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MT ArticleAmazon Fresh expands to Hampshire postcodes
Amazon has expanded its grocery home delivery service to addresses in Hampshire less than a year after its UK launch. Amazon Fresh launched in London last year, giving Prime customers in 69 London postcodes access to thousands of fresh, frozen and ambient groceries.The online retailer had bumped this to 190 ...
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Whistl to consolidate Leeds and Warrington depots into new Bolton hub
Whistl is to close depots in Leeds and Warrington and consolidate their work into a single ‘super hub’ in Bolton. The 225,000ft² warehouse, expected to be operational in July, will increase the volume capacity of the combined operations by 33%.The postal operator has signed a 10-year lease on the site ...
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DX Group issues profit warning as challenging courier and freight markets bite
DX Group has issued a profit warning due to continuing challenges in the courier market and margin pressure within its freight business.In a trading update the operator said the tough trading conditions referred to in its update from 22 November 2016 had continued, including pressure on pricing.“While there has been ...
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Collapsed Widdowson Logistics succeeded by Birds Transport Leicester
Ex-Widdowson Logistics staff retained at a successor company based on the same site as the collapsed haulier are apparently being paid by Birds Transport Leicester.Leicester-based Widdowson Logistics was placed into administration on 23 January. The process is being handled by Leonard Curtis. There has been no official update from the ...
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MT ArticleDSV Road opens Bradford office to drive growth of European freight business
Global logistics provider DSV Road is looking to better service clients in Yorkshire with the opening of a new office in Bradford offering daily groupage services across Europe.The new team is being headed up by Richard Wheatcroft, who joined DSV Road in October last year to take on the day-to-day ...
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Tuffnells owner Connect Group sells division to fuel parcel sector growth
Tuffnells owner Connect Group is to sell its care and education division in order to focus on the growth of its parcels and news services. Connect will sell the division to education resource provider RM for £64.4m, including £56.5m cash and deficit of £7.9m.The group said the move will reduce ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Group to spend £17m on fleet upgrade
Suttons Group is spending more than £17m upgrading 200 units on its fleet to provide capacity for the recent growth in its UK bulk tanker business. In May last year, Suttons decided to exit its long-term logistics contract with British Sugar and focus on the hazardous chemicals, gases and fuels ...
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MT ArticleAPC Overnight boosts turnover after year of "reshaping"
Picture by www.edwardmoss.co.uk All rights reserved APCAPC Overnight boosted its turnover in the year ended 31 March 2016, after it lowered its maximum parcel weight as part of an “important year” of reshaping the business.The network recorded turnover of £102.3m, up 3.5% on the previous year’s £98.8m.Pre-tax profit fell by ...
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MT ArticleInterlink Express to become DPD Local
DPD Group is rebranding its B2B-focused Interlink Express to improve brand consistency within the UK.From 6 February, Interlink will become DPD Local.Founded in 1979, Interlink operates from 90 depots using the same Motor Transport award-winning technology and services as its sister company DPD. It claims to be one of the ...
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Collapse of City Link has been Panther Warehousing's gain, says boss
The collapse of City Link triggered an influx of additional volumes into the large parcels market, Panther Warehousing MD Colin McCarthy has said. The availability of product has driven Panther’s Solo delivery service, which was launched in January 2016. The service involves an individual courier delivering ugly freight that doesn’t ...
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MT ArticleWiddowson Logistics in possible pre-pack administration as former staff go unpaid
Widdowson Logistics has gone into administration.But a new business, Glenfield Storage Solutions, which shares directors with Widdowson, has been registered at its Mill Lane headquarters in Glenfield, Leicester.Widdowson, part of the Davis Haulage Group owned by investment firm HLD Group, was placed into administration on 23 January with Leonard Curtis ...
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MT ArticleJohn Henry Group chooses Flex-E-Rent
Infrastructure services provider John Henry Group has contracted out fleet provision and management of more than 500 CVs to Enterprise Flex-E-Rent.The group previously managed its own vehicles but wanted a more flexible arrangement.Enterprise Flex-E-Rent will provide vehicles on a contract hire basis, as well as long and short-term rentals.It has ...
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Fraikin stands firm in face of failed acquisition bid by Petit Forestier
The head of Fraikin UK has said Petit Forestier’s decision to abandon its plans to buy his leasing firm will not affect the business.Ed Cowell told Motortransport.co.uk that the French-owned company remains “truly confident,” pointing to the firm’s performance in 2016. This saw both Fraikin Group and Fraikin UK grow ...
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DHL Supply Chain to restructure Acton Gate DC
DHL Supply Chain is to commence a major restructure of its operations at its Acton Gate DC in Stafford, due to falling volumes.DHL launched formal consultations initially with 200 warehouse and logistics staff at the site after proposing to move its Argos operations to its DCs in Marsh Leys in ...
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DPD to expand Precise customer base
DPDGroup is to roll out its Precise service, which allows customers to pick an hour-long delivery slot, to more customers later this year. Launched last year with client Asos, the service is currently only used by seven of the parcel carrier's "major" clients.Speaking at The Delivery Conference in London today ...
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MT ArticleMaritime orders Next Generation Scanias as part of 230 vehicle acquisition
Maritime Transport has ordered more than 200 new vehicles, including Next Generation Scanias, to enter its fleet later this year.The order for 230 trucks includes Volvo, Scania and Mercedes-Benz vehicles, which will be added to the fleet over spring and summer this year, beginning in March.Mark Bloom, regional engineer – ...
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Widdowson Logistics returns to administration
Widdowson Logistics, part of the Davis Haulage Group, has entered administration once again.The move came a month after stablemate Davis Haulage, which was subject to a company voluntary arrangement, also appointed administrators and was subsequently purchased by Buffaload Logistics.Papers filed in the Manchester District Registry state that Widdowson Logistics, which ...
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DHL Supply Chain and Unite fuel tanker driver dispute resolved
The dispute between DHL Supply Chain and union Unite, which was set to disrupt fuel deliveries to Morrisons forecourts across London, the South East and East Anglia, has been resolved.Unite said the 19 fuel tanker drivers based at the operator’s West Thurrock site continued to work normally and there was ...
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Tesco and Booker merger targets distribution cost savings
Tesco is to merge with wholesaler Booker in a £3.7bn deal that creates one of the largest own-account operations in the UK, and it is targeting cost savings of approximately £61m in its distribution and fulfillment activities.In a joint statement to investors, both parties said the merger was expected to ...
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Abbey Logistics to prioritise growth over cost cutting after Armet Logistics acquisition
A focus on growth, rather than reducing cross-company costs, will be Abbey Logistics’ priority after its acquisition of Armet Logistics.Abbey chief executive Steve Granite, who led an MBO of the company last August, told Motortransport.co.uk that both operations are running on a business as usual footing for the time being.However, ...