Operator news – Page 305
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership puts 38 dual-fuel Dafs on the road
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has had 38 of its Daf CFs converted into dual-fuel units, running on a mixture of diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG).The vehicles have been converted by Prins Autogas and will be used to deliver to John Lewis and Waitrose branches across the country.They each have ...
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MT ArticleSolstor unveils charity Merc with help of Warwick Davies
Star of Harry Potter, Return of the Jedi and the Spamalot musical Warwick Davies was on hand to unveil Solstor’s first Euro-6 Mercedes-Benz Actros – better known as The Pink Lady. The truck and trailer’s pink livery, differing from Solstor’s regular blue, is in support of breast cancer charity the ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint snaps up CYC Logistics
CitySprint has snapped up London delivery firm CYC Logistics as part of its ongoing expansion strategy.The deal increases the same-day courier firm’s depot network to 40 and gives it a total courier workforce of nearly 3,000.All operations and staff will transfer over from CYC on 28 November, with integration into ...
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MT ArticleTNT orders Cartwright trailers designed for minimal damage
TNT UK has placed an order for 192 aerodynamic box trailers with Cartwright.The trailers feature the Cheetah Fastback aerodynamic sloping roof, an aerodynamic aerofoil, and modular side skirts that allow repairs to be done quickly to minimise vehicle downtime.The two parties have worked together to adjust the trailers’ front and ...
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Ocado signs up to driver profiling research
The man leading a new study investigating the relationship between a driver’s personality and their behaviour behind the wheel in order to identify those most at risk to driving incidents, is calling on operators to get involved.Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) said its ‘Driver Safe 2015’ research involved profiling fleet drivers ...
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MT ArticlePalletways launches its new vision
Palletways has launched a new business strategy that it claims will allow it to “dominate the pallet sector for years to come”, seeing its 100-plus UK haulier membership enter a new phase of sustainable growth.At a launch event this week, the pallet network revealed Vision 20:20 would be underpinned by ...
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MT ArticleRico Logistics hungry for more growth following integration of DHL UK's Same-Day operation
Rico Logistics has told MotorTransport.co.uk that further acquisitions are on the cards, after its integration of the DHL Express Same-Day courier business it bought last November.The DHL deal marked the first-ever acquisition for field service logistics specialist Rico, and catapulted company turnover from around £50m to £85m.Keith Whitehead, head of ...
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Morrisons extends home deliveries into the North West
Morrisons has extended the reach of its home delivery service to more areas in the North West, including Blackpool, Preston and Wirral.The expansion follows the opening of a new DC at the Knowsley industrial park in Liverpool, which is operated by Ocado. The two parties signed a 25-year deal for ...
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MT ArticleBuchanan hopes to transform Pall-Ex into 'undisputed market leader' following reshuffle
New Pall-Ex Group MD Kevin Buchanan has said he wishes to transform the business into the “undisputed market leader” within three years by refocusing its efforts on developing the business in the UK and Europe. The former Palletline MD will join the business on Monday as part of a management ...
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Norbert Dentressangle first 3PL to achieve SfL's Driver CPC Standard of Excellence
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has become the first third party logistics provider to be accredited with the Skills for Logistics (SfL) Standard of Excellence, recognising the quality of the company’s Driver CPC training.SfL recently launched the Standard of Excellence following consultation with key logistics employers. They identified five key metrics based ...
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Fowler Welch half-year finances remain steady
Fowler Welch has reported a broadly static half-yearly revenue for the period ended 30 September, achieving £78.1m (2013:£78.2m), with its operating margin also holding firm at 2.7% (2013:2.7%).The company said overall operating profit fell 11% to £1.6m (2013: £1.8m) as a result of expected start-up losses at a new joint ...
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Royal Mail warns threat from Amazon logistics network could stifle growth
Royal Mail has warned for a second time that competition from other carriers, this time Amazon’s own delivery network, will damage its growth prospects.In its half-year results, the company estimated that its total number of parcel deliveries in the UK should increase by 4% a year in the medium term, ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track bolsters network with new members
Pallet-Track will increase its number of members to 80, after recruiting five new hauliers into its pallet network. The network, which celebrated 10 years in business this year, will welcome long-term Pall-Ex member Massey Wilcox into the fold to cover the BA and DT postcodes next September.Leyton, London-based LT Baldwin ...
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UK Mail parcel volumes hit by weak retail market
UK Mail expects volume growth in its parcels division to slow down in the second half of this year as it continues to feel the effects of a weakened retail market and poor volumes in the second quarter.Turnover in its parcels division increased 3.4% to £109.4m (2013: £105.8m) in the ...
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UK Mail Group writes down the value of its pallet network
UK Mail Group has written down the value of its struggling UK Pallets business, revealing a £7.3m impairment charge relating to goodwill dating from its purchase in 2003.The group took action after revealing that in the six months ended 30 September 2014, turnover at the pallet network fell 1.1% to ...
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MT ArticleJohn G Russell benefits as customer business booms
Scottish multimodal operator John G Russell has said it is attracting new customers via its UK-wide road and rail network, and that it will continue to benefit from an increased workload as a result.Having now shed its sister chest-freezer manufacturing unit, John G Russell (Transport) saw a 9.3% increase in ...
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Former Palletline boss Kevin Buchanan to join rival Pall-Ex
Kevin Buchanan is expected to be revealed as group MD of Pall-Ex imminently, marking a sensational return for the man that quit the top job at rival Palletline in August.Buchanan was a shock departure from Palletline this summer having helmed the pallet network since 2007, a period that saw it ...
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MT ArticleVeolia invests £1m in cyclist safety measures
Recycling and waste company Veolia has begun fitting out its entire refuse management fleet with the TurnAlarm cyclist safety system from Vision Techniques.The system, being provided under a £1m contract, provides cyclists with audio and visual warnings along the nearside of trucks turning left. It will be fitted to Veolia’s ...
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Green Group on track for growth following integration of Seafield Worksop
The Green Group has successfully integrated into its business the Worksop warehousing division of collapsed Seafield Logistics that it acquired from administrators in July.Company founder Pete Osborne told MT the integration had “gone great”. However, he warned that the warehousing sector remained notoriously competitive, particularly in the company’s South Yorkshire ...
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Tuffnells Parcels Express acquired by Connect Group for £113m
Tuffnells Parcels Express has been acquired by newspaper and magazine distributor Connect Group for £113.4m.The MT Top 100 company has been purchased by Connect Group as part of the latter’s diversification strategy. Connect plans to generate half of its profit from operations outside the magazine and newspaper wholesaling business and ...