Operator news – Page 288
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MT ArticleEdge Transport's Deeside base fully operational
Edge Transport’s new Deeside base is fully operational, following an official opening ceremony attended by former secretary of state Lord Barry Jones and RHA chief executive Richard Burnett. The company relocated from Llay, Wrexham to Deeside in May of this year. The new 6.2 acre site houses a warehouse, which ...
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MT ArticlePentalver adds 52 Scanias to fleet
Container operator Pentalver has added 52 new Scania R series tractor units to its road haulage fleet. The vehicles are to be split between its Cannock and Felixstowe operations, with 45 and seven vehicles going to each site respectively.The Scania R450SCRs were provided by Scania dealership Keltruck.Nick Matthews, general manager ...
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Abbey avoids Calais with new Zeebrugge route
Liverpool-based tanker operator Abbey Logistics Group has begun sending unaccompanied tank containers to mainland Europe via Zeebrugge for one of its food ingredient customers in order to avoid ongoing migrant problems in northern France. The firm, which previously sent articulated tankers to mainland Europe via Eurotunnel, has invested in eight ...
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Merlin launches driver retention course for managers
Training company Merlin Supply Chain Solutions is attempting to tackle the problem of the HGV driver shortage by launching a course aimed at helping transport and line managers retain their driving staff.The training company, which is a subsidiary of Knights of Old, is set to launch the course early next ...
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MT ArticleWincanton adds Renault Range T to its fleet
Wincanton is continuing its fleet expansion at pace with the addition of 21 Renault Range Ts for its construction division and 85 for its container business.This latest expansion follows on from the addition of 80 new Renault and Mercedes-Benz trucks and 276 curtain-sided trailers to Wincanton’s fleet in December of ...
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MT ArticleGrafton Merchanting invests £1.2m to safeguard cyclists
Grafton Merchanting GB (GMGB) has spent £1.2m on driver training and fitting safety equipment to its fleet, as part of its commitment to the Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety (Clocs) certification.The builders and plumbers' merchant has fitted alround camera system, as well as reversing sensors, to its fleet of 750 ...
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MT ArticleCountrywide Freight opens ninth depot in record time
Countrywide Freight Group has sourced and opened a new depot in just eight weeks to meet a major client’s urgent request for a dedicated logistics operation to service the Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton areas.The 21,927ft² site on the Pensett Estate in Kingswinford is Countrywide Freight’s ninth depot.The firm’s other depots ...
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Further industrial action hangs in the balance at Indesit
Union Unite has warned further industrial action could be on the cards by drivers and warehouse staff at white goods manufacturer Indesit UK, if a ballot on the company’s latest pay offer leads to it being rejected. The union, which staged the last of three strikes over pay and conditions ...
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CM Downton to open new office and warehouse as growth continues
CM Downton is opening a new office and warehouse following growth this year. The office, which is close to the company’s HQ in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, will house 20 staff, previously based at the company’s offices at Quedgeley West.CM Downton has also taken on a 47,000ft² warehouse in Tuffley to ...
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Dalkeith Transport and Storage acquired by Palletways
Palletways bought Dalkeith for the second time this year, after it went into administration in August.Scottish haulage company Dalkeith Transport and Storage has been acquired twice in two months by Palletways.The pallet network bought Dalkeith on 27 July but was forced to put it into administration on 21 August after ...
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MT ArticleAction Express directors officially launch driver training school
The directors of Action Express launched a driver training school last week, with the promise that it will fully fund the training of 100 new drivers with a guaranteed job for those who pass their tests. Although the company was set up in April this year, directors Elaine Harries and ...
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Former Norbert Dentressangle boss Montjotin leaves XPO Logistics
Hervé Montjotin, formerly chief executive of Norbert Dentressangle, has left his position as chief executive of XPO’s European business less than three months into his new role.US company XPO purchased Norbert Dentressangle earlier this year having tabled a €3.24bn (£2.3bn) bid in April. The deal was completed in June.He has ...
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Amazon gears up for Christmas rush with new fulfilment centre
Amazon is ramping up its distribution network in time for the Christmas rush, opening a second fulfilment centre in Doncaster.The internet giant said the new site, which is Amazon’s tenth UK fulfilment centre, will create 300 permanent jobs over the next three years.The 250,000ft² centre is located on Water Vole ...
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Bennett delivers profit growth at Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel UK managing director Marcus Bennett oversaw a 43.5% jump in profitability at the 3PL during his first full year in charge of the British arm of the Swiss multinational.UK-derived turnover at Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) rose to £1.16bn in the year-ending 31 December 2014, according to Companies ...
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MT ArticleGist staff advised to take deal rather than strike
Unite members at Gist have been advised to accept a proposed increase in paid holiday after the two parties reached an agreement, avoiding a strike which was scheduled for 30 August.The company’s proposal was agreed on at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) before the scheduled strike, which was ...
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MT ArticleNew MD for Fraikin in management shake-up
Fraikin has completed a series of three senior appointments in a move that sees Hugh Cole as MD, Jeremy Heron as sales and marketing director and Michelle Everitt as head of HR.Cole will report directly to Pierre-Louis Colin, CEO of Fraikin Group, which now has operations in 16 countries across ...
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Palletways expands in Eastern Europe
Palletways has cemented its position as Europe's largest pallet network with the opening of both Bulgarian and Romania hubs.The development means the network now operates and delivers to 20 European countries.Pallet ways said it now handled more than 30,000 pallets a day across mainland Europe and is predicting crossborder traffic ...
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Goodyear ousts Michelin at Hoyer
Hoyer has selected Goodyear as its new tyre provider, ending a relationship with Michelin that began 18 years ago.The bulk liquid distribution giant will fit its 400 units and 780 trailers in the UK, as well as 4,000 trucks and trailers across Europe, with KMax, FuelMax and Goodyear retreaded products.Hoyer ...
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MT ArticleStobart sells automotive logistics business back to Avril Palmer-Baunack
Eddie Stobart’s automotive logistics business – formerly Autologic - has been sold to BCA Marketplace, an automotive support services company best known for consumer brand Webuyanycar.com.BCA Marketplace was bought earlier this year by an investment vehicle formed by Avril Palmer-Baunack- the former chairwoman of Stobart and chief executive of Autologic.BCA ...
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MT ArticleLiam Connolly (Roadfreight) commits to pan-Ireland UPN coverage
County Fermanagh-based Liam Connolly (Roadfreight) has signed a long-term agreement to be the all-Ireland member of the United Pallet Network (UPN).The two companies have already worked together for six years, and last year Connolly moved into a six acre facility in Lisnaskea, which has 130,000ft² of warehousing.Director Darren Connolly said: ...