Operator news – Page 279
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Additional South West Howard Tenens warehouse nearing completion
Howard Tenens has almost completed a new warehouse in the South West, which it has been built in response to a growing shortage of warehousing space in the UK.The 169,000ft² Bristol Gateway site sits between junctions 23 and 24 of the M5, and has 20 loading docks and a two-storey ...
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MT ArticleBandvulc Group wins Wincanton tyre supply deal
Wincanton has selected Bandvulc Group as its tyre supply and maintenance contractor.The deal covers not just the supply of new Hankook tyres to the operator’s 4,000-strong fleet through its fleet management arm Bandvulc Plus+ but also the supply of Bandvulc tyres as well. Bandvulc Plus+ will also provide administration support ...
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Arla Foods to outsource Hatfield Peverel transport to Bidvest Logistics
Arla Foods' plans to close its Hatfield Peverel dairy processing plant and outsource its logistics operation to Bidvest Logistics have been slammed by union Unite.The move comes just one year after Arla outsourced its outbound logistics at its Leeds operations to Moran Logistics along with the transfer of 100 drivers.The ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution spends £1.2m on new Van Hool tankers
Bibby Distribution has spent £1.2m on 18 new tankers for its food ingredients logistics operation. The Van Hool-manufactured tankers will be used to deliver glucose and starch to a range of confectionary brands, but Bibby said its own technical team had designed the trailers to be flexible for future operations.Equipped ...
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MT ArticleBJS Storage and Distribution orders 50 curtainsiders via Ryder
Doncaster-based BJS Storage and Distribution has inked a contract hire deal with Ryder for 50 new curtainside trailers.The new tri-axle trailers are being built by Montracon and will replace older trailers in BJS’s 120- strong trailer fleet.BJS director Richard Hall, said: “As our business expands it is essential to have ...
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Morrisons playing it tough with Ocado over home delivery
Morrisons’ agreement with Ocado to use its new customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in Erith, London, is far from a done deal.Morrisons and Ocado are negotiating a deal that would see the supermarket taking space in the Erith CFC and using Ocado’s system to allow Morrisons to process customers’ online orders ...
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Hargreaves Services buys Pryor Group after administration
Hargreaves Services has purchased civil engineering and earth moving group Pryor, after the latter was placed into administration.Pryor had been poised to enter administration since January “owing to a severe short-fall in working capital”.In a statement issued today FRP Advisory said the sale of the ongoing business, trade and certain ...
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Culina Group acquires Great Bear Distribution
Culina Group has acquired Great Bear Distribution for an undisclosed sum, effective from today (1 March) in a move that significantly expands the ambient network of the temperature-controlled specialist.The two businesses said that together it would have a combined turnover of some £400m, with Culina contributing £240m to that total ...
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Nando Cesarone appointed UPS Europe president
UPS has appointed Nando Cesarone (pictured) as president of its Europe region. Canadian Cesarone has been with UPS for 25 years, where he has held roles including the vice president of operations for UPS Canada and country manager for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. He also worked as president of UPS ...
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XPO Logistics: 'We have momentum'
The UK division of XPO Logistics Europe, formerly Norbert Dentressangle, will "ramp up" even further in 2016, after "strong demand" saw turnover rise 16% year-on-year.Reporting its results to the year ending 31 December 2015, the company said the UK division saw turnover increase 16% year-on-year from €1.34bn (£1.05bn) in 2014 ...
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Driver shortage and low margin contracts continue to hit DX Group
DX Group has said that the shortage of skilled HGV drivers continues to affect its profitability as it continues to address its performance following a profit warning in November.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk chief financial officer Ian Pain said that the shortage had been so acute that DX had had to leave ...
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MT ArticleFagan & Whalley blames driver shortage for profit drop
Fagan & Whalley has blamed the UK driver shortage for a near two-thirds fall in pre-tax profit.Reporting its annual accounts for the year ended 30 April 2015, the Meadway, Lancashire-based company's results revealed that pre-tax profit fell 58% to £515,153 (2014: £1.2m).MD Stephen Fagan told Motortransport.co.uk that it had been ...
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Eddie Stobart has O-licence cut after drivers' hours offences
The conviction of 15 drivers based at Eddie Stobart's Teesport depot for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences, has seen the company’s North Eastern O-licence cut by 140 vehicles for three-months.The company, and 10 of the 15 convicted drivers (four of which are still employed by Eddie Stobart), appeared before the ...
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MT ArticleSimon Gibson Transport taken over by French firm GCA
DMC_080515_gibsonEast Yorkshire bulk powder haulier Simon Gibson Transport has been acquired by French logistics firm Groupe Charles André (GCA) for an undisclosed sum.Simon Gibson Transport, founded 16 years ago, employs 138 staff and runs a fleet of 94 vehicles.The firm, which managed to double its turnover and profit between 2012 ...
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No plans to outsource transport operation despite Eddie Stobart driver transfer, says Co-op
The Co-operative Food Group has once again reassured its HGV drivers that there are no plans to outsource the remainder of its operation, after the planned transfer of staff in the West Midlands to Eddie Stobart is complete.The retailer was responding to the news that the Unite union, which represents ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics to shut Nuneaton depot due to high rent
XPO Logistics is to close its Nuneaton depot in August with the potential loss of 57 jobs, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.In response to our enquiries, the company said it had been forced to announce the closeure of the site after failing to agree acceptable rental terms when renewing its lease.In a ...
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Unite to ballot members for strike action over Co-operative/Eddie Stobart driver transfer
More than 700 Co-operative Food Group drivers are being balloted for industrial action over a plan to transfer around 50 drivers in the Midlands to haulier Eddie Stobart this April.Unite, which represents the drivers, said the ballot had been prompted by fears the group will outsource other transport jobs across ...
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Stobart Group completes sale and leaseback of Carlisle distribution centre
Stobart Group has completed a sale and leaseback of its DC at Carlisle Airport for £16.9m. The group has owned the airport since 2009, and its in-house engineering team Stobart Rail completed the build on the DC last September.The 96,012m² site was bought by real estate investor Gramercy Europe, which ...
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MT ArticleLombard Shipping comes full circle with new Actros tractor units
Ipswich-based Lombard Shipping has come full circle, replacing the first Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units it acquired seven years ago with five new units. The tractors are powered by 450hp straight-6 engines and have PowerShift 3 automated transmissions.“We’re regularly seeing returns of more than 10mpg, which is excellent,” said Lombard MD ...
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TNT to build new Dartford hub
TNT is to build a new 600,000ft² hub in Dartford. It announced its plans for the new facility just months after its new Swindon hub became operational last year (pictured).TNT said it had chosen the site just off junction 1a of the M25 because of its links to London, the ...