Operator news – Page 260
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MT ArticlePaul Dyer outline's DHL Supply Chain's future in the 3PL sector
DHL Supply Chain is looking to show the market “absolute clear differentiation” from its rival 3PLs under the leadership of its new UK and Ireland chief executive Paul Dyer (pictured).Speaking exclusively to MT – in an interview that can be listened to as a podcast on the new-look motortransport.co.uk – ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart Logistics to buy retail logistics management group iForce
Eddie Stobart Logistics – set to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) next week 25 April – has conditionally agreed to acquire multi-channel retail logistics management group iForce for £45m.According to its admission document, the “acquisition will add a more focused e-commerce offering to Eddie Stobart’s existing business model”.In ...
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Fire at Arrow XL Worcester hub declared major incident
A fire at Arrow XL’s Worcester warehouse has been declared a major incident by the police. The blaze broke out in the 200,000ft2 building on the Blackpole Trading Estate at 8.30am last Thursday (20 April).Arrow XL said between 150 and 200 employees were on site at all times but all ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics keeps faith with Renault Trucks
XPO Logistics Europe will invest tens of millions of euros in new Range D and Range T trucks over the next two years, the operator has said.At a ceremony in Renault Trucks Square in Lyon to announce the deal, Renault Trucks earlier this month, president Bruno Blin also handed over ...
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Stobart Group to make £113m profit when Eddie Stobart Logistics floats next week
Eddie Stobart Logistics has confirmed it will list on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) next week on 25 April at 8am, a move that will see former owner Stobart Group slash its holding in the haulier and pocket £113.1m.In an admission document published today, Eddie Stobart Logistics stated it would ...
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MT ArticleKuehne + Nagel opens new Aberdeen facility
Kuehne + Nagel has opened an 36,089ft² facility in Aberdeen specifically to serve oil and gas industry customers – in a move that brings previously subcontracted container loading and North Sea trailer services in-house.Marcus Bennett, national manager at Kuehne + Nagel UK, said: “Complex logistics tasks for the oil and ...
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Chris Welch appointed as commercial director at Welch's Transport
Welch’s Transport has laid down foundations for the future with the appointment of fourth-generation family member Chris Welch as its commercial director.Welch, who is the great-grandson of founder Gordon Welch and son of MD Jim Welch, joined the Cambridgeshire-based family firm in 2014.His previous posts include operations director at DHL ...
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MT ArticleGMB brings legal case against UK Express Delivery over its employee's employment status
The GMB has launched a legal case against Birmingham-based logistics company UK Express Delivery as part of its campaign against the gig economy.GMB argues that UK Express Delivery’s self-employed Amazon drivers should be classed as workers, making them potential employees.If the case is successful, UK Express Delivery would be required ...
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Decision to prune contracts pays off for Rhys Davies and Sons
Rhys Davies and Sons’ decision to ditch its unprofitable accounts last year has been vindicated, the Cardiff-based logistics and warehousing company said in its latest annual results.Reporting for the year to 31 August 2016, the firm, which trades as Rhys Davies Logistics, said that while turnover fell by more than ...
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MT ArticleGreene King chooses Dafs from Ryder for dray deliveries
Greene King has taken on nine Daf CFs from Ryder for dray deliveries across the South East.The 26-tonne 6x2 rigids have Don-Bur curtainsided bodies mounted on a three-axle chassis with day cab and are the first in the fleet to feature the London Glory beer branding, alongside branding for its ...
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MT ArticleWilliam Stobart steps down as director at Eddie Stobart Logistics
William Stobart has stepped down as a director of the business that bears his surname ahead of its float on the stock exchange on the 25 April.William Stobart is one of four directors to step down at Eddie Stobart Logistics, alongside Ian Duncan, Saki Riffner, and Ben Whawell.Four new directors ...
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Palletline helps S&S Distribution back into the black
S&S Distribution has returned to profitability helped by its warehousing division and investment by new owner Palletline.Palletline bought network member S&S Distribution and S&S Warehousing, a separate firm to S&S Distribution, in May 2015.The deal, which was the pallet network’s first buy-out of a shareholder-member, saw profits fall after a ...
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DX Group EGM cancelled because of proposed Menzies Distribution acquisition
The extraordinary general meeting called for by a DX Group shareholder has been cancelled after the delivery company announced its intention to buy Menzies Distribution. Gatemore Capital Managemen called for the meeting last month to try and have Bob Holt and non-executive director Paul Murray removed from the board and ...
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Bill Bacon appointed DHL Tradeteam MD
DHL Tradeteam has named Bill Bacon as MD, replacing James Gill.Bacon (pictured) was formerly MD of DHL Supply Chain’s automotive division and has held various roles across the retail and automotive sectors since he joined the company in 2001.Gill has become chief financial officer of DHL Supply Chain UK and ...
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Rebecca Davies named joint managing director at AKW Global Logistics
Rebecca Davies has been promoted to joint managing director at AKW Global Logistics.Davies, who was group warehousing director at the firm and has been a board member for several years, has been associated with the AK Worthington side of the business since 1986 (aside from a period with TNT as ...
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MT ArticleKinaxia adds Panic Transport to its stable
Investment firm Kinaxia is on the hunt for further acquisitions following the purchase of Palletline member Panic Transport (Contracts).It is its sixth acquisition in five years and the first paid for from a war chest of £25m, secured in January last year.The purchase of Rugby-based Panic Transport (Contracts) last month ...
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DX Group's largest shareholder slams John Menzies Distribution acquisition
DX Group’s largest shareholder has slammed the proposed acquisition of John Menzies Distribution, deeming it a bad deal for shareholders, an attempt to distract from “terrible” operating results and a “face saving exercise for the DX board”. The proposed deal, announced this morning, would see DX Group buy the distribution ...
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DX Group's profit plummets 75% in first six months of its trading year
DX Group’s pre-tax profit crashed 75% year-on-year in the six months ending 31 December 2016, it revealed today. The half-year results, released today, report adjusted pre-tax profit or £600,000, against £2.5m for the six months ended 31 December 2015.The group’s turnover increased by 0.7% to 142.7m.Last week the group’s largest ...
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Palletways introduces ETA service
Palletways has become the first in the pallet network sector to offer its customers two-hour delivery windows. The network’s new ETA service is live and is already being used by all member operators.Customers receive a text or email from Palletways and the member operator with an estimated time slot, and ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution takes powder tankers from Feldbinder
Bibby Distribution has bought five new custom-designed powder tankers in a bid to cut the cost of transporting food and ingredients.The Feldbinder tankers, each able to transport 63,000m3, will transport powdered foodstuffs such as starches and sugars across the country and will be operating primarily out of Bibby’s Corby campus.Bibby ...