Operator news – Page 314
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Gregory Distribution adds M&D Transport
Gregory Distribution, which last year snapped up Interoute Transport Services, has purchased Devon-based refrigerated haulage business M&D Transport.Angela Butler, Gregory Distribution finance director said: “We have enjoyed a long-standing working relationship with M&D and the purchase of the business will complement our existing refrigerated transport operations and create new opportunities ...
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MT ArticleHW Coates plays down 20% rise in profit
HW CoatesPackaged chemicals logistics specialist HW Coates Holdings has played down a near 20% rise in pre-tax profit last year, describing it as “satisfactory”.The Leicester-based firm saw turnover increase by 10% in the year to 31 December to £37.8m (2012: £34.3m); pre-tax profit rose from £8.1m to £9.7m – up ...
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Ceva appoints contract logistics chief operating officer
Ceva Logistics has appointed Brett Bissell as chief operating officer for its contract logistics division.In his new role, Bissell will be responsible for leading strategy processes, KPIs, growing Ceva’s worldwide contract logistics business.He joined Ceva in 2011 as executive vice president for Latin America and helped transform the business in ...
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APC to add 45 double-deck trailers to trunking fleet
APC Overnight is to add 45 new Cartwright double-deck trailers to its trunking fleet as it continues to expand its business.The network said the order for the curtain-sided moving floor trailers represented the biggest investment in its trunking fleet to date and forms part of a series of “strategic investments”. ...
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GeoPost seeks Cardiff depot plans approval
DPD and Interlink Express parent GeoPost UK has submitted plans to develop a 60,000ft² depot in Cardiff, which will be an addition to its growing network.The plans submitted to Cardiff City Council for approval include a 50,742ft² warehouse for parcel sortation and a customer collection facility.The parcel firm also wants ...
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Unite considers next steps as UPS talks unsuccessful
Unite says it is currently considering its course of action after talks with UPS earlier this week were unsuccessful.A spokesman for the union said the two parties made “no progress” in talks on Monday (30 June), and it is currently considering its next steps. A spokeswoman for UPS declined to ...
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MT ArticleLloyd Fraser in "strong position" as turnover and profit rise
Lloyd Fraser said it was in a strong financial position with healthy cash reserves after reporting a 3.4% increase in turnover last year.The logistics group, which specialises in fashion transport, bulk liquids and FMCGs, also increased its pre-tax profit by 3.6% to almost £1.3m in the year ending 31 August ...
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Saints Transport satisfied with continued improvement
Airfreight specialist Saints Transport saw both turnover and profit rise in 2013, despite what it described as a “challenging year” for its sector.For the year-ending 31 December 2013 turnover rose 2.4% to £24.9m at the Heathrow-based firm, from £24.3m in the previous year, while pre-tax profit rose to £577,495, from ...
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MT ArticleMorrisons orders 37 longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams
Morrisons has ordered a batch of 37 longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams. The supermarket’s latest boxes are being fitted with 27-degree BPW self-tracking axles that allow them to meet turning circle requirements.It has also opted for multi-temperature refrigeration - Carrier Vector 1950s with dual-discharge slim line evaporators.Previously, it has ...
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MT ArticleDFDS Logistics buys Quayside Distribution
DFDSMultimodal logistics firm DFDS Logistics has acquired Grimsby-based Quayside Distribution for an undisclosed sum. The company acquired the business, assets and share capital of Quayside, which delivers fresh and frozen food for suppliers across the UK, on Tuesday 1 July.DFDS has also acquired the operator’s two temperature-controlled warehouses in Grimsby, ...
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MT ArticleYusen Logistics fined £11,000 after agency worker's fall
Yusen Logistics (UK) has been fined £11,000 after an agency worker fell from a loading ramp at the firm’s site on the Isle of Grain in Kent.In a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution, Medway Magistrates Court was told that that the warehouse operative, 49, from Sittingbourne, suffered a broken ...
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Ocado reveals third DC location
Ocado has revealed that it has selected Andover, Hampshire, as the location for its third DC, as it looks to increase capacity nationwide.Subject to planning permission, the grocery delivery firm hopes to begin building a DC in Andover, which will have the capacity to process 65,000 orders per week, in ...
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MT ArticleFishers Services renews fleet with Ryder
Laundry-company Fishers Services has taken delivery of 25 Euro-5 Mercedes-Benz Axor trucks under derogation via Ryder.The Axors are fitted with tail lifts and 27ft box bodies. They come after Fishers took 24 Daf trucks and Mercedes vans from Ryder late last year. All are replacements for the operator’s 87-strong fleet.Michael ...
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MT ArticleAldi plans Cardiff RDC
AldiDiscount supermarket Aldi wants to develop a 490,000ft² regional DC in Cardiff in response to new operational requirements.The firm has applied to Cardiff City Council for permission to build the RDC at the Capital Business Park, which it hopes will serve between 110 and 130 supermarkets within the group.The documents ...
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Yodel sub-contractor fined over illegal worker
A courier company supplying staff to Yodel has been fined £4,000 for employing an illegal worker, following a raid on Yodel’s Mitcham depot in May last year. During the raid by some 40 immigration officials at the firm’s Ellis Road site, 10 men were arrested. Two were subsequently released after ...
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Redhead International moves into Tamworth depot
Redhead International has moved from its Burton-on-Trent depot to a larger facility in nearby Tamworth.The new facility provides almost 5,000 sq ft of additional warehousing space compared with Burton, which has been its home for six years.Last July Redhead International opened a depot in Northern Ireland’s Mallusk and currently operates ...
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Fowler Welch points to bright future after profit dips
Unexpected behaviour by supermarket customers, alongside the closure of its operating base in the Europe, led to a fall in turnover and pre-tax profit at Fowler Welch.For the year-ending 31 March 2014 turnover at Fowler Welch, a division of Dart Group, dipped to £153.2m, from £155.2m in the previous year. ...
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MT ArticleHoyer Group hits new high but UK division profit down
HoyerHoyer Group has hailed its “highest turnover in its history” but conceeded challenges remain for its UK division.Ascribing the group's success to a solid strategy, balanced portfolio and commitment to traditional family values, its UK Petrolog division had a tougher time than the group due to the "general economic ...
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UPS and Unite prepare for London-wide strike ballot
Unite plans to ballot four UPS depots across London for industrial action, extending the dispute that began at the parcel firm’s Camden depot last year.It will ballot members in Croydon, Feltham, Dartford and Barking.Unite has also accused UPS of “victimising” two union reps at Camden- one of which has been ...
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Five more Sainsbury's sites to be balloted
Union Unite is set to ballot five other Sainsbury’s DCs for industrial action next week, following a strike that took place on Friday 20 June.A spokesman for Unite said that no further industrial action is currently planned at the supermarket’s Haydock, Merseyside DC, nor has it seen any movement from ...