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MT ArticleWhistl looks to expand logistics network
Whistl’s logistics division plans to increase the size of its network during the next two years, with plans to move into more “affluent” logistics areas.Logistics division director Dean Hulse told Motortransport.co.uk that its depot network is likely to double in size in 2015/16. It currently operates seven distribution hubs ...
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Construction revival helps ET Holdings see more profit
A revival in activity within the construction sector helped ET Holdings more than treble profit before tax in the year to the end of March 2014, from £192,000 to just under £760,000. Turnover in the group, which includes hauliers Evans Transport and Seymour Transport as well as commercial vehicle workshop ...
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MT ArticleWoodside turnover rises nearly 10%
County Antrim-based vehicle operator Woodside Haulage (Holdings) managed to boost turnover by nearly 10% in the year to the end of March 2014, its latest accounts have shown. Turnover rose 9.6% to £51.36m in the period (2013: £46.84m) while profit before tax was up 4.2% to just under £1m (2013: ...
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TNT appoints turnaround specialist Marianne Culver as UK MD
TNT UK has revealed business transformation specialist Marianne Culver as its new MD, replacing Alistair Cochrane who has left the business.Cochrane (pictured below) left TNT in October last year after nearly three decades in various positions at the company, including senior management roles in the UK and Australia. He took ...
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C Butt back in profit despite turnover fall
C Butt has made its largest pre-tax profit in five years, and is back in the black for the first time in three years.The Northamptonshire operator has had an eventful few years. It spent just six months as a Pall-Ex member in 2012/13 before withdrawing, citing lower than expected volumes.It ...
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MT ArticleKuehne + Nagel switches to new Iveco fleet for customer Spirit Pub Company
Kuehne + Nagel is to replace food service customer Spirit Pub Company’s entire fleet with 56 new Iveco trucks as part of an open book contract.The order includes 39 Stralis Hi-Street 26-tonne rigids, 14 Stralis Hi-Street 18-tonne rigids, and three Stralis Hi-Way 6x2 tractor units.All rigid vehicles are being fitted ...
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Palletline 750kg pallet weight restriction welcomed
Palletline has confirmed it will introduce a new pallet weight restriction of 750kg for tail-lift deliveries later this year, with the aim of boosting safety for its members’ drivers. The change from 1,000kg, which the network said had the backing of “an overwhelming majority” of its haulier membership, will come ...
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MT ArticleThree MANs for Tyneside Express Transport
Tyneside Express Transport has put three MAN TGX 440hp 6x2 tractors on the road, all with XXL sleeper cabs.They have been purchased outright from MAN Truck & Bus Gateshead to replace three older vehicles and put into operation in the general haulage business to pull both curtainsided and flatbed trailers.Darren ...
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City Link devised turnaround plan before its administration
City Link’s management had laid out plans to pull out of the B2C market and refocus the courier’s efforts on attracting higher-margin business shortly before its collapse, it has emerged.A report published by administrator Ernst & Young (EY) also revealed that the troubled parcels carrier saw a net loss after ...
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MT ArticleWhistl sees £8.1m loss in 2013
Whistl UK posted a loss in the year it begin a nationwide roll-out of its own final mile delivery network.Its annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013 show that the company recorded a £8.1m pre-tax loss, compared to a pre-tax profit of £5.7m the previous year.Whistl declined to ...
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Whistl heads into contract logistics with Jiffy win
Whistl has branched out into contract logistics and has signed a three-year deal with the Jiffy Packaging Company.Whistl, formerly TNT Post, will manage the onsite transport activities at Jiffy’s Winsford, Cheshire manufacturing site through its logistics division.It will also deliver items such as bubble film, bubble lined mailers, padded bags ...
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MT ArticleDX puts Fiat Ducato Maxi conversions into operation
DX Group has ordered four specially designed 5-tonne GVW vehicles with chassis conversions and lightweight bodies.The cab is a Fiat Ducato Maxi with a 3 litre engine. The chassis was supplied and fitted by Al-Ko Kober in Warwickshire and the body supplied by Leicester-based Doyles Commercial Vehicle Bodybuilding. Each have ...
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TNT Express misses turnover and profit expectations
TNT Express said it does not expect to see the full benefit of its profit improvement strategy until 2018-19, as it admits it did not acheive the turnover and profitability it expected in 2014.It anticipates that adverse trading conditions in Western Europe will continue and believes that 2015 will be ...
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Contract review hits DX Group turnover
DX Group saw turnover slip during the first half of its financial year as it continued with its strategy of ending commercially unattractive contracts that were inherited with its acquisition of the former Nightfreight business.Its half-year results covering the period to 31 December 2014 revealed a drop in turnover to ...
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MT ArticleA strong set of results for Lancashire's Fagan & Whalley
Fagan & Whalley revealed strong growth in both group turnover and profit in its latest financial results, including a healthy contribution from its joint venture with Farrall’s Transport.The Lancashire operator posted a group turnover (minus joint venture revenue) for the year ended April 2014 of £22.3m, up 13.5% on the ...
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MT ArticleND rolls out the red carpet for flooring supplier
Shown here is one of five new MAN TGS 6x2s that have joined the fleet of 3PL Norbert Dentressangle to service its contract with Forbo Flooring Systems. All are equipped with a roof-suspended load restraint system, internal bars to allow product to be stored vertically, and Hiab Moffett truck-mounted forklifts ...
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MT ArticleFDC (Holdings) expands into multi-million-pound Walton Summit site
Lancashire operator FDC (Holdings) has expanded into a new DC near Preston.FDC, which specialises in palletised distribution, storage and fulfilment, has acquired Unit 330 at Walton Summit Centre for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.As well as serving as a second warehouse and DC, the company also plans to turn the site ...
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MT ArticleEvans renews Bandvulc tyre contract
Evans Transport, a north Devon-based family firm with over 350 vehicles, based in NorthDevon has renewed its tyre supply and management contract with Bandvulc.MD Nigel Evans said: "We’ve been using Bandvulc for a number of years now and, having trialled other brands extensively, we find their overall package to be ...
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Ocado sets its sights on more delivery spokes
Ocado plans to add more delivery spokes to its network this year to meet increasing demand for its own grocery operation, as well as that of online delivery partner Morrisons.Following the news that it is to develop a fourth hub, in south-east London, Ocado said it has acquired additional sites ...
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Profit falls by a third at Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport)
Pre-tax profit fell by a third last year at MT Top 100 company Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport), despite a 2% increase in turnover.Its annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014 revealed a 35.4% drop in pre-tax profit to £944,007 (2013: £1.4m). Turnover increased to £37.9m, up 2% ...