All Operator news articles – Page 148
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MT ArticlePalletline launches tail-lift training to support new RHA and APN guidelines
Palletline has issued a new training module to support network members with the implementation of the latest tail-lift guidance, issued by the RHA and the APN last month.The pallet network's Toolbox Talk provides members with a tailored training module that can be used within its own businesses to deliver ...
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MT ArticleAztek extends NHS storage deal
A Hertfordshire-based Pallet-Track member which provided free storage space to the NHS at the height of the coronavirus pandemic has consolidated the relationship into a longer-term commercial arrangement.Storage and distribution specialist Aztek Logistics stepped in to assist NHS East Ambulance Service in spring 2020 by holding high volumes of PPE ...
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution secures £14m term loan to drive future growth
Menzies Distribution has secured a new £14m term loan with Royal Bank of Scotland.Together with existing cash funds, the loan has enabled the company to refinance its recent short-term debt, used to fund the acquisition of Bibby Distribution in December 2020.It will also provide additional funding to support the future ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics urges transport secretary to resolve licensing and testing delays to ease driver shortage crisis
The boss of haulage firm Moody Logistics has written to transport secretary Grant Shapps asking for urgent action to tackle the huge shortage of qualified HGV drivers.The UK now has an estimated shortfall of 65,000 HGV drivers, exacerbated by Brexit and IR35 tax changes forcing up driver costs.Moody Logistics MD ...
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MT ArticlePML shifts operations to Kent to avoid “crippling” LEZ charges as it slams London Mayor for ignoring its pleas
The “crippling” impact of London’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) has forced logistics firm Perishable Movements Limited (PML) to move some of its operations out of London to Kent, the company said this week.PML, which employs 100 staff, has begun a phased move this week into a 100,000 sq ft satellite ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL lands white goods delivery deal with Ship It Appliances
ArrowXL customer service levels have helped it land a white goods delivery contract with Ship It Appliances.The delivery specialist will handle over 2,000 items per month throughout the UK for Ship It Appliances which imports and manufactures white goods to both retail and trade customers.Under the deal ArrowXL will use ...
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MT ArticleHermes to use hidden drivers to trial new autonomous vans
Hermes is taking part in a trial to find out how other road users interact with an apparently driverless van, in order to discover if autonomous vehicles might help their business.The two-week early stage trial involves a specially adapted Ford CV featuring sensors that mimic the look of an actual ...
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MT ArticleYodel's Father's Day figures confirm online sales higher than ever
Yodel is grafting hard to ensure gifts for Father’s Day arrive on time this year, with research suggesting the rise in online purchases remains higher than ever.The parcel carrier said feedback from customers revealed 18% had bought their dad a gift in the last week, compared with 7% in 2020.Personalised ...
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MT ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain warehouse investment to create hundreds of jobs
Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG) has invested in a 346,000 sq ft warehouse in Sheffield, which it said will create hundreds of jobs and supports its expansion plans.The opening of the Smithywood centre marks the Yorkshire-headquartered company’s fifth UK site.It said Sheffield was chosen for its location and labour market: ...
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MT ArticlePickfords profits rise despite drop in turnover
Profits increased at removals firm Pickfords Move Management last year, but the impact of Covid-19 knocked almost a fifth off its turnover.Latest financial results for the year ending 30 September 2020 showed that the company increased pre-tax profit by 37% to £2.1m, but revenue reduced by 19.6% to £47.3m.Gross profit ...
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MT ArticleDVSA and haulage firm face further probe after fatal road accident
A coroner has asked the DVSA and a Nottinghamshire haulage firm to respond to concerns about securing loads on tipper lorries, after a motorist died when a lump of concrete smashed through his windscreen.Paul Wainwright Construction Services and the enforcement agency have until 8 July to respond to assistant coroner ...
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MT ArticlePML draws up plan to resolve Kent parking ban row
PML MD Mike Parr (pictured) has waded into the escalating dispute over Kent County Council's plan to ban trucks from parking in several areas of Kent for more than 45 minutes.The logistics specialist is working on ways to tackle the issue, he said, amid serious health and safety concerns.A temporary ...
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MT ArticleWhistl’s Posthub wins blue chip customers in first six months
Logistics, parcels and mail firm Whistl has landed a tranche of new customers for its Posthub operation since its launch in January this year.New clients for the Bristol-based business include Radio Times, Harrods and Graham and Green.Read more Whistl to open three new e-fulfilment sites creating 200 jobs ...
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MT ArticleBowring Transport fights back to recovery after tragic loss of MD and tough pandemic lockdown
Family firm Bowring Transport has seen business return to pre-Covid levels after an annus horribilis which saw the sudden loss of the firm’s much loved MD David Bowring from pancreatic cancer in January 2020, closely followed by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.The company, which is based in Mansfield ...
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MT ArticleBRC Haulage and director fined almost £10,000 for illegally dumping waste
A haulage company and its director have been fined £9,923 for moving waste in and out of an illegal waste site in Fineshade, Northamptonshire.Peterborough firm BRC Haulage and its director Robert Canavan pleaded guilty to a number of charges at Northampton Magistrates Court last week.These included three charges of illegally ...
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TPN opens second pop-up hub in Coventry to meet demand surge
The Pallet Network (TPN) has launched a second pop-up hub at Coventry, transforming an unoccupied industrial unit into a fully operational site in just one week.It replaces TPN’s first pop-up hub which it created in the unoccupied NEC during the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020.TPN said the pop-up hub ...
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MT ArticleBuoyant pharma sector helps Kammac triple profit in 2020
Kammac saw its pre-tax profit more than triple last year, with turnover up by over 70%, driven by “new opportunities” in the pharmaceutical sector.The family firm, which was founded by MD Paul Kammac in 1988, operates depots in Burton, Knowsley, Manchester, Worksop and its Skelmersdale headquarters near Liverpool.Reporting its latest ...
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MT ArticleNew five-year deal sees Unipart Logistics strengthen ties with Jaguar Land Rover
Unipart Logistics has landed a five-year deal to run the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover global parts logistics centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, which will open in 2022.Unipart has been selected by Jaguar Land Rover to provide aftermarket parts logistics for both the Jaguar and Land Rover luxury automotive ...
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MT ArticleX2 (UK) secures one-stop-shop 4PL packaged oils distribution contract
X2 (UK) has won a £4.5m contract for the distribution of packaged oils across the UK and Ireland for manufacturer ADM in Purfleet.The 4PL said the three-year contract would simplify ADM’s current multi-haulier solution by providing a single management function, with X2 overseeing the planning, optimisation, customer booking in, delivery, ...
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MT ArticleWasteCare adds Isuzu 3.5 tonners for gas cylinder collection
Recycling firm WasteCare has continued its 20-year relationship with Isuzu by adding 10 new 3.5-tonne Grafters to its fleet for the first time.The N35.125 (E) dropside rigids have been put to work in the company’s gas cylinder recycling division where they are repatriating used gas cylinders from local authorities, waste ...