All Operator news articles – Page 100
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Kinaxia choses Nulogy to help future-proof contract packing business
Kinaxia Logistics is working with cloud-based supply chain software solutions provider Nulogy to future- proof its contract packing business Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment.Nulogy's brief is to provide contract packing software which enhances the efficiency and scalability of Kinaxia's co-packing business, which was formerly known as AKW Global Warehousing.Kinaxia Loghistics expanded ...
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Latvian haulier Kreiss targets UK with acquisition of C Neil Dowson
Latvian transport and logistics giant Kreiss has acquired Humber haulier C Neil Dowson as part of wider plans to expand into the UK market.C Neil Dowson, which was founded in 1990 by Neil and Julie Dowson, provides haulage services throughout the UK from its headquarters near Immingham Docks.The family firm ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL workers stage protest at Logistics UK showpiece awards
Employees of ArrowXL protested outside Logistics UK’s annual awards ceremony in London last night in an ongoing row over pay.The members of the Unite union held up a banner saying: ‘ArrowXL Time to Deliver Fair Pay’ outside the Park Plaza Hotel on Westminster Bridge Road.Around 350 members of the union ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall promotes head of transport to director
Reed Boardall has promoted its head of transport operations, Norman Hartley, to transport operations director.Hartley joined the business in 2006 and progressed through various positions including operations shift manager and planning manager.As transport operations director, he will be responsible for reviewing and developing processes to drive efficiency and achieve organisational ...
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MT ArticleWincanton's Cygnia wins Huda ecommerce fulfilment contract
Wincanton has won a contract with Huda Beauty to provide its ecommerce direct-to-consumer service.The three-year contract with the beauty brand will see Wincanton’s specialist efulfilment business Cygnia Logistics bring Huda’s eCommerce delivery operation to the UK for the first time.The supply chain will be based out of Cygnia’s 211,000sq ft ...
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MT ArticlePegasus flies in to strengthen Fortec in Scotland
Pall-Ex member Pegasus Express has now joined sister network Fortec in a move it hoped would maximise vehicle deliveries from the Midlands to Scotland.The Scottish transport firm has been a member of Pall-Ex since 2011 and it said joining a second network meant it could expand its northern UK haulage ...
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Rising costs partly due to IR35 led to Corporate Solutions collapse
Collapsed haulage firm Corporate Solutions (Logistics) was running at an almost £700,000 pre-tax loss six months before it entered administration, according to insolvency experts.The Solihull-based firm closed in October after suffering increasing fuel and driver costs, with the implementation of IR35 rules compounding its problems according to administrators FRP.In a ...
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MT ArticleLincolnshire haulier celebrates 135th anniversary with 400th truck
J Bradshaw and Sons in Lincolnshire is celebrating 135 years in business by taking delivery of its 400th vehicle: a New Generation DAF XF.The delivery by Ford & Slater took place at a special event at the transport firm's Sturton by Stow depot attended by local MP Sir Edward Leigh.Bradshaw ...
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MT ArticleCo-op food delivery robots roll into Leeds
Co-op’s bid to provide sustainable methods of delivery using autonomous robots has reached Leeds, with 20,000 residents able to make use of the novel service.Following a roll-out in Bedford earlier this year, the food store group has once again teamed up with Starship Technologies, as well as Leeds City Council, ...
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HGV driver steals thousands of pounds of red diesel from Turners (Soham) to heat family home
An agency lorry driver who stole thousands of pounds in red diesel to heat his family home while working for haulage firm Turners (Soham) has been sentenced to a 26-week suspended prison term.Carlisle Magistrates’ Court heard that Jason Randall, a 47-year-old lorry driver from New Zealand, had regularly siphoned off ...
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MT ArticleShortage of vehicle engineers and technicians the new recruitment challenge, warns F&W
Rising competition for vehicle engineers and technicians is the new recruitment challenge for the haulage industry, Fagan & Whalley (F&W) warned this week.Speaking to MT following the publication of its latest annual results, Sam Fagan, the family firm’s business and strategy director, said a shortage of skilled vehicle engineers and ...
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Ital Logistics sees management buy out
Manchester-based freight forwarder and ADR transport specialist Ital Logistics has undergone a management buyout.The deal sees the management team buy a 75% shareholding in the business for an undisclosed sum.The sale to Ital Holdings Management sees the transfer of a 75% stake in Ital Holdings (UK), which consists of both ...
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DSV nets logistics deal with Gymshark
DSV has signed a logistics and transport partnership deal with sportswear firm Gymshark to provide international multimodal transport solutions for the retailer's fitness wear, apparel and accessories. Under the partnership DSV will help Gymshark meet growing international sales and complex supply chain requirements, as well as play a key role ...
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MT ArticleCreditors of collapsed events haulier to receive payout
The administrator of a Herts-based TV and film transport company said creditors would now receive some of their money back after it was able to sell off plant and machinery for more money than expected.Mentmore Investments entered administration in April this year and part of the business, Green Clover, provided ...
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MT ArticleRecord breaker - Moody Logistics apprentice fast tracks to Class 1 HGV licence
A driver apprentice at Moody Logistics in Cramlington has set a record by gaining his Class 1 HGV licence in just three months.Steven Cartwright (pictured) joined Moody Logistics in-house apprenticeship programme in August and progressed so well he passed his test at the first attempt.However, the 28-year-old was possibly able ...
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MT ArticleXPO reaches 2022 driver milestone with 1,000th recruit
XPO has hit its target of hiring 1,000 HGV drivers in 2022 as it seeks to reduce its reliance on subcontractors.The milestone was achieved earlier this month and since then, the logistics firm has continued to take on more new drivers in the UK and Ireland despite the industry-wide skills ...
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MT ArticleUPS sees pre-tax profit dip despite £1.2bn spike in turnover
The continual move by the public towards online shopping during 2021 helped UPS increase its turnover to £1.2bn, latest results showed.However, the 7% increase in revenues for the parcel delivery firm was not mirrored in its pre-tax profit, which instead reduced by 22.7% to £91.2m for the year ending 31 ...
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MT ArticleBiffa drivers offered inflation-busting pay rise as strikes loom
Biffa has offered its drivers in Wirral an “above-inflation” pay offer as it seeks to avoid strike action among union members.Around 200 workers on an outsourced refuse contract on Merseyside were due to commence industrial action on 5 December in a row over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were ...
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MT ArticleREL Haulage wins appeal against "unfair" public inquiry
A Peterborough haulage company that was refused its application to operate 50 lorries and 50 trailers has won its appeal after the upper tribunal ruled that the traffic commissioner had acted unfairly.REL Haulage will now have its licence application heard at a new public inquiry after the upper tribunal said ...
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MT ArticleRecycling operator fined £36,000 for eight waste offences
A Lincolnshire food recycling firm has been fined £36,000 for illegally spreading waste on three farmlands.Whites Recycling pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the breach of environmental permit conditions related to the spreading of waste near Doncaster and also on farmland in Lincolnshire.Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard that the company, which ...