Operator news – Page 292
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MT ArticleTuffnells continues to exceed Connect's expectations
The Big Green Parcel Machine is continuing to exceed Connect Group’s expectations.Connect Group purchased the business, formally known as Tuffnells Parcel Express, late last year for £113m.In a trading update for the 44 weeks to 7 July 2015, Connect said Tuffnells had continued its strong start within the group and ...
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MT ArticleWincanton wins contract with manufacturer Taylor and names new finance director
Wincanton has been awarded a new contract with manufacturing firm Taylor and revealed its new finance director.The new contract sees Wincanton managing all of Taylor’s domestic transport.Taylor produces four-wheeled galvanised steel containers and said the arrangement would help it widen its geographical reach as well as offer its customers more ...
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Creditors back CVA at AM Widdowson & Son
Creditors at AM Widdowson & Son have voted to approve a CVA that will see them paid 36.12p in the pound.Creditors met to vote on the CVA proposals at the Leicester haulier on Friday 3 July. It was approved ahead of a winding up petition hearing at the High Court ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail 'screwed' us, says Whistl CEO
Whistl CEO Nick Wells has blamed Royal Mail for the demise of its final-mile delivery service last month, claiming the company “screwed” Whistl with “differential pricing and some changes to zonal arrangements”.Speaking at the Mail and Express Delivery Show in London last month (30 June), Wells said: “Because of that ...
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MT ArticleTEF Transport acquires Millfield Haulage
Palletforce member TEF Transport has acquired fellow North Yorkshire haulier Millfield Haulage for an undisclosed sum, after it was offered the business following the retirement of owners Alfred (Ted) and Jayne Beat.The Scarborough-based firm - which recently added four new Mercedes Benz Actros units to its 40 strong fleet – ...
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MT ArticleACS&T boosts turnover, but profit hit by competitive margins in transport division
ACS&T said squeezed rates and higher subcontracting costs in its transport operations were the main reasons for a fall in operating profit during 2014, despite a boost in turnover.Results for the year ended 27 December 2014, show an operating profit before exceptional costs of £500,000 (2013: £1.2m). Turnover rose 4% ...
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MT ArticlePotter Logistics celebrates 50 years with UKWA awards
Derrick Potter, chairman of Potter LogisticsDerrick Potter, founder and chairman of Potter Logistics, celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary by receiving the Chairman’s Award at the annual UK Warehousing Association Awards at the Dorchester Hotel yesterday (1 July).The award, presented by UKWA chairman Tony Mohan, recognises the individual who has ...
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Panther to introduce Sunday deliveries
Two man delivery group Panther Warehousing plans to launch a Sunday delivery service later this year, following a successful take up of the Saturday service the group launched in 2013. Over the two years since its implementation, demand for Saturday deliveries has grown by 135%, so MD Colin McCarthy said ...
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis to introduce click and collect charge
John Lewis has announced it plans to introduce a £2 surcharge on click and collect deliveries under the value of £30, having said it can’t afford to continue to offer the service for free. The scheme, launched in 2008, sees six million orders collected from stores every year, compared to ...
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Union Unite wants “positive and constructive” discussions after Widdowson job losses
Union Unite has said that it is looking to work in a “positive and constructive manner” with the management at AM Widdowson & Son after it emerged that a recovery plan at the Leicester haulier would involve 50 redundancies.Last week Motortransport.co.uk exclusively revealed that HMRC issued a winding-up petition against ...
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Lloyd Fraser satisfied with profit and turnover growth
Lloyd Fraser Holdings has said it is “broadly pleased” with its performance after reporting a rise in profit before tax of almost 60%.In the year to 31 August 2014, the firm notched up a near 14% gain in turnover to £53.85m (2013: £47.28m) while profit before tax shot up over ...
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Arcese profit falls for second year running
Tilbury, Essex-based haulage, freight forwarding and logistics firm Arcese UK said it is working to address its business performance after suffering a 90% fall in profit over the past two years.Turnover in the year ending 31 December 2014 fell 4% to £23.02m (2013: £24.07m), while pre-tax profit dropped 85% to ...
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MT ArticleDeal puts us in Top 100 - Premier Logistics boss
The boss of Leicester-based Premier Logistics believes its purchase of fellow Pall-Ex member CJ Express means it has hit the big time.Speaking about the deal for the first time, Premier Logistics MD Lee Christopher told MT that the purchase of Hull-based CJ Express was transformational.“It means group turnover is now ...
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Remaining in Europe crucial- Pall-Ex MD
A huge increase in continental e-commerce over the coming years means staying in Europe is crucial to the future of Pall-Ex, said group MD Kevin Buchanan.Buchanan said there were signs that the recent phenomenal growth of e-commerce in the UK could be slowing, but that cross-border commercial transactions were predicted ...
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MT Article'More talking, less sabre-rattling is the answer,' RHA tells councils
The RHA has said that rather than sabre-rattling and pushing for powers to fine, local councils would be better served encouraging dialogue between residents and businesses if they want to cut the number of trucks breaching weight-limits.The comments came after The Local Government Association (LGA) attacked the road transport sector ...
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MT ArticlePentalver rises on upsurge in market but warns on 2015 challenges
Container haulier Pentalver was “assisted greatly by an upsurge in market conditions” in 2014 after it saw a 7.3% rise in turnover year-on-year.For the year-ending 31 December 2014 Pentalver Transport posted a rise in turnover from £57.2m to £62.7m, while pre-tax profit also rose to £4.3m, from £2.9m in the ...
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MT ArticleHigh Cube Network appoints Elddis' Cook as chairman
Left-to-right: Lee Smith, Alan Maher, Mark Woodside, Neil Taylor, Nigel Cook, Henk van der Wal, Mick WilsonElddis Transport MD Nigel Cook has been appointed chairman of the High Cube Network, a consortium of eight operators, including Elddis, S&R Smith and Sons and Owens Transport, that was launched in April.Cook announced ...
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New owner at AM Widdowson ahead of CVA creditors meeting
Further information has emerged regarding events at Leicester haulier AM Widdowson & Son ahead of a meeting of creditors of on 3 July ahead of a proposed CVA.Insolvency practitioner Leonard Curtis has recommended that unsecured creditors are returned 36.12p in the pound as part of a CVA that has the ...
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MT ArticleFreightroute joins HazChem Network in north-east
Freightroute has commenced deliveries in the north-east of England today (29 June) after joining the HazChem Network.The Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire-based haulier, which also has a depot in Coundon, County Durham, will manage deliveries and collections of ADR pallets and parcels in postcode areas NE 3 ,5 ,12 ,13 ,15 ,18-20 ,22-30 ...
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MT ArticleTNT buys Ivecos following demonstrator trial
TNT has added 20 new Iveco Stralis tractor units to its fleet, following a six month trial with a demonstrator vehicle, covering 80,000km. The 4x2 units, supplied by Sherwood Truck and Van, will operate with dry freight box trailers decked out in the company’s orange livery, carrying freight and parcels ...