All Operator news articles – Page 127
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DPD UK adopts what3words for pinpoint parcel deliveries
Parcel delivery company DPD has sealed a deal with address technology company what3words which aims to improve deliveries by providing drivers with precise locations.From Friday this week (25 February), parcel customers can add their what3words address in the delivery preferences section of the DPD app which the company said will ...
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Asda faces delivery disruption as HGV drivers vote for strike action after rejecting pay offer
Asda is facing serious delays to deliveries after thousands of the supermarket’s lorry drivers joined warehouse staff and clerical workers in voting to reject the retailer’s latest pay offer.Almost 70% of the 8,000 GMB members polled turned down the below inflation pay offer. In addition, nearly 80% of the HGV ...
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MT ArticleYoungs back on acquisition trail as focus turns to containers market
Purfleet-based Youngs Transportation and Logistics has acquired the transport division of Southampton-based container business Eldapoint.Youngs move into the full container load (FCL) market will increase its presence in Southampton and London Gateway by a further 40% and comes amid increasing demand, the company said.It follows the acquisition of Warrington-based groupage ...
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MT ArticleWincanton opens new distribution centre for client Screwfix
Wincanton has launched a new distribution centre at Daresbury in Cheshire for its client Screwfix.The 370,000sq ft site, which is Screwfix’s fifth distribution centre, will create an additional 400 jobs in the north-west of England, the company said this week.The distribution centre will be fully operational by May 2022 and ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Flow generates £1.8m a month in duty deferred to buck Brexit trading downturn
Europa Worldwide Group said its customs product, Europa Flow, was helping customers buck the downward trend on trading levels created by Brexit and highlighted by MPs in a scathing report.The logistics operator was responding to the recent findings by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which concluded that the only detectable ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch takes a slice of Panattoni Park Aylesford
Fowler Welch has signed a 15-year lease for an environmentally sustainable 97,891sq ft facility at Kent’s Panattoni Park Aylesford.Joining logistics giant DHL at the site, the temperature controlled logistics operator signed the pre-lease agreement for the facility, which includes several zero-carbon technologies and enhanced sustainability features, as well as 20 ...
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MT Article'Renault tippers won't give us breakdown problems,' plant hire firm insists
Ipswich-based JT Few Plant Hire has put four new Renault tippers into service to keep pace with increasing demand.The C430 8x4s, fitted with Marshall’s Hardox Lightweight Tipping Bodies, were put into service in December with an additional two joining in January.The firm said another four C430 eight wheelers are planned ...
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MT ArticleWhistl offers two-hour delivery on small parcels after trial
Parcel broker Whistl said it would be offering its Whistl Parcels and Parcelhub customers Yodel’s Xpect Mini and Medium two-hour delivery window services following a successful trial.Xpect Mini covers parcels up to 45cm long and weighing up to 3kg, with the medium service for parcels up to 90cm long and ...
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MT ArticleHGV driver blocks motorway to rescue motorist who crashed after suffering heart attack
A hero lorry driver helped save the life of a motorist who suffered a heart attack while driving on the M6 toll road, by dragging him from his crashed car and performing CPR.Quick-thinking Kirk Mount (pictured), who works for Mark Thompson Transport, manoeuvred his fully-laden 44-tonne truck across all three ...
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MT ArticleHanson targets growth in recycling sector with new acquisition
Hanson has bought Manchester-based waste disposal firm A1 Services as part of a strategy to provide more recycled products.A1 Services specialises in waste removal, as well as recycling soil, concrete hardcore and general waste from building, construction and civil engineering projects.It holds a licence authorising 47 HGVs and five trailers ...
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MT ArticleBin lorry drivers across Wiltshire vote to strike after rejecting offer of 2% pay rise
Wiltshire’s bin lorry drivers have voted to strike after rejecting a 2% pay offer from employer Hills Waste Solutions.Drivers, refuse operatives and loaders are planning to walk out on 28 February in a move that will affect more than 250,000 homes.The ballot saw more than 98% of workers voting to ...
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MT ArticleNew kid on the block Darcica Logistics joins Palletways
Bicester-based delivery firm Darcica Logistics is expanding into haulage just 18 months after the company was created.The firm, which was launched in September 2020 by former Grundon Waste management regional manager Anthony Tattersall (pictured), already has a contract with Amazon and is now embracing multiple pallet deliveries in the Bicester ...
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MT ArticleAO moves to new depot in South Lanarkshire as online demand continues to drive growth
Online electricals retailer AO has created eight new warehousing jobs in South Lanarkshire after relocating from its depot at Canderside Toll Distribution Centre to a larger site on Strutherhill Industrial Estate.The company said the move to the new 20,000sq ft site is a result of the shift to online shopping ...
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MT ArticleManor Farm Feeds strengthens fleet with two Renault Range C430 Tridem trucks
Manor Farm Feeds is expanding its fleet with two new Renault Range C430 8x4 Tridem trucks from RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV).The family firm said it had chosen the trucks for their high specification. One will be used to replace an existing vehicle, with the other boosting overall fleet numbers.Manor Farm ...
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MT ArticleGXO contract pipeline flows after winning outsourcing deal with City Plumbing
GXO has landed a multi-year deal with City Plumbing which will see it manage all warehousing and logistics operations at the company’s Warrington Omega site from June this year.The deal aims to deliver enhanced delivery services and a wider range of options across the full range of City Plumbing products ...
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MT ArticleTransmec UK to open hub at DP World’s London Gateway logistics park
Transport and logistics firm Transmec UK has become the third company in four months to sign a deal to locate to DP World’s port-centric logistics park at London Gateway.The company will open a new 150,000sq ft distribution hub on the site in 2023. The deal sees the company also benefit ...
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MT ArticleWincanton staff on Worksop B&Q contract end strikes after accepting new pay offer
Wincanton’s ongoing dispute with the Unite union over staff pay has been resolved after they accepted a pay increase worth 10.75%.It means strikes at B&Q’s national distribution centre in Worksop have come to an end and 450 Wincanton employees will now return to work, having downed tools in November.Unite said ...
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MT ArticlePF Whitehead Transport Services defies pandemic to post 152% leap in profits
Croydon operator PF Whitehead Transport Services has hailed its staff’s resilience after profits increased by 152% during a period of multiple pandemic lockdowns.The warehousing and logistics firm reported a £1.5m pre-tax profit during the year ending 31 July 2021, up from £577,000 in 2020.Turnover dropped to £4.3m from £7.2m, but ...
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MT ArticleOnline Group adds 20 Krone trailers to fleet
Palletforce member Online Group has refreshed its trailer fleet with an investment in 20 new curtainsiders from Krone UK.The Profi Liner trailers are being used throughout the group’s operations, including automotive logistics from its Dagenham and Dover premises.Online Group MD Steven O’Leary said: “A temporary downturn during the pandemic gave ...
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MT ArticleStruggling logistics firm rescued from administration by its management team
Nearly 200 jobs have been saved after midlands haulage firm Crouch Logistics was sold back to its management after it entered administration.Administrators at Leonard Curtis said they were appointed to the logistics and courier firm “following a difficult period dealing with increasing costs of labour, driver shortages and the Covid-19 ...