All Operator news articles – Page 155
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MT ArticleCEVA Logistics launches healthcare sub-brand FORPATIENTS
CEVA Logistics has launched a new sub-brand, FORPATIENTS, which centralises its global healthcare and temperature-sensitive offering.CEVA FORPATIENTS also encompasses pharma, biopharma, medical devices, consumer health, hospital and home care, as well as diagnostic and laboratory services and the company said having all of these under one umbrella provided greater visibility ...
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MT ArticleVan den Bosch buys dry bulk specialist Tankspeed Logistics
Bulk logistics service provider Van den Bosch has acquired Tankspeed Logistics in Newport, bolstering its work in the intermodal transport of dry bulk products.Barry Gruijters, Van den Bosch operations director, said: “With the acquisition of Tankspeed Logistics, we are strengthening our position as the market leader in transport with pressurised ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain to partner with BP Retail for four more years
DHL Supply Chain has extended its contract with BP Retail and will manage its transport and warehousing for a further four years.It said it would continue to operate tri-temperature product storage as well as pick, pack and distribution, servicing all 324 of BP’s company owned and operated stores across the ...
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MT ArticleStobart Energy partners with Bridgestone
Stobart Energy and Bridgestone have teamed up for the first time, with the biomass fuel supplier opting to run its fleet exclusively on Duravis 002 tyres.Stobart Energy logistics director Simon Cartwright (pictured left with Bridgestone UK fleet sales manager Ian Davis) said: “We were well aware of the quality and ...
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MT ArticleXPO to run Waitrose Leyland DC as John Lewis Partnership undertakes major restructuring
XPO Logistics is to operate the Waitrose distribution centre in Leyland on behalf of the John Lewis Partnership.The move is part of a major restructuring by the retailer as it struggles with falling sales, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has seen it recently announce the closure of eight more shops ...
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MT ArticleHenry Colbeck boosts fleet with three new Supra 750 units
Fish and chip shop supplier Henry Colbeck has taken delivery of three new 26-tonne MAN rigid trucks, each mounted with a Carrier Transicold Supra 750 unit.The new MAN TGS vehicles join Henry Colbeck’s 33-strong refrigerated fleet, which is split between the company’s Coatbridge site and its main base in Gateshead.The ...
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MT ArticleDP World set to invest £40m in Southampton Freeport this year
Deep water port DP World Southampton is set to be transformed with £40m of infrastructure investment, after receiving Freeport status last month.Work on the port, which is Britain’s second largest container terminal, will begin this year with the aim of elevating it to a premier international freight and logistics hub.The ...
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MT ArticleUPN shrugs off Brexit and Covid concerns to make “significant progress”
UPN has hailed the “significant progress” it made last year, after turnover grew by almost 4% to £9.9m.The pallet network also saw a reduction in its pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 March 2020, to £2.4m from £3.4m in 2019.However, it said that when adjusting for duplicated costs across ...
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MT ArticleWincanton reports strong Q4 revenue growth
Wincanton continued its strong performance in its fourth quarter of trading, with underlying revenue now expected to be around 15% ahead of last year.In its latest trading update in advance of its full year results in May, Wincanton said its digital and e-fulfilment sector had been bolstered by the start-up ...
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MT ArticleHermes extends PostTag deal after successful trial
Hermes has extended its deal with last mile delivery tech firm PostTag after positive results following a six-month trial.The consumer delivery company said the technology helped it maintain a high first-time delivery rate, despite a huge upturn in volumes as a result of the pandemic.The new deal means every part ...
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MT ArticleExpect Distribution defies pandemic to post 68% spike in profits
Expect Distribution shook off any potential adverse impact from the coronavirus pandemic to deliver a 68% increase in pre-tax profits last year.The MT Haulier of the Year said the strength and resilience of the company, coupled with its “fantastic, committed team of people” helped it make a £3m profit during ...
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MT ArticleDawsongroup high achievers rewarded with director roles
Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer has promoted two senior managers to director level following “consistently impressive results”.James Gysin (pictured) has been appointed contracts director from his previous role as general manager for national and key accounts.The company said Gysin began at Dawsongroup in 1994 as a branch sales manager, but within ...
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MT Article"Astonishing!" - Royal Mail set to double year-on-year profits amid e-commerce frenzy
Royal Mail’s “astonishing reversal of fortunes” after the online shopping surge during the pandemic means it expects to make an adjusted operating profit of £700m, more than double last year’s £325m.In a pre-close announcement, the postal group said it would continue to focus on its international and B2C work, identified ...
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MT ArticleEFS Global revenues surge but pre-tax profits slip
EFS Global boosted its revenue by 44% during the last financial year, new documents have revealed.The Burnley-based haulage and logistics business reported a turnover of £37.9m in the year ending 31 March 2020, an increase from £26.3m the year before.Gross profit grew from £4.3m to £5.2m over the same period, ...
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MT ArticleXPO and Nestlé unveil 'digital warehouse of the future'
XPO Logistics and Nestlé have announced that their flagship distribution centre and technology hub in the UK has completed its phased opening to full operations.The companies began collaborating on the design and construction of the 'digital distribution warehouse of the future' in 2018, together with technology partner Swisslog Logistics Automation.The ...
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MT ArticleHermes boosts parcel collection rates for self-employed couriers
A new pay deal will see around 20,000 couriers benefit from increased rates for parcels collections.The new rate was agreed as part of annual negotiations between GMB and Hermes, on behalf of 20,000 Hermes Self-Employed Plus (SE+) couriers.It follows a ground-breaking deal in 2019, the first of its kind designed ...
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MT ArticleIce cream distributor gears up for a long hot summer with new DAFs
Ice-cream distributor Eden Farm Hulleys has taken on two new DVS compliant DAF LF210 refrigerated vehicles, as well as a CF340 FAR for sister company Squirrels.Supplied by Hexagon Leasing, the vehicles will operate out of a new purpose built 73,000 sq ft warehouse in Luton.The LFs come with a Gray ...
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MT ArticleMerc dealer's personal touch seals the deal for Custom Glass
Liverpool-based Custom Glass has added six Mercedes-Benz Atego 7.5 tonners to its fleet after eStar Truck & Van’s chairman paid a visit to convince the glass supplier it was in safe hands.The company is a customer of Mercedes-Benz Trucks but its MD Jeff Hooson said he knew nothing about new ...
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MT ArticleWreford buys two New Gen MAN TGX after demo does well on fuel
Wreford Transport in Northampton has bought two new generation MAN TGX 6x2s with GX cabs after being impressed with a demonstrator vehicle.A long-standing customer of MAN Truck & Bus UK, the transport and storage firm purchased the trucks outright after finding them to be good on fuel and admired among ...
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MT ArticleSix new haulier members join the UPN family
UPN has welcomed six new hauliers into its network, plus a partnership agreement with France-based Euro Channel Logistics.The new members are JDE Logistics near Tunbridge Wells; Pallet Delivery Services in Hertfordshire; Chester Le Street’s Logistics North East; Express Transport (UK) in Guildford; Maidenhead-based 737 Logistics and WS Transportation.UPN MD David ...