All Operator news articles – Page 165
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MT ArticleReed Boardall continues strong performance after doubling profits in 2019
Reed Boardall has seen “strong demand” for its services during the pandemic and is confident that demand will continue through 2021.Reporting its annual results to 31 March 2020, the temperature-controlled food storage and distribution company revealed a doubling of profits which laid strong foundations to help it weather the Covid-19 ...
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MT ArticleTranscentral boosts fleet with three Actros and six Montracon trailers from Ryder
West Midlands-based warehousing and logistics firm Transcentral has bolstered its fleet with three Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545LS 6x2 tractor units, and six Montracon curtainsided Mega trailers.The new trucks and trailers, supplied by Ryder, come in Transcentral’s fleet colours and are also protected by a collision damage vehicle cover package.Elizabeth Wray, director ...
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MT ArticleChepstow haulier Hicks Logistics to join Pallet-Track
Welsh haulier Hicks Logistics is joining Pallet-Track and will take over the Welsh border postcodes around Chepstow and Avonmouth early this month.The addition of Hicks comes as Pallet-Track moves to strengthen its presence in the Welsh border area.The company, which is based at Caldicot, near Chepstow and employs almost 80 ...
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MT ArticleYoungs Transport buys North West Cargo and eyes further acquisitions
Purfleet-based Youngs Transportation & Logistics has acquired North West Cargo (NWC) in Warrington, adding another 44 vehicles to its fleet and providing it with the presence in the North that its major clients have reportedly demanded.With depots in Southampton, Purfleet and now Warrington, Youngs said its influence in the LCL ...
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MT ArticleNew XPO whitepaper confirms permanent shift to e-fulfilment
The accelerated pace of online shopping activity shows no signs of subsiding once the crisis is over, with supply chain operations and consumer preferences now permanently altered, according to a white paper from XPO Logistics.Based on two surveys conducted before the holiday shopping season, the white paper explained how every ...
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MT ArticleBevan Group teams up with eStar Truck & Van to win Leicester City Council tipper order
West Midlands-based manufacturer Bevan Group is working on a second consignment of tipping bodies for 14 FUSO Canter trucks to be operated by Leicester City Council.The authority, which recently embarked on a major fleet replacement programme, placed its latest order with prime contractor eStar Truck & Van following a comprehensive ...
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MT ArticleD Steven & Son marks centenary with Gray & Adams trailer kitted with Transicold Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit
The UK’s most northerly haulage company is celebrating its centenary with the delivery of a new Gray & Adams trailer mounted with Carrier Transicold's flagship Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit.Scrabster-based D Steven & Son, which also has depots in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wick, took the delivery as part of ...
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MT ArticleFormer management team returns to Big Green Parcel Machine
Three of Tuffnells' former directors have returned to the company, following its management buy-out from the Connect Group in May this year.Ian Bland, Chris Tresadern and Ian Brewer all held leadership positions in Tuffnells but had left the company either prior to or during the firm’s previous ownership by Connect ...
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MT ArticleDNA targets further growth amid 40% surge in volumes
Gatwick-based logistics specialist DNA is gearing up for further expansion in 2021 following a 40% increase in palletised freight consignments since the Covid pandemic.A member of leading express distribution network Palletforce, DNA has created eight new jobs since the summer and aims to further increase its 65-strong staff in the ...
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MT ArticleRomac Logistics secures new distribution hub
Manchester-based Romac Logistics has expanded into a major new head office and distribution centre at Unit 66 Finlan Road, Stakehill Industrial Estate which is owned by the COIF Charities Property Fund.The company, which specialises in chilled and ambient logistics, offers warehousing and national distribution solutions for the UK’s food and ...
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MT ArticleGreat Bear Distribution predicts further growth despite pandemic
Great Bear Distribution increased profits by 7.5% last year to £9.5m and it anticipated its “controlled organic growth” will continue.Turnover for the distribution and storage company in the year ending 31 December 2019 also increased, by 5.4% to £266m (£253m) and operating profit soared by 48% to £15.6m (£10.5m).Looking ahead, ...
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MT ArticleAlpha Recovery brings in Mercedes Atego breakdown truck
Cramlington-based Alpha Recovery has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Atego breakdown truck.The Atego 1530 has an uprated gross weight of 16-tonnes and a ClassicSpace cab with optional third seat.It also has an SLA Super-Low Approach vehicle transporter bodywork by specialist manufacturer Roger Dyson of Droitwich.While one vehicle is carried on ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track delivers special Christmas present to Staffordshire heritage site
Pallet-Track helped Christmas come early to Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, the UK’s biggest deep seam mine, near Stoke on Trent.The logistics business delivered a specially commissioned 40g sculpture of pit pony Prince by Ipswich-based artist Adam Godden, the grandson of Ken Walley, a blacksmith welder at the colliery in the 1950s.It ...
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MT ArticleGlencar wins hat-trick of new logistics and industrial contracts worth over £20m
Construction firm Glencar has secured three new contracts valued at in excess of £20m for logistics and industrial development projects at sites in Northampton, Dartford and Witham, Essex.The new projects include a 130,000sq ft warehouse and logistics unit being developed speculatively by GLP on the final plot of its G-Park ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain calls in police over strike at Liverpool hub
DHL Supply Chain has urged striking delivery drivers and warehouse staff in Liverpool to observe social distancing measures after it was blamed for calling out the police “at least 10 times”.The company said its door remained open to the Unite union to resolve a dispute among 120 workers at its ...
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Manchester Dairy prosecuted by DVSA after illegally using vans instead of trucks
Manchester Dairy has been prosecuted by the DVSA for deliberately overloading its vans while delivering Freshways milk when only a truck was capable of safely and legally carrying the heavy cargo.The company admitted the offences at Coventry Magistrates Court on 9 December and was ordered to pay nearly £34,000.Manchester Dairy ...
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MT ArticleBibby Line Group agrees sale of Costcutter Supermarkets Group to Bestway Wholesale
Bibby Line Group has agreed the sale of Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) to Bestway Wholesale – the UK's largest independent wholesaler.CSG has reported a significantly improved performance over the last two years, following investment in key areas of the business.During the 12 months to 31 December 2019, CSG’s sales rose ...
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MT ArticleFurlough scheme a 'lifeline' for Scottish haulier
The government’s furlough scheme has proven to be a lifeline for Scottish haulier John Mitchell (Grangemouth) during a “tough” trading year.MD Iain Mitchell told motortransport.co.uk that it had experienced a “major slowdown” after reporting a £2.1m profit for the year ending 31 March 2020.However, he remained confident it would recover ...
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MT ArticleCovid loan helps Route Logistics secure move to larger premises
A move to a new base to secure the long term future of Northants haulier Route Logistics has been funded with help from a government-backed coronavirus lending scheme.The haulage firm turned to Reach Commercial Finance to help facilitate the relocation to Rothwell when the Covid crisis presented a number of ...
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MT ArticleAztek delivers Covid secure equipment free of charge for NHS
Aztek Logistics has played its part in keeping shops safe and Covid secure by delivering ‘sneeze screens’ and sanitiser stations to more than 2,500 locations across the country.The Letchworth warehousing and distribution firm has delivered the equipment to brands including Currys PC World, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Tesco and ...