Operator news – Page 315
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MT ArticleBedfords Group snaps up RPL Logistics
Bedfords buys RPL TransportBedfords Group has returned to the acquisition trail with the purchase of RPL Transport.The Yorkshire operator told Motortransport.co.uk it bought the £4.5m turnover Milton Keynes business because it wanted a base further south, in order to strengthen its offering and “solidify its capabilities as a UK wide ...
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MT ArticleFoley & Miles choses MAN for Crossrail work
Foley & MilesGrays, West Thurrock-based Foley & Miles has taken delivery of six new MAN TGX tractor units., which have been put into operation on the firm's Crossrail delivery work. The trucks were acquired through MAN Financial Services on a five-year funding package, and takes the operator's fleet to ...
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Muller Wiseman Dairies confirms Cornwall depot closure
Müller Wiseman Dairies has confirmed that it will close its Pensilva, Cornwall depot and transfer operations to its Bridgwater site.The decision was prompted by a change in customer requirements, mainly a movement away from individual store deliveries and delivering into RDCs instead.MD Carl Ravenhall said: “The whole team, together with ...
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MT ArticleCoca Cola Enterprises national fleet manager joins CVL
Former national fleet manager at Coca Cola Enterprises, Darren O’Donnell, has joined contract hire and fleet management firm CVL as commercial manager.O’Donnell, who was shortlisted for the Fleet Engineer of the Year award at the 2011 and 2012 Motor Transport Awards, has joined the Leeds-based firm’s senior management team.He will ...
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MT ArticleJames Kemball sees slide in profit
Felixstowe container haulier James Kemball saw its pre-tax profit decrease by more than half in the year ending 31 March 2014.Accounts filed at Companies House show that the firm made a £395,000 profit during the 12-month period, compared with £967,000 for the previous 15 months.Turnover appeared to better reflect the ...
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APC Overnight to recruit after turnover growth
APC Overnight is looking to recruit 140 additional staff at its Staffordshire hub this summer off the back of "significant growth" in turnover.It is looking to expand its workforce at its Cannock HQ by the end of September by creating permanent positions for warehouse operatives and forklift truck drivers.The company, ...
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Fortec joins the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme
The Fortec Distribution Network has become an associate member of the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors), TfL’s London-based accreditation scheme.Fortec said that while associate status recognised its commitment to sustainable distribution within the capital, it would be making use of the experiences gained via the scheme throughout its national network.Chris ...
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Simarco sees employee numbers rise
Essex-based haulier Simarco increased its workforce by a fifth last year, ahead of its aquistion of freight forwarder IFB in April.The increase brings the total number of staff employed directly by Simarco up to 130 having recruited employees at three of its five sites – Manchester, Barton and Witham – ...
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Fire destroys stock at ND-operated Asos warehouse
A fire that destroyed stock at Asos’s Norbert Dentressangle-operated DC in Barnsley is currently under investigation by police.The fire broke out on Friday evening (20 June) at the DC and forced the online retailer to stop taking orders until 2am this morning whilst the warehouse was cleaned up. It estimated ...
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Clipper opens Harlow shared-user DC
Clipper Logistics Group has opened a new shared-user DC in Essex, which it hopes will improve service for retail customers in London and the South East.Clipper will base 50 vehicles at the site, which is located at Pinnacles West in Harlow. It was chosen due to its proximity to ports ...
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Royal Mail calls for protection from TNT Post threat
Royal Mail has called for its regulator to protect it from last mile delivery competitors such as TNT Post, claiming that TNT’s expansion plans could cut £200m from its annual turnover.In a report to Ofcom, which is also currently investigating a complaint made by TNT Post about changes to Royal ...
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Sainsbury's Merseyside DC drivers to strike
Nearly 200 Sainsbury’s drivers at its Haydock, Merseyside DC plan to walk out tomorrow (Friday 20 June) in a dispute over changes to their pensions.Union Unite claims the strike will cause “substantial” disruption, as 197 drivers begin their shifts two hours later than usual.A further 1,700 drivers and warehouse staff ...
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Wincanton refinaces banking facility
Wincanton has successfully refinanced its main banking facility, securing a new five-year term through to June 2019.The operator, which revealed its pre-tax profit had more than doubled in its annual results earlier this month, said the refinancing comprises a new £170m facility with improved pricing for the group.Wincanton’s facility is ...
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TNT Post to offer track and trace for the first time
TNT Post is giving its customers the ability to monitor the status of their parcel and packet deliveries for the first time with the launch of a track and trace system.The new service, called P&P InSight, is aimed at small e-commerce businesses and mailing houses with e-commerce customers.It will allow ...
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Hermes to open Liverpool depot
Hermes has taken on a 47,000ft² depot near Liverpool, as part of its ongoing investment in its network and capacity.A spokeswoman for the parcel carrier confirmed that it would move into the depot, which is situated on the Trio Knowsley Industrial Park in Knowsley, near Liverpool, this year.Plans for the ...
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MT ArticleDBL becomes first operator to join Logistics Hub UK
DBL Logistics has become the first warehousing and distribution company to become a member of the Logistics Hub UK scheme. The Sheffield-based business has agreed to support the hub, which aims to establish the Sheffield city region as the north of England's leading multimodal logistics location.Logistics Hub UK is a ...
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MT ArticleLomas Distribution takes on collapsed Seafield's Winsford site
The MD of Buxton-based Lomas Distribution has expressed his delight after the company secured the Winsford warehousing business of collapsed firm Seafield Logistics saving jobs in the process.Following Abbey Logistics successful deal for much of the failed business’s bulk powder operations, Lomas Distribution secured Winsford and the palletised transport operation ...
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Europa Worldwide continues expansion plans
Europa Worldwide has made two significant steps towards its goal of becoming the number one groupage operator in the UK; opening a new site in Nottingham and delivering the first phase of its £1.7m IT investment.The international groupage and freight forwarding specialist has become one of the first tenants in ...
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Rates freeze contributes to profit drop at Arcese UK
Pre-tax profit at Arcese UK fell over 30% in the year to the end of December, accounts posted at Companies House have shown.Turnover at the Thurrock-based firm, which runs around 80 vehicles, rose almost 1.7% during 2013 to £24.07m (2012: £23.67m) but profits before tax fell to just under £259,000 ...
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Seafield Logistics in administration
MT Top 100 company Seafield Logistics has been placed into administration.In a statement Grant Thornton confirmed it had been appointed as the firm's administrator today (11 June), with David Riley, Les Ross and Joe McLean handling the process.“Immediately following the appointment, the bulk powder transport business was sold to ...