Operator news – Page 245
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Financial investigation underway after collapse of HGV training company
Cleveland Police is undertaking a “complex financial investigation” at an HGV training company that collapsed into administration earlier this month.Cleveland LGV Training appointed administrators on 14 February, a couple of weeks after it closed down the haulage side of the business.FRP Advisory said it had managed to save nine jobs ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain rejects GMB claims over KFC hub
DHL Supply Chain has refuted union claims that it failed to notify Rugby council about the cold storage facility at the centre of the KFC contract debacle, which has made headlines around the world this week.The GMB union has been gunning for DHL Supply Chain since the failure of its ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch refreshes fleet with 56 Schmitz Cargobull reefer trailers
Fowler Welch has bought 56 Schmitz Cargobull reefers for its food delivery operations, replacing older vehicles.The new trailers will be used to move ambient, fresh and frozen products on multi-drop work, seven days a week from nine depots.They include extra buffer protection under the rear doors, multifunctional PIEK floors for ...
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Palletforce adds 4S Distribution to its network
Rothertham-based 4S Distribution has joined the Palletforce network to cover the S postcodes around the Rotherham and Barnsley areas.The haulier, incorporated in December 2017, replaces A Davies Transport. Palletforce said A Davies had moved its operations from Barnsley to Wakefield where the pallet network was unable to offer any coverage.David ...
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DHL Supply Chain apologises for KFC debacle but says it is not solely responsible
DHL Supply chain has apologised for interruptions to its KFC operation and said it is "working diligently to rectify the situation", but insisted it was not solely responsible for the debacle. The statement from the operator's MD retail John Boulter came as KFC began to reopen stores but warned delivery ...
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GMB: KFC switch to DHL Supply Chain was 'penny-pinching' move that's left egg on its face
The GMB union has blamed the ongoing closure of hundreds of KFC outlets across the UK on the fast food chain's "penny-pinching" switch from Bidvest to DHL Supply Chain.It said that while Bidvest previously ran the contract from a number of depots around the country, DHL was attempting to do ...
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MT ArticleKFC closes outlets after 'teething' issues with new DHL Supply Chain contract
KFC was forced to temporarily close hundreds of restaurants across the UK last weekend when "teething problems" with its new partnership with DHL Supply chain saw it run out of chicken. The chain handed its logistics operation to DHL last year, when it said it was "rethinking" its processes and ...
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MT ArticleAcumen Automotive Logistics to complete £500,000 vehicle refurbishment
Acumen Automotive Logistics and Lohr Automotive are close to completing a joint £500,000 refurbishment of 20 finished vehicle transporters.The refurbishment will ensure that around 75% of the vehicle transporters will be back in service in time for the release of the new ‘18’ registration plate, which typically sees Acumen’s delivery ...
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MT ArticleCurrie Solutions reveals new livery
Currie Solutions has unveiled its new-look livery after it changed its name from Currie European and revamped its operation last year. The business said the design of the new trailer and cab livery reflects the "modern approach" it has adopted in its business solutions across the UK.MD Stephen Turner said: ...
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Bedworth Haulage sold for less than £17,000
Bedworth Haulage was sold for less than £17,000 in a pre-pack deal that saved 21 jobs, after it went into administration last month.In a report to creditors outlining why the Warwick-shire temperature-controlled haulier failed in January after hitting a turnover of £10.5m in 2015, administrator Quantuma said the firm suffered ...
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MT ArticleUK Mail attacked by MEP over reduced pay contract
UK Mail has come under fire by MEP for the North East region Jude Kirton-Darling over claims the business forced drivers to take a pay cut and dismissed 20 drivers who refused to sign the new contract.In a letter to UK Mail CEO Peter Fuller last week, Kirton-Darling accused the ...
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MT ArticleFagan & Whalley business boosted by new £8m warehouse
Fagan & Whalley’s new £8m semi-automated warehouse is beginning to pay off, boosting turnover in its warehousing and transport divisions, director Stephen Fagan told MT this week.The new, purpose built, 92,000ft², high bay, semi-automated warehouse was opened in May last year and became fully operational in July.Located at at Burnley ...
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MT ArticleDPD to launch 'extensive' network consultation after driver death
DPD is to launch an "extensive" consultation of its employment and working condition arrangements across its network of drivers and depots.The carrier came under fire earlier this week after The Guardian reported it had fined a diabetic driver for missing his round when he had been attending a medical appointment, ...
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ARR Craib snaps up fellow Scottish operator McCaul Haulage
Palletline member ARR Craib has purchased fellow Scottish haulage firm McCaul Haulage for an undisclosed sum.The employees, trading assets and trade of Aberdeen-based McCaul Haulage transferred to ARR Craib today (9 February), facilitating the retirement of owner Tim McCaul.The deal includes 14 vehicles and 19 trailers (a mix of curtainsiders ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells moves into new Sheffield DC ahead of year of 'increased efficiency'
Tuffnells has moved into a new, purpose-built main DC in Sheffield. The new 20,000ft² site, built on four acres, has 51 loading bays and will be home to 139 Tuffnells employees.The operator had inhabited its previous DC on Shepcote Lane for 50 years, and Tuffnells said it is pleased to ...
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GMB calls for 'urgent meeting' as DHL/UK Mail drivers lose jobs over payment contract
GMB has called for an "urgent" meeting with DHL/UK Mail over claims the operator fired couriers who refused to sign a new contract. The union lashed out at the business last month after its members said they had been pressured into signing a new contract which would enforce a £2,000 ...
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Buyers circle as Palmer Harvey & McLane intellectual property asset sale deadline nears
Buyers are circling Palmer & Harvey’s intellectual property (IP) assets, which includes its corporate brand, ahead of today's deadline for offers (7 February).Palmer & Harvey, which delivered goods to 90,000 grocery and convenience stores, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the Costcutter chain, called in administrators in November, after running up debts ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall Group's profit plunges 80% but firm says recovery's underway
Reed Boardall Group has attributed a huge fall in profit in the year to 31 March 2017 to rising costs driven by an “exceptionally busy” Christmas.Reporting its annual results, the Yorkshire-based cold storage and transport firm saw a 6.9% fall in turnover to £60.2m (2016: £64.3m). Pre-tax profit plunged 80% ...
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MT ArticleC Butt pins hopes on 'important turnaround' after £461,000 loss
C Butt is seeing an “important turnaround” in its fortunes this year after winning new business and expanding existing partnerships, according to joint MD Jonathan Butt.Butt became joint MD with brother Robert in May 2016 at the Northamptonshire haulage and warehousing firm, after former MD Clive Hodgkinson retired in March, ...
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Unite overturns injunction as dispute with Suttons Tankers continues
Unite has overturned a temporary injunction preventing it from picketing Eastham Oil Refinery at Ellesmere Port as part of its dispute with Suttons Tankers.Thirty drivers and fitters for Suttons Tankers, based at the refinery, have been on strike since the 19 January over proposed changes to their employment that the ...