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All Operator news articles – Page 117
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ArticleFowler Welch profits up 27% despite dip in turnover
Fowler Welch said its sale last year to Culina Group had strengthened its ability to overcome challenges and enhanced its services.In a statement from its directors, the food logistics company also said that the sale of its Heywood site last October had enabled it to focus on its core chilled ...
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ArticleBrexit and Covid a "huge test" but we're back to normal, insists Continental Cargo Carriers
Cross-Channel RoRo specialist Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) said normal service had resumed following “a huge test” at the beginning of the year following the end of the Brexit transition period.CCC said volumes were now increasing week on week and there were minimal delays in its service.Issues arose in January with ...
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ArticleBradley Demolition fined £200,000 after cherry picker accident
A demolition company has been fined £200,000 after its cherry picker operator became trapped by his neck between the vehicle platform and the roof of an industrial shed.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker contracted by Bradley Demolition, was accessing the underside of the roof in Bredbury in November 2017 ...
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ArticleDelivery driver suffers severe crush injuries in forklift accident
A delivery driver sustained serious injuries at a warehouse and storage firm when he was run over by a forklift truck.Southampton Magistrates’ Court heard how the driver was in the delivery yard at Skillbeech Services waiting while his vehicle was being loaded in July 2019, when he was struck by ...
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ArticleMenzies joins Transaid in drive to improve global road safety
Menzies has become the latest supporter to sign up as a corporate member of Transaid, the international development organisation committed to improving global road safety standards.The company has pledged its support for an initial three-year period, just months after it acquired Bibby Distribution (now Menzies Distribution Solutions) – one of ...
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ArticleCarlton Forest 3PL tops one million square feet of warehousing as growth drive continues
East Midlands-based Carlton Forest 3PL has concluded Q1 of 2021 by topping one million sq ft in warehouse space.The company revealed ambitious growth plans last year and has almost doubled its facilities in just seven weeks after acquiring three separate sites at Bawtry Park near Doncaster (pictured), a site previously ...
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ArticleWelch’s Transport back in profit and tackling “unprecedented” volumes
Welch’s Transport has resumed normal service this week after being forced to cancel all non-contractual bulk collections and deliveries last week due to record freight volumes.The family firm, which operates a fleet of 80 trucks, said demand over Easter, combined with the government’s decision to ease lockdown and allow non-essential ...
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ArticleDX adds 300 new vehicles as expansion drive continues
Parcel delivery specialist DX has added over 300 new vehicles to its delivery fleet as part of major plans to make the company the market leader in its sector.This is the latest step in DX’s major investment programme into sites, technology and equipment, which aims to drive growth throughout the ...
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ArticleDPD to deliver clothing donations from ASOS customers to charities
DPD has signed a partnership deal with online fashion retailer ASOS to pick up charitable donations of clothes from its customers at the same time as delivering their orders.DPD’s ReLove service will see the delivery company collect second hand, “pre-loved” clothing from ASOS customers and deliver the donations to five ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics wins two-year e-fulfilment deal with JD Sports
Clipper Logistics has signed a two-year deal with JD Sports to provide e-fulfilment services from its distribution centre in Sherburn, near Leeds after impressing the retailer with its e-commerce know-how.The contract, which is expected to begin this summer, sees Clipper Logistics provide an end-to-end service, including logistics support to trunk ...
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ArticleGist pilots new electric refrigerated trailer for fresh and chilled food deliveries
Temperature controlled logistics specialist Gist is trialling the Vector eCool - a fully autonomous, all-electric, engineless refrigerated trailer system.Developed by Carrier Transicold and Gray and Adams, the 13.6 metre electric trailer is being used for store deliveries of fresh and chilled foods to major supermarkets.The new technology, which is making ...
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ArticleBullet Express takes up Fortec shareholder membership as part of growth drive
Pall-Ex member Bullet Express has become a shareholder member in the Fortec Distribution Network.The move is part of a growth strategy which has also seen the Glasgow-based haulier open a new storage facility to boost overall capacity by 25% with the ability to handle a total of 26,000 pallets.Fortec said ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz dealer delivers ‘Gold standard’ truck back-up from new £2m workshop
The UK’s oldest Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer has marked its 50th anniversary by opening a truck-dedicated workshop in Derby.Mertrux Truck & Van’s new £2m premises on the West Meadows industrial estate has seven truck bays - two with pits – column lifts, brake roller testers and a large area of ...
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Article'Fire and rehire' row at coffee giant escalates to leave DHL deliveries under increasing threat
DHL supermarket deliveries of coffee were looking increasngly uncertain this week after the Unite union escalated its threat against Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and announced overtime bans among staff from next month.The dispute over the Dutch-owned company’s so-called ‘fire and rehire’ strategy among workers at its Banbury, Oxfordshire site stepped ...
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ArticleJohn G Russell (Transport) forecasts further growth after profits spike
John G Russell (Transport) said it had benefitted from months of empty roads over the last year, which helped boost fleet productivity, fuel consumption and would result in strong financial results.MD Alan Poulton was commenting following publication of its results for the year ending 31 March 2020, which showed that ...
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ArticleFagan & Whalley set to open new Blackburn warehouse as expansion continues
Fagan & Whalley’s growth plans continue apace, with the logistics company intending to expand into additional warehousing space this spring.Three years after the opening of its warehouse at Burnley Bridge, the company has now acquired 200,000sq ft of warehouse and distribution facilities at Frontier Park in Blackburn, which it said ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide debuts on Sunday Times list of firms with fastest-growing profits
Europa Worldwide Group has entered The Sunday Times top 100 list of private companies with the fastest-growing profits for the first time.It appeared at 32 in The Profit Track 100 league table – the highest ranked logistics company in the list.Two other businesses in the transport sector also made appearances; ...
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ArticleBartrums Group adds further 20 Mercedes-Benz Actros to fast-growing fleet
Bartrums Group has added another 20 fifth-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet following an order of 11 it commissioned last year.The move by the Suffolk family-owned haulier reflects the strong position in which it is emerging from the pandemic and its determination to future-proof the fleet.It specified Mercedes-Benz ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics signs Ironman race equipment deal
XPO Logistics is flexing its muscles and partnering with sports event organiser Ironman to transport its race infrastructure across Europe.Teams of XPO drivers will operate a dedicated truck fleet to set up in advance of more than 20 races scheduled in 2021 alone.It has long track record of providing logistics ...
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ArticleEFS Global swoops for Austin Wilkinson as growth plans accelerate
Haulage and logistics firm Austin Wilkinson, based in Atherton, Greater Manchester, has become the latest acquisition for EFS Global, as it continues its growth strategy across the UK.Mark Jones, MD of EFS Global, said: “Austin Wilkinson is a much respected name so we are pleased to welcome them to the ...