Operator news – Page 236
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Simon Gibson profit down despite turnover growth as fleet investment continues
Despite turnover rising by almost half in 2017 Simon Gibson Transport saw its profit fall for the third consecutive year as the firm continued to invest “heavily” in its fleet.Reporting its latest annual results for the year to 31 December 2017, the East Yorkshire-based bulk powder transport company revealed a ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics launches animal feed tanker division
Bulk liquid and powder road tanker operator Abbey Logistics has launched a new dedicated animal feed tanker division.It is focused on providing nationwide bulk transport and logistics for liquid animal feed.Abbey have previous experience in the animal feed sector, providing road tanker transport for manufacturers across Europe for more than ...
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Europa opens new Leeds hub as part of Nordic service
Europa Worldwide Group’s freight division Europa Road has opened a new hub offering direct daily services via the ports of Immingham and Hull to Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.The Leeds-based Nordic Hub will target customers based in the north of the UK that need to ship groupage and full and ...
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Pre-pack sale of Bedworth Haulage contained anti-embarrassment clause
The pre-pack administration and sale of Bedworth Haulage included an “anti-embarrassment clause”, according to a creditors' report.The clause stipulates that the purchaser, C4-Safety, can not sell up within 12 months without paying 25% of the sale price back to administrator Quantuma to be used to settle debts of the collapsed ...
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MT ArticleAir Products welcomes 90 Mercedes-Benz Actros
Mercedes-Benz has revealed an order for 90 new trucks from industrial gases supplier Air Products, after a tender process involving several other manufacturers.The Actros range met Air Products most important criteria - low total costs, maximised use and greater safety, according to the company.Supplied by North West Dealer Roanza Truck ...
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MT ArticleNew kings at Monarch Transport after management buyout
Glasgow-based Monarch Transport is under new ownership after the completion of a management buyout (MBO) at the firm.John Weir and Derek Anderson completed the acquisition of the business this month, having begun the process with an initial payment last December.The deal, supported by an independent bank, sees founder David McFarlane, ...
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MT ArticleDPD officially inaugurates EuroCentral depot in Glasgow
DPD has opened what it claims is its largest ever depot at EuroCentral, near Glasgow, creating 65 new jobs initially, with recruitment ongoing.The new 70,363ft sq DC in Holytown is 11 miles east of Glasgow, near junction 7 of the M8 motorway. It was officially opened by the MP for ...
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MT ArticleA Davies Transport returns to Pall-Ex
A Davies Transport based in Yorkshire has re-joined Pall-Ex, covering postcodes within the Wakefield area.The company first joined Pall-Ex in 2009 and left in 2017 to join Palletforce.A Davies Transport cited a strong relationship with Pall-Ex and shared values as the reason for returning.Read more Pall-ex win Customer Care ...
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Tuffnells facing £1.5m bill after failing to pay National Minimum Wage
The Tuffnells horror show has taken a new twist, with the news it faces a bill of up to £1.5m for failing to comply with National Minimum Wage legislation.It came a day after it was revealed the firm had been fined £1.5m plus costs by the HSE after one of ...
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MT ArticleGrocontinental puts vehicle in livery of new owner AGRO Merchants on the road
Pictured (left to right) are Ross McPhillips - logistics manager; Linda Grocott, MD Grocontinental; Brian Evans, driver; Chris Moss, AGRO Merchants Group MD for UK & Ireland.Grocontinental, which was sold last year, has taken delivery of the first vehicle in its new owner’s livery.The Shropshire-based haulier became part of the ...
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DSV takes delivery of its 1,000th MAN truck in the UK
DSV has taken delivery of its 1,000th MAN truck in the UK.Its latest addition, a TGX 26.500 with an XXL cab, will operate from the haulier’s Immingham depot.The truck is painted in commemorative silver with the DSV logo in black, a change from its traditional deep blue livery with white ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells Parcels Express hit with £1.5m fine after driver crushed to death
Tuffnells Parcels Express, part of Connect Group, has been fined £1.5m after a driver died when he was trapped between a trailer and his vehicle.Dudley Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 January 2016, a Tuffnells Parcels Express employee was fatally injured while attempting to attach a trailer to his vehicle.The ...
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Accounting error brings down Go Direct Recruitment Services
Cannock-based transport and training company Go Direct Recruitment Services has gone into voluntary liquidation after an accounting error left the firm with debts of more than £2.8m.The company, which has a licence to operate 62 trucks and 60 trailers and counted pallet supplier CHEP as one of its clients, called ...
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MT ArticleATL officially opens new Midlands hub
ATL (Ascott Transport Limited) inaugurated its Midlands hub in Foston on 6 September.Greg Clark MP, secretary of state for business, officially opened the 35,000 pallet distribution centre and offices, which is housed on a 25-acre freehold site near the A50.MD Jon Ward spoke at the event, as well as co-founder ...
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MT ArticleHoyer orders 89 new MAN trucks for fuels business
Hoyer has added 89 new MAN TGS vehicles to its Petrolog division.The deliveries are set to be complete by October. The order comprises 75 replacement vehicles and 14 additional vehicles, all with 420hp engines.The majority of the new trucks feature day cabs (85), with four fitted with sleeper cabs.Read more ...
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House of Fraser stand-off set to cost 300 jobs at XPO Logistics
A union has condemned XPO Logistics and Sports Direct, as the House of Fraser supply chain impasse looks set to cost 300 jobs.According to the GMB union, XPO’s Milton Keynes depot, one of two that serves House of Fraser, is set to close.House of Fraser was bought by Mike Ashley’s ...
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Menzies Distribution sold to private equity firm Endless
Menzies Distribution has been sold, for an undisclosed sum, to private equity firm Endless.Last year owner John Menzies, which has been looking to divest the business, pulled the plug on a sale to DX Group, which had a rollercoaster of a 2017 itself.Two years back, the firm’s management started to ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch extends partnership with Bernard Matthews
Chilled food specialist Fowler Welch and poultry producer Bernard Matthews have extended their long-term partnership with additional services and volume.Norwich-based Bernard Matthews has committed to a new two-year warehousing and distribution contract, increasing the volume of products that will be handled by Fowler Welch by 50%.Fowler Welch will manage chilled ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart's purchase of The Pallet Network marks the next step in the evolution of the sector, claims boss
Eddie Stobart Logistics’ purchase of The Pallet Network (TPN) represents the evolution of the pallet network model, according to MD Mark Duggan (pictured).TPN was bought for £52.8m by Eddie Stobart Logistics on 29 June and Duggan told MT that rather than consolidation, the move should be regarded as the evolvement ...
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Global Keg and Bullet Express roll out the barrels after striking new deal
Global Keg and Bullet Express have announced a storage and distribution partnership for operations in the UK and Ireland.Bullet Express will be providing services from its DC in Glasgow.Global Keg is a US-based supplier of stainless beer kegs, which it rents to brewers around the world.Read more Bullet Express: ...