Operator news – Page 48
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MT ArticleCollett & Sons makes light work of wind turbine delivery using “game-changing” trailers
Halifax heavy haulage specialist Collett & Sons has delivered 90 wind turbine components, including nine record-breaking 80-metre long blades to Cushaling Wind Farm in Ireland, using its “game-changing” blade adapter trailers.
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MT ArticlePallet-Track accelerates carbon neutral journey
Pallet-Track has become a Carbon Certified Business as part of its strategy to become carbon neutral.
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MT ArticleEuropa Wordwide remains upbeat despite five-fold profit plunge in 2023
Europa Worldwide Group saw profit plunge from £15m to £3m in 2023, as tough market conditions, the loss of a PPE contract and a major investment programme took their toll, but the company is predicting a return to around £15m in profit in 2025.
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MT ArticleBullet Express targets acquisitions and new markets in drive for growth
One year after its management buy-out, Glasgow-based haulier Bullet Express is on a growth drive with plans to acquire other companies and expand into new markets.
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MT ArticleAF Blakemore sees CO2 and transport costs plummet in trial of route planning tech
A pilot programme involving haulier AF Blakemore and tech firm Digital Catapult, which used cutting edge route planning technology, has succeeded in slashing CO2 emissions by up to 30% and reducing transport costs by almost 40%.
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MT ArticleWhistl expands operations with South Tyneside move
Logistics and e-fulfilment provider Whistl has secured two properties in South Tyneside to support its growing operations.
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MT ArticleDX Group kicks off acquisition drive with purchase of Northern Ireland delivery firm Express Freight
Delivery specialist DX Group has purchased Northern Ireland family firm Express Freight for an undisclosed sum, as part of the group’s wider acquisition drive.
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MT ArticleDerry Bros adds automation to its digital platform
Customs clearance firm Derry Bros has introduced intelligent automation to its platform Digicom in order to help streamline compliance with safety and security regulations.
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MT ArticleConcrete plans for Volumech as it announces new general manager
Volumetric mixer firm Volumech has appointed Steve Cartwright as its new general manager, following the six-year tenure of Brandon Hess.
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MT ArticleStruggling waste haulier sold to director’s son
Hampshire haulier PL Transport Logistics has been sold to its sole director’s son for £360,000 after it collapsed into administration.
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MT ArticleJarrolds’ move into transport gives customers end-to-end service
Norfolk’s Jarrolds Logistics is celebrating a year with The APC network after it acquired RDM Distribution in November 2023.
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MT ArticleCartwright Bros site sold for seven figure sum
A former industrial unit that belonged to Cartwright Bros (Haulage) has been sold for its asking price of £3.3m following a bidding process.
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MT ArticleElectric Freightway trial battles bureaucratic obstacles to installing charging stations
Electric Freightway, one of four consortia taking part in a government-funded five year trial of net zero trucks, has revealed that despite launching around 18 electric trucks onto UK roads in the first year of the trial, with another 70 on order, it has yet to install any charging stations, ...
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MT ArticlePeak season UK parcel deliveries set to be highest in Europe this year
Parcel carriers will collectively distribute 1.29bn shipments across the UK between October and December 2024, 10.9% more than in the same period in 2023 and the highest volume in Europe, according to a study by FedEx.
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MT ArticleEvri targets one billion parcels a year by 2030 after record results
Evri has unveiled an ambitious target to become a billion parcels a year business within five years, after achieving record parcel volumes in 2023/24.
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MT ArticleUnipart Logistics appoints Mike Bristow as UK MD
Former DHL director Mike Bristow has joined Unipart Logistics as its new UK managing director.
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MT ArticlePW Gates lands on Mars with acquisition of North Wales haulier
Hertfordshire family-run haulier PW Gates has completed the acquisition of 100-year old North Wales logistics firm Mars-Jones, in a move aimed at driving growth in both companies.
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MT ArticleHat trick of BRCGS top marks for JS Davidson
JS Davidson has secured an AA BRCGS grade in storage and distribution for the third year running.
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MT ArticleSamworth Brothers fined more than £1m for workplace vehicle death
Samworth Brothers has been fined £1.28m after one of its employees was crushed to death by a reversing lorry at a Ginsters factory.
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MT ArticleEuropa Road takes steps to cut emissions
Europa Road said its Benelux team was demonstrating its commitment to environmental sustainability and introducing a range of measures to cut its carbon footprint.