All Operator news articles – Page 113
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Stan Robinson Group remains upbeat in face of profit fall
Stan Robinson Group is reporting “another successful year”, despite revealing a near 40% drop in pre-tax profits in its latest annual results.The family-owned Staffordshire haulier specialises in nationwide haulage distribution as well as storage and holds operator licences for a total of 230 HGVs. It employs around 285 staff.Its recently ...
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Meachers to strengthen fleet after delivering better than expected profits
Meachers Global Logistics is set to invest £1.9m in new vehicles this year after seeing turnover and profit “exceed expectations” last year.Meachers Global Logistics, which has its headquarters in Southampton provides national and international freight and transport logistics services, including freight forwarding, supply chain management, UK warehousing, distribution, training, logistics ...
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MT ArticleFife Creamery boosts fleet with 30 FUSO Canters
Fife Creamery is in the process of adding 30 new Canter 7.5-tonners from Ciceley Commercials to its fleet, along with two 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros.Most of Fife Creamery’s 30 new FUSO Canters have been delivered and are already on the road, delivering chilled, frozen and speciality ambient products to a broad ...
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London haulier IEFS Logistics rebrands as Ketra (Linked Logistics)
Palletways haulier IEFS Logistics is finally rebranding as Ketra (Linked Logistics) after being delayed by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Barking-based firm is rebranding five years after being acquired by fellow Palletways member Ketra (Linked Logistics).Martyn Young, Ketra managing director, bought the business in 2017 when IEFS’s owner retired ...
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Royal Mail intensifies drive into parcels sector
Royal Mail is ramping up its transformation to a parcels-led business with the launch of two new large parcel conveyors which can handle parcels upto 30kg in weight.First off the chocks is a large parcel conveyor at Gatwick Mail Centre with plans to launch a second large parcels conveyor at ...
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Call for new Transport Secretary to take urgent action to help hauliers
RHA is calling on the new Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and her team at DfT to take urgent action to reduce the cost of fuel through tax relief by introducing a targeted essential user rebate for hauliers.This is the key demand at the top of a wishlist of actions RHA ...
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MT ArticleDrac Logistics acquires Caledonian Logistics to strengthen container operations
Staffordshire-based Drac Logistics has purchased Aberdeenshire haulage firm Caledonian Logistics for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition sees Stoke-headquartered Drac Logistics expand its footprint in Scotland, where it operates an office in Falkirk.The group, which employs 45 staff, will transfer the four staff based at its Falkirk office to the Caledonian Logistics ...
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MT ArticleFuel price volatility dents profit at John Hackling (Transport)
John Hackling Transport saw a fall in pre-tax profits last year, according to its latest financial results as fuel prices remained volatile.The third generation family business, which is based in Gloucestershire operates a fleet of 75 trucks and 85 trailers HGVs out of two bases, in Cheltenham and Swindon and ...
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MT ArticleBullet Express invites UKWA chief to open new facility at Westway Park in Renfrew
Bullet Express has officially launched a major new warehouse this week with the help of Clare Bottle (centre), chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA).The new facility, which is located at Westway Park in Renfrew, close to Glasgow Airport and the M8, has 67,000sq ft of storage, substantial eaves ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics CEO Steve Granite moves to executive chairman role
Steve Granite, MD, Abbey Road TanksSteve Granite has stepped down from his role as chief executive of Abbey Logistics Group to become executive chairman.In his new role Granite will split his time between the bulk food tanker firm Abbey Logistics and another non-logistics investment.David Patton, who became Abbey Logistics MD ...
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MT ArticleBeelsby Contractors hails efficiency of Fruehauf tippers at Immingham docks
Truck firm Beelsby Contractors has claimed its Fruehauf tippers are improving the efficiency of its work at Immingham docks.The Lincolnshire firm said its experience with some trailers was that they were unstable on uneven ground, but it has encountered no problems with Fruehauf tippers.It recently added two Stepframe Smoothsider tippers ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain toasts new deal with Kopparberg
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract to manage the warehouse, co-pack and transport business for brewers Kopparberg in the UK.DHL said it had created a system at its Manton Wood facility for the distribution work, including transferring 8,000 pallets from its previous provider to ensure go-live targets were ...
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MT ArticleWincanton revenues boosted by new business wins
Revenues at Wincanton for the six months to the end of September were up 8%, driven by continued volume and new business growth across all four business sectors, it said in a trading update.Excluding acquisitions, which included e-commerce and fulfilment specialist Cygnia Logistics, revenue increased by 6%.The logistics giant said ...
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MT ArticleEvri adds 168 Tiger trailers to fleet at new Barnsley hub
Evri is currently taking delivery of 168 articulated box vans from Tiger Trailers to support the opening of its largest delivery hub in Europe.Tiger worked closely with the former Hermes business to ensure the 4.6m high box van trailers were manufactured to bespoke specifications, as it gears up to sort ...
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MT ArticleRecycling Lives fits safety systems from Vision Techniques to fleet of electric skip loaders
Waste specialist Recycling Lives has fitted blind spot camera systems and alarms on its new all-electric skip transporter trucks in order to warn vulnerable road users.The Renault Trucks 19-tonne E-Tech DZEs have been fitted with Vision Techniques’ Turnaware and Turnalarm systems and telematics.The EVs are being used in daily operations, ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Worldwide profits and revenues soar
Europa Worldwide Group (EWG) said its profits had tripled to £10m last year and revenues had since risen to £316m in the 12 months to August 2022.It said that despite a “tough economic climate”, Europa had shown resilience in the way it had invested resources into developing solutions to deal ...
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MT ArticleAO Logistics achieves RoSPA Silver award for health and safety
Online electricals retailer AO has received an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high standards in health and safety.The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has bestowed AO Logistics with a Silver Award for their efforts to ensure staff get home safely to their families at the end of ...
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MT ArticleR Swain & Sons back to black and on hunt for new clients and markets
R Swain & Sons is “reinvigorating” its client base and seeking new markets this year after returning to the black in 2021, according to its latest annual results.The company, which is based in Rochester, Kent, is the largest flatbed operator in the UK and specialises in heavy haulage, specialist lifting, ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics begins “prompt” integration into GXO as CMA greenlights acquisition
The integration of Clipper Logistics into GXO will begin in earnest from today (4 October) following unconditional regulatory clearance from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for the acquisition.Whilst GXO’s acquisition was completed in May this year, both companies continued to be run independently, pending completion of the regulatory ...
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MT ArticleXPO nails multi-year distribution contract with Cromwell Tools
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract by Cromwell Tools to provide distribution services to Cromwell branches in the UK.XPO has been contracted to fulfil core transport services which include night deliveries to Cromwell locations nationwide, as well as inter-site transport activities and supplier collection routes during the day.The ...