All Operator news articles – Page 161
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MT ArticleOcado shrinks losses as pandemic drives soaring online grocery sales
Ocado saw an almost fivefold reduction in its pre-tax losses last year aided by soaring demand for online groceries during the Covid-19 pandemic.The retailer’s latest annual results to 29 November 2020 reveal losses of £44m, compared to a loss of £214.5m in the previous year.Group revenue rose 33% to £2.3bn ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics expands transport deal with Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances
XPO Logistics has extended its partnership with Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances (GDCA) which supplies Morphy Richards, Roberts Radio, Stoves, Belling, Lec and Britannia Living products.The new contract sees XPO add warehousing and distribution support for GDCA to its existing transport deal.XPO’s contract to provide transport services to GDCA was originally ...
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MT ArticleYusen Logistics UK extends distribution deal with German manufacturing giant BSH Home Appliances
Yusen Logistics has renewed its contract with BSH Home Appliances after impressing the manufacturer with its flexibility and investment in technology.The renewal with BSH, which supplies 14 brands, including Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau and Neff, extends Yusen’s existing contract, which was first forged in 2007.Under the renewed deal the operation will ...
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MT ArticleYodel appoints new health and safety director
Parcel carrier Yodel has appointed Reece Cherry as its new health, safety, environment and quality director.Reece joins Yodel from the Kraft Heinz Company where he held the post of environment, health and safety lead EMEA.Other former roles include senior risk and safety manager at fresh produce firm G’s and group ...
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MT ArticleAmazon Logistics jumps to second place behind Royal Mail on index of Britain's biggest parcel couriers
Amazon Logistics has risen to become the UK’s second largest courier by parcel volume, according to Pitney Bowes’ parcel shipping index.Its most recent update showed that Royal Mail was ranked the largest, with 35% of all UK parcel shipments, followed by Amazon Logistics with 15%, Hermes (10%), UPS (8%) and ...
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MT ArticleIsuzu Truck expands Grafter range
Isuzu Truck is expanding its 3.5-tonne Grafter range, with choices on gearbox and updates on steering and suspension features.For 2021, the Grafter N35.125 6D Temp chassis is available in both single and twin rear wheel models, featuring the 6-speed fully automatic gearbox with sequential shift.Isuzu Truck UK has also confirmed ...
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MT ArticleHaulier hit by two arson attacks in three weeks
An arson attack on a Skelmersdale haulage firm left three HGVs worth £80,000 with substantial damage – just weeks after it was targeted in a previous fire attack.Police are now appealing for information after the latest incident was caught on CCTV at the premises of Messenger Express on West Pimbo ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics extends Getinge healthcare distribution deal
XPO Logistics has expanded its partnership with healthcare products provider Getinge, taking responsibility for its distribution from the Netherlands to the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.It was already providing end-to-end supply chain solutions for eight other Getinge business units from XPO’s distribution hub in Eindhoven and under the new ...
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution Solutions extends SAICA paper deal
Menzies Distribution Solutions has extended its contract with SAICA Paper for another three years after its client cited “high standards of service”.It means Menzies will continue overseeing the transportation of the recycled paper producer’s goods into and out of its mill in Manchester until 2024.Additional volume has also been included ...
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MT ArticleLloyd Fraser shrugs off Covid challenge to increase profits
Lloyd Fraser Holdings said it had overcome significant operational challenges created by Covid-19, with demand for services in fashion transport particularly disrupted due to the lockdowns.In its most up-to-date set of accounts, for the year ending 29 February 2020, the Rugby-based 3PL said demand for its services in the milk ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce selfie technology giving "unrivalled visibility"
Palletforce has hailed the pallet selfie technology used on its fleet of forklift trucks for increasing the visibility of freight passing through its Burton upon Trent superhub.Launched in 2019, the technology weighs, scans and takes an image of every pallet of freight passing through the network.This improves load security and ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail begins building parcel hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Exchange
Royal Mail has started construction of a new parcel hub in the Midlands as it capitalises on its profitable parcels business.Expected to open in 2023, the hub in Daventry will be the largest Royal Mail centre in the UK, having the capacity to process over one million mail items a ...
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MT ArticleELB Partners retains status as London's only holder of FORS gold accreditation
ELB Partners has maintained its position as London’s only holder of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) gold standard.The Wimbledon-based operator secured the accreditation for the seventh year running, alongside retaining FORS silver and bronze standards as part of its annual audit.ELB said it had invested heavily in its fleet ...
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MT ArticleTructyre hails new Covid-secure administration centre
Tructyre said its new ‘customer experience centre’ in Gateshead has created 100 jobs and provided a Covid-secure environment within which staff can work.Announced last year, the commercial tyre management company embarked on an expansion plan in the north east with the creation of a call handling and administration office.It said ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics wins major recycling contract with Viridor
Abbey Logistics has been awarded a recycled polymer and materials handling contract from Viridor, a leading UK recycling company.Abbey is handling recycled polymers from Viridor’s polymer reprocessing facility in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, which processes plastic bottles, segregating and processing the material further to produce deodorised HDPE compounds and Clear PET flakes.Abbey ...
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MT ArticleImpact of Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty hit NWF interim profits
Fuel, food and feed distributor NWF saw performance fall in the latter half of last year as the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty took its toll on the business.Reporting its first half-year results to 30 November the group revealed that group revenues had fallen by 11.3% to £309.4m (H1 ...
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MT ArticleUPS reverses decline in performance in first half of 2020, annual results reveal
UPS rallied last year after seeing a fall in both pre-tax profits and turnover in 2019, according to its latest annual results.In the 12 months to 31 December 2019, the UK arm of the US parcel delivery giant UPS Inc, saw its turnover fall to £1bn (2018: £1.1bn) in the ...
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MT ArticleGatwick logistics firm DNA expands Palletforce area in drive for growth
Gatwick-based haulier DNA has expanded its Palletforce postcode to include parts of Guildford.The company has added GU1-10 postcodes around southern and central Guildford to its KT postcodes around Epsom, Leatherhead and Kingston upon Thames and RH postcodes in Redhill and Gatwick.DNA is taking over the GU1-10 postcodes from fellow Palletforce ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain offers online shippers way to avoid Brexit border delays
DHL Supply Chain is offering online retailers access to its European and UK network of 30 DHL e-fulfillment centres to help them avoid Brexit red tape and meet growing online demand for next day delivery services.The company said its 30 sites offer customers close proximity to the major urban centres ...
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MT ArticleXPO excels in recognising LGBTQ+ inclusion
XPO Logistics has received a rating of 85 out of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for LGBTQ+ inclusion for the second year running.The announcement, made by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, recognizes XPO in the category of Mail and Freight Delivery.The CEI distinguishes employers that take tangible steps ...