Operator news – Page 278
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens buys new Manchester site
Howard Tenens has continued its warehousing expansion with the purchase of a new Manchester site. The facility, on the Stakehill Industrial Estate, has 53,350m² of storage space, as well as a “significant” yard area outside.Howard Tenens said it bought the site in response to growing demand for warehouse space.Jamie Hartles, ...
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Groupe Charles André to expand Simon Gibson Transport operation
There are no immediate plans to phase out the Simon Gibson Transport name, new owner Groupe Charles André (GCA) has said.Speaking following its acquisition of the bulk powder haulier the boss of GCA said it was the business’s strong reputation – its name essentially - that lead it to buy ...
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MT ArticleKnights of Old fits MANs with additional nearside windows
Knights of Old has fitted eight new MAN TGLs with additional nearside windows to improve drivers’ vision on the road.The windows, which help drivers see cyclists coming up the left side of the vehicle, cost £1,200 per vehicle to fit.The new vehicles, which will operate in London, provide drivers with ...
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MT ArticleNFT Distribution buys 40 Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers
NFT Distribution has bought 40 Schmitz Cargobull trailers as part of an ongoing fleet replacement programme. The new, deep freeze trailers will be used to move products from producers to consolidation centres and DCs across the UK.The temperature controlled food and drink operator chose to start replacing its older reefers ...
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Goldstar Transport to move to new premises
Goldstar Transport is set to move to new premises after a year of strong growth.Reporting its annual results to 31 July 2015, the Felixstowe-based container haulier revealed a profit boost of more than 22% from £1.8m to £2.2m in a filing at Companies House.Annual turnover increased 18% from £75m to ...
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MT ArticleYoung Brothers Transport becomes Pallet-Track member
Pallet-Track has boosted its membership with the addition of Kent-based Young Brothers Transport.The network said the firm is the first of five new members set to join the Wolverhampton-based pallet network.A spokeswoman told Motortransport.co.uk, “this is our first new member this year and there are another four new members that ...
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Resolution reached in Co-operative Food dispute over Eddie Stobart driver transfer
A dispute over the transfer of 87 Coventry-based Co-operative Food drivers to haulier Eddie Stobart looks set to be resolved after further negotiations.Unite said this week it will recommend its members accept the offer “hammered out after two days of hard bargaining” at ACAS.More than 700 members across eight Co-op ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution picks triple-deckers to boost efficiency on Unipart Rail fleet
Bibby Distribution has added six new 13.6m triple-deck trailers to customer Unipart Rail’s fleet to handle increasing volumes of ‘ugly’ freight.Each trailer can carry up to 20 additional pallets - a 28% increase in load – and features an aerodynamic profile to help reduce fuel consumption on trunking runs.The triple-deck ...
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MT ArticleNew service offerings boost NR Evans' profit and turnover
Expanding the range of services it offers to its customers saw NR Evans’ turnover and pre-tax profit soar in the last financial year. The company, which offers both haulage and warehousing services, made £2.4m pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 August 2015; a 58% increase on the previous year’s ...
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Palletways sees both turnover and profit climb
Palletways (UK) saw turnover increase to £163.7m in the year to 31 May 2015 (2014: £146m), according to its latest accounts published at Companies House. The pallet network made a pre-tax profit of £11.5m (2014: £8m), which the directors’ statement described as “a creditable performance”.It added in its statement that ...
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MT ArticleMaritime Transport opens London Gateway depot
Maritime Transport has added two new strings to its bow with the opening of a depot at DP London Gateway and the purchase of a truckstop in Alconbury. The three acre site at London Gateway is the first transport depot at the new port, and with six deep-water berths and ...
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Co-operative Food drivers' strike called off
The planned strike of Co-operative Food drivers protesting the transferral of 87 drivers to Eddie Stobart has been suspended.The planned strike action, due to last 48 hours as of 00.01 on Monday (21 March) was to be observed by up to 700 drivers.The work to rule action that was to ...
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Co-op Food drivers to strike next week over Eddie Stobart transfer dispute
Up to 700 Co-operative Food drivers are set to hold a 48-hour strike in response to the retailer's plan to transfer 87 drivers to Eddie Stobart Logistics.A ballot earlier this month saw 77% vote in favour of strike action.The 48 hour strike is due to begin at 00.01 on 21 ...
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Bullet Express upgrades storage operation to meet demand
Bullet Express is set to move to a new storage facility, having filled its current warehouse just over a year after moving in. The Glasgow-based haulier is moving from East Kilbride to a larger facility in Baillieston, where it will have space for more than 20,000 pallets.Though Bullet is traditionally ...
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Former TNT boss to join Parcelforce Worldwide
Former TNT UK and Ireland managing director Alistair Cochrane is to join Parcelforce Worldwide as operations director on 25 April.Cochrane left TNT in 2014 and served as interim project director at support services company Amey.He was with TNT for almost three decades in a variety of roles, serving as MD ...
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MT ArticleBrian Yeardley Continental adds 10 new Schmitz Cargobull box trailers to its events fleet
International logistics company Brian Yeardley Continental has added 10 new Schmitz Cargobull box trailers to its exhibitions and events logistics division. The new additions bring the number of low-ride box trailers in the events and exhibition fleet to 26.The firm cited the trailers’ security features, which include SBS locks and ...
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Co-operative Food drivers back strike action over Eddie Stobart transfer
More than 700 Co-operative Food drivers are preparing to take strike action against the retailer’s proposal to transfer 87 Coventry-based drivers to Eddie Stobart.A ballot today of 700-plus drivers at the Co-operative saw support for industrial action with 77% voting in favour of strike action and 84% voting for industrial ...
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C Butt MD Clive Hodgkinson retires after three decades with the business
C Butt is on the hunt for a new MD following the retirement of the company's long serving boss Clive Hodgkinson.Hodgkinson's departure “marks the end of an era” at the company, chairman Gerald Butt said this week.Hodgkinson’s career at the Northampton-based company spanned 33 years, beginning in 1983 when he ...
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MT ArticleAvantiGas opts for Route Monkey to optimise its fleet
AvantiGas has picked Route Monkey software to help improve its transport planning capability with the minimum of fuss.A supplier of liquid petroleum gas, Chesterfield-based AvantiGas has a network of 15 DCs nationwide and operates its own HGV fleet.Andrew Cauldwell, logistics manager for AvantiGas, said: “We found that our previous scheduling ...
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Yodel makes £50m loss in 2014/15
Yodel has made its sixth pre-tax loss in a row, two years after it failed to hit its self set target of turning its first profit. The carrier blamed unexpected parcel volumes over Black Friday weekend in 2014 for the loss in the year ended 30 June 2015, which it ...