their customers are very satisfied with the service they receive.However no clients said ...
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MT ArticleBowring Transport profit falls by a quarter as fuel costs bite
Diesel price increases combined with depreciation charges due to Bowring Transport’s fleet renewal programme saw pre-tax profit in the company’s haulage division fall by 25% last year.In the year to 31 May 2018, the Mansfield, Nottinghamshire-based company revealed that, despite a 5.5% rise in turnover in its haulage division to ...
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French shipping firm to complete takeover of CEVA Logistics
French shipping firm CMA CGM is set to takeover CEVA Logistics after building an almost 90% shareholding in the company after a public tender launched earlier this year.When the offer was launched in January this year CEVA Logistics, which is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, called on shareholders to decline CMA ...
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Switch from Fortec to Palletways has paid off, says International Logistics Centre
Six months after leaving Fortec to join Palletways, Newark-based International Logistics Centre said it is reaping the benefits of Palletways’ IT system, which it claimed had cut administration hours at the haulage and freight forwarding business.The firm made the move from Fortec in October of last year. Andrew Morris, MD, ...
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Palletforce and CM Downton owner, EV Cargo, incorporates in the UK
EV Cargo has incorporated in the UK, according to documents published at Companies House.EmergeVest-owned EV Cargo broke cover last autumn as a new parent company and corporate brand pulling together a diverse portfolio of road transport businesses.These comprise NFT Distribution, CM Downton, Palletforce, software firm Adjuno, freight-forwarder Allport Cargo Services ...
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Former staff at Duncan Adams launch legal action over 'illegal' redundancies
Former staff at Duncan Adams are taking legal action against the Grangemouth haulier for failing to consult on their redundancies.The Unite union confirmed its solicitors have around 50 claims from employees, which will be lodged on their behalf.The company entered administration last week after an unsuccessful effort to sell the ...
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Wincanton wins three-year contract with distributor DCS Group
Wincanton is sitting pretty after a three-year contract award from Banbury-based beauty brand distributor DCS Group.The contract will involve nationwide transport, delivery and management of inter-site transfers of finished goods and stock.DCS sells and distributes products for health, beauty and household brands such as P&G, Unilever and Colgate through wholesale, ...
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Richard Read (Transport) to close doors at the end of March after pressure becomes too much
Gloucestershire-based Richard Read (Transport) is to close its transport business at the end of the month because it can no longer see a way to run it profitably.In a post on Facebook the haulier said: “It is with a heavy heart we announce that Richard Read (Transport) is to cease ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart labels Aggregate Industries' decision to chop it as regrettable; as independents come to the fore
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has labelled the premature end of its Concrete Products Division contract with Aggregate Industries (AI) as “regrettable” in a letter to affected staff.Last month motortransport.co.uk revealed that Aggregate Industries had ended its partnership with the haulier just over two years into a five-year deal and appointed ...
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens adds more CNG-powered Scania rigids to fleet after trial
Howard Tenens has added two more dedicated 26-tonne dedicated gas Scania rigids to its fleet after the “highly successful” trial of its initial two units, which joined the operation in October 2017.All four trucks, fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG), are being analysed under the government’s Dedicated to Gas project, ...
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Biffa acquisition casts shadow over subcontractors of Specialist Waste Recycling
Biffa’s acquisition of Specialist Waste Recycling (SWRNewstar), announced today (12 March), has raised questions about the future of the firm’s national network of haulage subcontractors.SWRNewstar, which was formed in 2017 through a merger of the waste brokerage businesses Specialist Waste Recycling and New Star Environmental, has been acquired by Biffa ...
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MT ArticleMassey Wilcox MD calls for government loan for trainee HGV drivers
Massey Wilcox Transport is calling on the government to tackle the driver shortage crisis by introducing a loan scheme for trainee HGV drivers, which would operate in a similar way to the student loan system.MD Robert Wilcox believes the scheme would address the driver shortage more rapidly than the year-long ...
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Aspray24 sold to Bushell Investment Group
Aspray Group has been acquired by Bushell Investment Group for an undisclosed sum.The company, which owns BIG Property Finance a short term loans specialist, said the buyout came after months of discussions between the two parties.Aspray Group, which is made up of three divisions: Aspray24 (registered as Aspray Transport at ...
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MT ArticleGrowing volumes sees Asco Foods secure deal with Prohire
Asco Foods has sealed a contract hire and maintenance deal with Prohire for two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros vehicles and a DAF 18-tonner.Asco Foods director Sunny Chadha said the deal was in response to the firm’s increasing volumes of bulk goods.“That has resulted in needing the right payload and the ability ...
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Mark Priestley SDT sold after being forced into administration
Air freight logistics and refrigerated transport company Mark Priestley SDT has been sold to a new company after it entered administration.The Slough-based company, which held an international and national operators’ licence and ran more than 20 lorries out of four operating centres, went into administration on 22 February after a ...
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MT ArticleBeamish Transport ceases trading amidst car sector slump and Brexit uncertainty
Car transporter Beamish Transport has ceased trading due to the downturn in the car industry and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.The county Durham firm appointed administrators from KSA Group today (8 March) to achieve “an orderly closure”.Dominic Fisher, Beamish Transport’s operations manager, told motortransport.co.uk the decision was “massively sad” and meant making ...
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Cost control helps Pickfords move on to better profit
Removals firm Pickfords has more than doubled its pre-tax profit to £2m thanks to better control of fixed costs.Despite operating in an industry highly influenced by the UK housing market, as well as international moves, the latest results for Pickfords Move Management show profit increased by 111% for the year ...