All Operator news articles – Page 141
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MT ArticleYodel upgrades customer app to offer more personalised Christmas deliveries
Yodel has launched an improved version of its customer app which has been upgraded to give a more personalised parcel delivery experience this Christmas.The upgraded customer app offers a number of new features, including the ability to pre-select a default safe place for parcels at a home address in case ...
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MT ArticleDHL drivers at Jaguar Land Rover plants threaten strike action over pay dispute
DHL drivers and warehouse operatives at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plants in Birmingham, Solihull and Liverpool have given the thumbs up for industrial action following a long-running row over incorrect furlough payments and the lack of a pay rise since 2018.More than 2,000 DHL members at JLR's plants in the ...
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MT ArticleNichirei Logistics acquires UK chilled specialist Norish
Japanese firm Nichirei Logistics Group has completed the acquisition of temperature-controlled UK logistics company Norish.The third party multi-temperature warehousing and logistics business, which provides services to importers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors, is incorporated in Ireland and operates in the UK from six sites at Bury St Edmunds, Wrexham, Brierley ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain seals ten-year primary subcontractor deal with Digihaul
Indoor view in DHL Supply Chain Warehouse in BeringeDHL Supply Chain has signed a ten-year primary sub-contractor deal with tech start-up DigiHaul in a bid to cut empty running rates and avoid driver shortages.Under the contract, DHL will have access to a network of 750 carriers to help it meet ...
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MT ArticleSprintdeliver folded after massive slump in revenue, new report reveals
Sprintdeliver went from a profitable distribution firm to making a £156,000 loss in just 12 months, as the impact of Covid-19 and a shortage of drivers hit the Derbyshire operator.The details of the haulier’s collapse into administration are contained in a report to creditors, which also said former staff and ...
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MT ArticleWincanton defends pay offer as drivers on B&Q contract threaten strike
Wincanton has insisted the pay deal it offered staff working on a B&Q contract at its Worksop distribution centre was fair and competitive, after they threatened to go out on strike at the end of the month.Unite said more than 400 Wincanton workers at the depot, which distributes stock to ...
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MT ArticleMontgomery Transport orders 100 Actros from Intercounty Truck & Van
Montgomery Transport Group has purchased 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros from stablemate Intercounty Truck & Van, which beat off strong competition from other manufacturers.The majority of the fuel efficient vehicles will go to Montgomery Transport, with five Streamspace models assigned to Montgomery Distribution, as well as some rigids.The group said Montgomery Transport’s ...
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MT ArticleGXO Logistics signs e-fulfilment deal with Dunelm
GXO Logistics has agreed a deal with homeware retailer Dunelm Group to provide increased capacity for its home delivery fulfilment operations in Staffordshire.GXO said it intended to outfit Dunelm’s new facility in Stoke with technology, including Cognex machine vision systems and ProGlove barcode scanners, as well as train Dunelm colleagues ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road profit remains static in 2020
Turnover and profit were maintained at Europa Road last year, despite Brexit uncertainty and pandemic-related restrictions.The latest financial results for the company in the year ending 31 December 2020 showed revenue was broadly static, at £119.6m compared with £119.9m in 2019.Pre-tax profit was virtually unchanged at £5.5m.The company, one of ...
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MT ArticleTIP Trailer Services expands truck business with Steers Group acquisition
TIP Trailer Services has bought Steers Group and its wholly-owned subsidiary Eurotrail UK for an undisclosed sum.Following the change of ownership of the Leeds-based firm, TIP also confirmed members of Eurotrail’s management team would remain with the business, as will key members of staff.Bob Fast, TIP Trailer Services president and ...
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MT ArticleDSV opens new Leicestershire facility
(From left) Nicolai Opolzer, senior project manager, DSV Group property, and Winvic project manager David GilbertDSV’s new, 522,000 sq ft facility in Leicestershire has opened and will become home to all three of its business units: DSV Roads, DSV Solutions and DSV Air and Sea.Located on the Mercia Park industrial ...
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MT ArticleDHL drivers in new strike threat over 3% pay offer
Another row is brewing between DHL and its lorry drivers on a Sainsbury’s contract after they rejected a 3% pay increase.The dispute involving more than 140 HGV drivers undertaking deliveries across the South West comes less than a month after the delivery firm settled a pay row among its drivers ...
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MT ArticleLockwood Haulage reports revenue rise as expansion plan pays off
MAN, LockwoodLockwood Haulage’s investment in its fleet and warehousing capacity reaped rewards last year, with turnover and profits increasing at the Derbyshire firm.Its latest financial results showed that revenue rose by more than £2m to £22.8m in the year ending 31 January 2021.Pre-tax profit also increased almost fourfold, to £2m ...
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MT ArticleDX launches investment programme as freight division drives continued growth
DX beat analyst forecasts to deliver strong annual trading results, with a statutory pre-tax profit of £10.6m on a £382.1m turnover.The group has also announced a £20m-£25m capital investment programme in the business over the next three years.For the year ending 3 July 2021, the parcel firm’s freight division primarily ...
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MT ArticleImperial Logistics HGV drivers call off strike after winning 27% pay increase
Strike action among HGV drivers at Imperial Logistics working on the BMW Mini contract in Oxford has been abandoned after they secured a “bumper” pay rise.A six-day strike, due to commence on 9 November, was called off after workers accepted an improved pay offer worth 27% over two years.The Unite ...
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MT ArticleEquity firm buys Eclipse Distribution as expansion drive continues
Loughborough-based haulage and logistics firm Eclipse Distribution has been snapped up by a private equity firm on the lookout for more hauliers to acquire.Winch & Co said the purchase of Eclipse, which runs more than 40 HGVs out of four operating centres, “outlines its latest investment mandate to find logistics ...
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MT ArticleMalcolm Group blames Covid for dip in revenues
Malcolm Group saw revenues fall 12.9% in the year ending 31 January 2021, after both its logistics and construction services and waste management divisions were impacted by the pandemic.Turnover was £193.8m in the period, compared to £222.6m the previous year.Operating profit was £9.5m, against £10.6m in 2020, although its operating ...
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MT ArticleJohn Hackling profits up 173% despite dip in turnover
Profits at John Hackling Transport soared last year, its latest financial results revealed.The Gloucestershire warehousing and haulage contractor reported a 173% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 September 2020, to £562,000.Operating profit also increased, from £386,000 in 2019 to £705,000 during the period.Turnover fell slightly, by 2.9% ...
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MT ArticleOwens Group to replace 90% of fleet with Volvo FH 460 Globetrotters
Owens Group is replacing 90% of its Carrington, Greater Manchester fleet with Volvo FH 460 Globetrotter tractor units after impressing with its fuel efficiency.The new vehicles will arrive from Thomas Hardie Commercials in three tranches over the next nine months.Andy Williams, head of fleet and compliance at the family-owned haulier, ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Group buys tank container business in joint venture
Suttons Group has grown its international division after buying logistics provider VTG’s overseas tank containers business, in a joint venture with Mission Line in Brazil.Suttons said the acquisition would increase its capability to serve its customers, as well as extend its global reach.It said it would take full control of ...