Operator news – Page 274
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MT ArticlePallet-Track and Palletforce welcome new members
Two haulage firms have joined pallet networks for the first time, with Pallet-Track and Palletforce both welcoming new members. Greater Manchester-based Express Parcel Services (EPS) has become Pallet-Track’s fourth new member this year, taking on coverage of the OL postcode area covering Rochdale and Oldham.The area was previously covered by ...
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Marshalls drivers to strike as overtime pay dispute continues
Drivers at Marshalls will hold a strike next week over an ongoing overtime pay dispute. Around 110 drivers were balloted over the strike action last month, over a conflict which arose from an alleged discrepancy in overtime pay.Drivers at 14 of Marshalls’ manufacturing sites in the UK receive time and ...
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Argos employees strike over proposals to transfer some drivers to Eddie Stobart
More than 400 Argos employees have gone on strike over the proposed transfer of almost 100 drivers to Eddie Stobart Logistics.Warehouse and administration staff at the retailer’s Lutterworth site began a strike at midnight this morning, which will run until 6.00pm on 12 June.Drivers also began a strike at midnight, ...
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Webuyanycar.com owner BCA appoints new MD of logistics
BCA has appointed a new MD to head up its logistics operation as part of a plan to grow the division. Dean Hulse (pictured, below) joins the company with more than 15 years of experience, having held senior roles at companies including TNT and Whistl. The Webuyanycar.com owner last year ...
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DHL seeking answers after the collapse of client BHS
BHS's logistics supplier DHL has said it is “seeking further clarity” on the impact the closure of the retail chain could have, after administrators failed to find a buyer for the iconic high street brand.More than 300 DHL staff work on the operator’s BHS contract, which it has held for ...
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Arla Foods "surprised" by Unite legal action
Arla Foods has expressed surprise after Unite said it had instigated legal proceedings in respect of the planned closure of the Hatfield Peverel dairy. Arla intends to close the dairy by the end of July, and in March said 32 drivers working from the site would transfer to Bidvest Logistics, ...
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Former City Link employees win multi-million pound payout
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that City Link failed to properly consult with its employees ahead of its administration in December 2014, and has awarded over 700 ex-staff a maximum pay-out of around £2.5m. In a case brought against the collapsed parcel carrier by 340 former employees, the Leeds Employment ...
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Royal Mail enters into talks with Unite to head of strike threat
Royal Mail has made an improved pay offer to its management staff, and is to hold two days of meetings with Unite in a bid to end the ongoing pay dispute. Around 4,800 managers began a work-to-rule on 4 May after Royal Mail refused to ramp up a proposed pay ...
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Argos employees to strike over proposed driver transfer to Eddie Stobart
More than 400 Argos employees are to strike next week, in protest at the proposed transfer of 96 drivers to Eddie Stobart Logistics. Unite said that workers at the Lutterworth site are concerned that the initial transfer could open the floodgates to more staff transferals to the haulier, which they ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics sees annual profit climb by 6%
Eddie Stobart Logistics saw its turnover and profit grow in its first full trading year under the majority ownership of private equity firm DouglasBay Capital, despite what it described as difficult trading conditions in its core markets.Filings made by Eddie Stobart Logistics show that for the year-ending 30 November 2015 ...
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Müller Milk and Ingredients confirms dairy closures
Müller Milk and Ingredients has confirmed it is to shut its dairies in East Kilbride and Aberdeen after a review of the business found the sites were operating "well below capacity". The Aberdeen site employs 13 tanker drivers and nine HGV drivers, and is expected to close later this month.Müller ...
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MT ArticlePalletways Group sold to Imperial Holdings for £163m
Palletways Group has been bought by South-African group Imperial Holdings in a transaction worth £163m. The pallet network’s previous owner, Phoenix Equity Partners, purchased the company in 2004 when it backed CEO James Wilson's takeover.At this point Palletways was 10 years old as a business with a definite UK focus.Since ...
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MT ArticleJames Kemball enjoys year of growth after fleet investment
Felixstowe-based haulier James Kemball’s investment in additional fleet appears to have paid off with a 9% rise in turnover and 32% jump in pre-tax profit.The container haulage company has also taken on new MD Peter Keates as part of a management restructuring that took place in April.The restructuring has seen ...
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MT ArticleSalvatori Group moves to new headquarters
A Salvatori and Sons has gained better access to the A2, the port of Dover and to Salvatori Group’s sites in Rochester and Calais, after its parent company’s relocation to headquarters outside Canterbury.The new £5.5m Kent premises is "tailor-made" for the group's activities, which include heavy and palletised haulage, as ...
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Widdowson Group stablemate Davis Haulage placed into CVA months after purchase
It has emerged that chilled and ambient logistics specialist Davis Haulage entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) months after it was bought by the owner of Widdowson Group.Widdowson Group, the trading name of AM Widdowson & Son, is also operating under a CVA after suffering financial problems. It was ...
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Ofcom concerned Royal Mail could unfairly subsidise its parcels operation via its letters business
Ofcom is concerned that Royal Mail could potentially cross-subsidise its parcels operation through its letters business, as its market share and delivery network is much more established in the latter.The strength of its operation in the letters sector could give the carrier an unfair advantage in the parcels market, and ...
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Reasons for Surfair Global Logistics demise laid bare by report
Key factors leading to Surfair Global Logistics demise were the owner’s inability to spend “sufficient time” at the business, due to a family bereavement, and an “unexpected trading loss” after inaccurate reporting of the company’s financial position.The claims are made in a creditors report by administrators Milner Boardman & Partners ...
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FedEx to keep TNT brand as takeover completes
The TNT Express brand will remain intact following its €4.4bn (£3.4bn) acquisition by FedEx, which was completed this morning. FedEx’s European HQ, FedEx Europe president and newly appointed TNT CEO David Binks said the company planned to “make appropriate use of the excellent TNT brand for the near future”.Binks added: ...
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MT ArticleHaulage director disqualified for eight and a half years over £500,000 tax offence
A haulage director has been disqualified for eight and a half years after an investigation found more than half a million pounds of VAT was neither reported nor paid.The Insolvency Service (IS) said Steven Heard’s conduct had fallen “extremely short of the standards of competence and integrity” after it also ...
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Wincanton employees to be unaffected by Argos drivers dispute
Wincanton has said it doesn’t expect to be affected by the dispute between union Unite and Argos over the proposed transfer of almost 100 drivers despite managing the majority of the retailer’s transport operation. Other than the 96 in-house drivers Argos intends to transfer to Eddie Stobart Logistics, the retailer’s ...