All Operator news articles – Page 136
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MT ArticleWincanton agrees deal with toy maker MGA Entertainment
Wincanton has won a five-year contract with children’s toys manufacturer MGA Entertainment, providing final mile deliveries to retailers and customers’ homes.Operating out of Wincanton’s automated warehouse in Middlewich, the contract involves the logistics company storing, picking and delivering around 250,000 products per week during peak periods.Read more Wincanton chief ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics hails in-house driver apprenticeship scheme
Moody Logistics and Storage has described its in-house training programme as a “huge success” after its first two driver apprentices gained their Class 2 licences in less than five months.Joe Chan (left) and Tony Hunter, both 24, are the first to graduate after the Cramlington-based firm set up its own ...
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MT ArticleTurners (Soham) tanker drivers see pay boosted by 17.5%
Tanker drivers employed by Turners (Soham) on the Cargill contract in Liverpool have secured a bumper 17.5% pay deal, Unite has announced.The 24 tanker drivers, who deliver bulk liquid food products to food manufacturers across the UK, are to receive a 17.5% increase in all elements of their pay for ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics opens new South Wales facility for Wilko to help boost retailer’s e-fulfilment business
Clipper Logistics has opened a new warehouse facility in Magor, South Wales, in partnership with home and garden retailer, Wilko.The new development saw Clipper work closely with the Wilko team to deliver the facility within four months.Clipper Logistics has worked with Wilko for the past 10 years, recently helping streamline ...
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MT ArticlePanther Logistics wins deal to become sole delivery partner to Cult Furniture
Northamptonshire-based Panther Logistics is continuing its run of new contract wins after being selected by online retailer Cult Furniture to be its sole delivery partner.Panther will be delivering heavier items such as sofas and tables and will be offering Cult customers delivery to a room of choice and removal of ...
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MT ArticleBMW Mini car production threatened as Imperial Logistics HGV drivers vote to strike
Mini car production at BMW’s Cowley plant could be severely disrupted after HGV drivers at Imperial Logistics International UK, who deliver components to the factory, voted in favour of a six-day strike.The warning from union Unite comes after HGV drivers at the haulage firm voted 94% in favour of strike ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics extends Viridor plastics recycling deal at new £250m Avonmouth facility
Road tanker and logistics company Abbey Logistics has extended its partnership with recycling and waste management company Viridor.The two companies began working together last year through Abbey’s bag to bulk facility where Abbey provided reformatting and bulk transport services for recycled polymers from Viridor’s Skelmersdale facility.Since then, the partnership has ...
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MT ArticleAndover Trailers supplies two bespoke trailers to haulier L Hunt and Sons
Hampshire-based haulier L Hunt & Sons, has taken delivery of two new bespoke built trailers from Andover Trailers, extending a relationship between the two companies dating back more than 30 years.The first new delivery is a high-specification, tri-axle, 56-tonne gross weight extending step frame – a replacement for a smaller ...
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MT ArticleAO on hunt for 100 HGV drivers and warehouse operatives as it opens new Leeds depot
Online electricals retailer AO is on the hunt for 100 HGV drivers and warehouse operatives and is offering up to £1,000 in starter bonuses to new recruits.The company said this week that it is seeking to recruit drivers nationwide, with over 100 logistics vacancies available, including HGV drivers, 7.5t delivery ...
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Stan Robinson overcomes challenges of Covid to put in "exceptional" performance
Stan Robinson put in an “exceptional” financial performance for the year ending 31 May 2021, with profits rising by more than 200%.Its latest results showed that revenues also increased, by 10.3% to £25.9m, from £23.4m the year before.Pre-tax profit soared to £2.3m, compared with £748,000 in the previous period.The company, ...
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MT ArticleDPD takes a 360-degree view of van safety
DPD has partnered with AI tech firm Wayve and installed 360-degree cameras on its vans in London, as part of a pilot to increase the safety of its drivers and other road users.The two companies are working together to find out how innovations in computer vision and machine learning can ...
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MT ArticleRecovery operator CMG sticks with Teletrac Navman
Breakdown and recovery firm CMG has renewed its contract with Teletrac Navman to increase visibility of its fleet and comply with London’s Direct Vision Standard.The system enables CMG’s fleet managers to track 166 commercial vehicles and trailers and gain real-time data on vehicle location, driver performance and idling time.CMG has ...
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K+N 'back on track' after sale of UK contract logistics business
Kuehne+Nagel said it was back on track after results for the third quarter showed that the group increased net revenues by 47%.Its road logistics division saw net turnover increase by 16% during the period to CHF 922m (£727m) and gross profit rose by 14% to CHF 311m (£245m).The group said ...
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MT ArticleIslington takes first electric repowered refuse truck from RVS
Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) has delivered the first refurbished and repowered twin-pack refuse vehicle to Islington Council.Following a site expansion, RVS is now focusing on meeting the increasing demand for its conversion process with a solution that turns just about any existing vehicle into an environmentally-friendly, zero-emission machine.The former Dennis ...
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MT ArticleBrighton refuse collection strike resolved with improved pay offer
HGV drivers in charge of emptying bins and removing waste in Brighton have ended almost two weeks of strike action after agreeing an improved pay deal.The dispute, which led to piles of waste on the streets, was resolved after the GMB union and the council agreed unilateral round changes and ...
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MT ArticleCo-op delivery drivers win 5% pay rise
More than 1,000 HGV drivers employed by the Co-op on its delivery contract have secured a 5% pay increase.This is the latest of a series of HGV driver pay increases secured by Unite on behalf of its members, including wage rises for DHL workers on the Dartford Sainsbury’s contract, North ...
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Clipper Logistics offers flexible pay to 9,000 employees in bid to boost financial wellbeing
Clipper Logistics is offering all its staff the ability to access their pay ahead of pay day in what it claims is an industry first.The move to offer flexible pay and break out of the locked pay cycle is part of the company’s major push to improve the financial wellbeing ...
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Panther wins exclusive delivery deal with Sky to deliver Glass TV
Panther Logistics has sealed an exclusive partnership with Sky to deliver the broadcaster’s new Sky Glass TV.The Northampton-based transport company, which specialises in white glove, two-person deliveries, will be distributing Sky’s new streaming TV, dubbed Sky Glass to customers across the UK.Under the contract Panther Logistics will provide customers with ...
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MT ArticleWren Kitchens joins forces with BP and Mercedes-Benz to trial in-truck fuel payments app
Wren Kitchens’ HGV drivers have been testing a new app which makes refuelling quick and easy and removes the need for fuel cards.The trial is part of a collaboration also involving BP and Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK to test digital in-truck fuel payment system bp In-Truck Pay.The app aims to speed ...
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MT ArticleHermes inks strategic partnership with e-commerce platform OnBuy
Parcel carrier Hermes has sealed a deal with e-commerce seller OnBuy to provide logistics solution to its 7,000 vendors as the online marketplace ramps up its global expansion plans.Under the contract, Hermes will provide logistics services both nationally and internationally to OnBuy customers. The e-commerce business has seen rapid growth ...