Operator news – Page 294
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MT ArticleClancy Plant Hire spends £1.5m on new Iveco rigids
Clancy Plant Hire has spent £1.5m on 24 new Iveco Trakker rigids.The new vehicles include 14 replacements for older vehicles on the fleet, and nine additional trucks. Deliveries from Iveco dealer Northern Commercials will commence in August, with all the new trucks expected to be on the road by the ...
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XPO Logistics raises more than £2bn for Norbert takeover and further acquisitions
XPO Logistics has begun raising $3.26bn (£2.1bn) to finance its takeover of Norbert Dentressangle and for other, as yet unspecified acquisitions. The US firm, which last month indicated that its €3.2bn (£2.3bn) acquisition of the French transport and logistics giant could be just the first in a series of takeovers ...
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Wincanton takes action to improve Pullman profitability
Wincanton has put in place a turnaround plan for its Pullman Fleet Services business after the segment delivered an “underwhelming” performance in its most recent financial year.The company intends to put in place a new management team and a profit improvement strategy for the vehicle maintenance and repair business (pictured ...
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MT ArticleAcumen Automotive Logistics adds four Auriga Deluxe trailers to fleet
Acumen Automotive Logistics has bought four new Rolfo Auriga Deluxe enclosed semi-trailers as part of its strategy to refresh its entire 15-strong enclosed transporter fleet.The UK-based finished vehicle transporter first announced its fleet replacement strategy last December after its acquisition of Stobart Group’s enclosed transport subsidiary Enable.Acumen said the new ...
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DX Group proposes land acquisition for new hub
DX Group has purchased 44 acres of land in the West Midlands as part of plans for a £35m new hub. DX estimates the facility will be ready in two to three years, when it will replace its current site at Willenhall, about three and a half miles down the ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex appoints new group sales and marketing director
Pall-Ex has appointed Chris Bowden as group sales and marketing director, following a series of new member appointments in the wake of the closure of UK Pallets.A former DX Group board member, Bowden (pictured) has more than 24 years of industry experience, which Pall-Ex believes he will employ to build ...
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Expect Distribution shuts two-man delivery operation
Bradford-based logistics firm Expect Distribution has closed its two-man e-retail delivery operation, following a number of “operational challenges”.The service, which it established in 2012 to handle large and bulky items, was shut down last week with the loss of 12 jobs, MD Neil Rushworth confirmed. Sixteen other staff employed by ...
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Tuffnells appoints new MD
Tuffnells Parcel Express has appointed Chris Ward as MD, effective 29 June. Ward joins the company from the role of chief operating officer (business transformation) at B&Q, where he was responsible for operations across the retailer’s supply chain, logistics, IT and property sectors.The group’s chief executive Lloyd Dunn will step ...
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MT ArticleCS Ellis sees dip in annual turnover after fall in customer demand
CS EllisCS Ellis (Holdings) has reported a dip in turnover, after several key customers implemented cost-cutting measures and scaled back their warehousing requirements.However, the operator said the decrease had been largely mitigated by winning new work, as well as growth in its core transport business.Turnover for the year ended 30 ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Worldwide officially opens new Dartford HQ and logistics hub
Europa Worldwide has officially moved its Erith operation into a £30m HQ and logistics hub at Prologis Park in Dartford, Kent.The 290,000ft² facility is the company’s biggest single investment to date. It features more than 204,000ft² of warehousing and logistics space shared between its storage and European transit operations.It comprises ...
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Sainsbury's "almost back to capacity" following DC fire
Sainsbury’s has said its supply chain in the capital is almost fully operational again, after a fire at its Charlton DC last week. A spokesman for Sainsbury’s told MT that the fire, which damaged six trucks and a part of the centre itself, did have“some impact” on deliveries to stores ...
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MT ArticleInternational myHermes service aims to support SMEs
The consumer delivery subsidiary of Hermes, myHermes, has launched a new international parcel delivery service which aims to support SMEs.The new service will ship parcels to 190 countries including Australia, China and the USA, at prices myHermes said will rival those of its competitors. Sending an individual parcel to Australia ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics puts Daf CF Silent to work on urban deliveries for British Salt
Abbey Logistics has taken delivery of the UK’s first Daf CF Silent to work on its British Salt contract making early morning and evening deliveries into the capital.Featuring Daf’s Silent Mode technology, the urban tractor and Felbinder command-steer tanker combination is said to provide a high degree of manoeuvrability in ...
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Maxi Haulage continues growth spurt
Maxi Haulage saw an increase in turnover in the financial year ending 30 September 2014, continuing its growth streak of recent years. The Irvine-based haulage company, a subsidiary of parent group Maxi Caledonian, saw its turnover increase 10%, from £47m in 2013 to £52m.The company’s pre-tax profit for the year ...
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UK Mail profit stumbles while major investment in infrastructure continues
UK Mail’s continued investment in its infrastructure, including the move from its Birmingham HQ to a new fully automated Ryton hub, resulted in a dip in pre-tax profit in the year ended 31 March 2015.In its latest results, the business saw group revenue climb 0.8% to £485.1m (2014: £481.4m), while ...
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MT ArticleTurnover rises but profit falls at HW Coates
Leicester-based packaged chemicals logistics provider HW Coates Holdings has declared another rise in turnover for its last financial year but a significant decline in profits. In the year to 31 December, the group – which includes haulage and warehousing firm HW Coates, a majority stake in The Hazchem Network, and ...
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MT ArticleMarks & Spencer's network restructure starting to pay off
Marks & Spencer shaved 8.3% off its distribution costs last year. In its latest results, for the year ended 28 March 2015, the retail giant spent £408.7m on its distribution activities, down from £445.5m the previous year.Savings were attributed to a combination of new contractual terms with long-term food logistics ...
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Continuing turnaround sees Pickfords profit surge
Removals firm Pickfords raised its profit before tax by 141% in the year to 30 September 2014, its latest annual accounts have shown. The firm, which carried out a pre-pack administration back in November 2012 reported profit before tax for the latest financial year of £3.87m (2013: £1.6m); while turnover ...
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Royal Mail warns on overcapacity in parcels market
Royal Mail Group has warned of overcapacity in the parcel market, which is leading to downward pressure on pricing, despite it handling over one billion items in a financial year for the first time.Parcel volumes at Royal Mail Group rose 3% year-on-year to 1.01 billion items for the year-ending 29 ...
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MT ArticleIndependant Glass and Ryder celebrate anniversary with new Dafs
A glass manufacturer is celebrating 25 years of business with vehicle rental company Ryder Scotland by taking delivery of two new trucks. Independent Glass, which has three Glasgow depots and one in Mansfield, has marked the occasion by taking on two new Daf XF460s featuring Space Cabs. They join a ...