Operator news – Page 289
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Indesit and Unite in fresh negotiations as second strike date dawns
Further talks between union Unite and white goods manufacturer Indesit UK were held yesterday, the union has confirmed - just as the second of three strikes by drivers and warehouse staff was due to begin. The 48-hour strike, scheduled to begin at 6am yesterday, followed a 24-hour strike held ...
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MT ArticleNorthamptonshire Geodis hub to boost Fortec network
Pallet network Fortec has said its members will benefit from the opening of parent group Geodis’ hub in Northampton.The new hub, which opened earlier this year, is part of French logisitic giant Geodis’ wider strategy to centralise its European network operations. It sees all import/export line haul activities at the ...
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TNT shareholders to vote on proposed FedEx deal
The TNT shareholders have between Monday and 30 October to accept the proposed acquisition offer from FedEx. A joint statement from the two companies said the deal will be discussed with shareholders at a meeting on 5 October.The offer made to shareholders is a public cash offer, priced at €8 ...
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Indesit staff strike today
Today's scheduled strike by drivers and warehouse staff working for Indesit UK is going ahead after last-minute talks on Wednesday between the white goods manufacturer and union Unite came to a close without resolution, the union told Motortransport.co.uk today. The 24-hour strike by over 200 staff will commenced at 6am ...
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MT ArticleWhistl opens new Scottish depot after PostNL buyout deal
Whistl has tripled the size of its Scottish base with a move to a new depot in Tannochside, Uddingston. The mail delivery firm said its new 54,000ft2 depot is three times the size of its former Scottish home in Coatbridge.Whistl has been operating in Scotland for nine years, and currently ...
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MT ArticleCemex apprenticeship scheme runs into second year
Apprentices at Cemex UKBuilding materials company Cemex will run its apprenticeship scheme for the second year running.The year-long programme, run in conjunction with System Training, gives apprentices what it describes as a “framework to achieve a Driving Goods Apprenticeship Level 2 and Category C + E licence”.The company is looking ...
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Last-ditch talks held as industrial action begins at Indesit
Last-minute talks are being conducted today between Indesit UK and union Unite over the pay and conditions of over 200 drivers and warehouse staff at the white goods manufacturer - just over 36 hours before the first of three separate strikes is due to start. Following an overwhelming vote in ...
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Miniclipper expands warehousing and staff to handle growth
Miniclipper Logistics has taken a 12 year lease on a warehouse in Dunstable and boosted staff numbers by 40% in response to rapid growth this year.The firm said organic and new growth has seen its Leighton Buzzard Hibay warehouse reach full capacity this year, whilst its distribution centre in Houghton ...
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MT ArticleKammac returns to profitability
Skelmersdale-based FMCG haulier Kammac is back in the black after it sold its kegs and cask manufacturing division.After it posted a loss of £7,000 in 2013, in the year-ending 31 December 2014 Kammac achieved a pre-tax profit of £260,000. However turnover from continuing operations fell to £19.9m from £23.8m.The group's ...
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Maritime Transport surges onwards with 13th year of consecutive growth
Maritime Transport posted its 13th consecutive year of turnover growth, before it incorporated contributions from Roadways Container Logistics (RCL) into its business.The Felixstowe-based container giant acquired Aegeus Transport - the holding company for RCL – for an undisclosed sum in August 2014 and was fully integrated at the end of ...
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New ops director at Pall-Ex less than a year after predecessor's appointment
Pall-Ex has appointed Mark Tapper as its group operations director, less than a year after predecessor Kevin Morley was placed in an equivalent position.Tapper’s role incorporates the former UK operations director position, which was held by Morley until earlier this year when, according to his LinkedIn profile, he departed just ...
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Suckling Transport sees profit and turnover leap despite tough market
Suckling Transport said business had been “encouraging” last year, with profit and turnover up 49% and 43% respectively.Following a relocation of its head office in May 2014 after a change of ownership the previous year, the Laindon, Essex-based haulage contractor made sales of £19.4m during the year to 31 December ...
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Circle Express registers second year of profit as it trades through CVA
Circle Express has continued to trade successfully under a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), achieving its second consecutive profitable year.The company's latest results lodged at Companies House show the express distribution service made sales of £28.8m in the year ending 31 October 2014, an increase of £2m on the previous year.Pre-tax ...
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MT ArticleBurnt Tree adopts Enterprise name after year-long integration
Commercial vehicle hire firm Burnt Tree has been integrated into Enterprise Flex-E-Rent– the UK commercial vehicle division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car - a year after it was bought by the business.Enterprise has been running Burnt Tree as a separate business since the acquisition, while the management team implemented an integration programme.The ...
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Transport Exchange members beat average number of empty journeys
Members of the Transport Exchange Group (TEG) freight exchanges are running empty on just 9% of journeys – way below the national average of around 28%, according to TEG’s newly appointed head of business development Simon Bunegar.TEG has agreements with 10 of the leading telematics companies to integrate location and ...
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MT ArticleTNT's Swindon parcel DC operational
TNT’s new Swindon DC is complete and in use, and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year.The parcel hub and adjoining depot on Highworth Road, Swindon, was developed by IDI Gazeley over a 26 week period.TNT reportedly chose the site because of its proximity to ...
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NFT owner to buy Palletforce in £30m deal
NFT owner EmergeVest had made a £30m bid for pallet network Palletforce.The acquisition, which remains subject to shareholder approval, will bring investment and also the opportunity to take the Burton-upon-Trent business global thanks to EmergeVest’s logistics interests in he UK and China.Palletforce, which was founded in 2001 by Mick Scarlett, ...
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MT ArticleIndesit staff to conduct four days of strikes over pay
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at Indesit UK are to carry out four days of industrial action from the end of next week.The strikes come after further negotiations between the white goods manufacturer and union Unite failed to resolve long-standing grievances about pay.Unite has announced a 24 hour ...
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MT ArticleArrow XL gets on board with double decker trailers
Arrow XL has spent £500,000 on 19 new double deck trailers for its fleet, which it said will provide greater efficiencies in terms of fleet capacity, fuel economy and environmental footprint.The 19 trailers have been manufactured by Cartwright to suit the bulky nature of Arrow XL's delivery products, which are ...
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MT ArticleAmazon plans 275 driver jobs at new DCs; speculation mounts it will launch UK grocery service
Amazon is set to create 275 driver jobs after leasing two warehouses in Surrey and Leicestershire.Both warehouses are former supermarket distribution centres, fuelling speculation the online giant is about to launch a grocery service in the UK.Amazon already operates its grocery service Amazon Fresh in the US in New York, ...