All Operator news articles – Page 167
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics reports improved performance and builds platform for growth
Tanker company Abbey Logistics is on the road to recovery after more than halving its losses in the past financial year and delivering ‘strong profitability’ this year.Unveiling its annual results to 27 June 2020, Abbey Logistics said underlying EBITDA in the year had risen “significantly” to £4.6m - a 37% ...
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MT ArticleDP World and P&O Ferries offer free transport for Covid-19 vaccines
DP World, which owns P&O Ferries, is “ready to go and awaiting the opportunity” to help the rapid roll out of Covid-19 vaccines across the UK for free.The company told motortransport.co.uk this week it has the infrastructure and capacity to help deploy the vaccine, pointing to deep water ports with ...
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MT ArticleETS Truck and Van becomes Mercedes-Benz authorised repairer
The Blandford Forum branch of ETS Truck and Van in Dorset has become an official Mercedes-Benz Trucks authorised repairer, marking a return to the brand for the firm’s MD Colin Gale (left), after a 26-year hiatus.The move follows ETS’s acquisition and refurbishment of an existing commercial vehicle maintenance facility on ...
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Debenhams distribution operation continues to fulfil online orders
Debenhams’ distribution centres remain open and busy as they continue handling online orders, days after its administrators said they should start winding up the business.The stores are set to close after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing chain.It had been in administration since April, but hopes of ...
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MT ArticleDoncaster refuse collection strikes called off after Suez acts on complaints
Planned strikes by refuse workers in Doncaster employed by Suez Recycling and Recovery have been suspended after the trade union said the company had acted on “bullying” concerns.The four days of industrial action could have disrupted Christmas for residents in South Yorkshire after workers criticised the dismissal of a Unite ...
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MT ArticleWolverhampton residents ask to name their new gritters
From left, Vijay Kumar, gully tanker driver, councillor Steve Evans, David Onions, highway inspector/winter service supervisor and Kevin Tinsley, Martin Harper and David Hodson, reactive highway maintenance operatives.Residents in Wolverhampton have been set the challenge of naming a brand new fleet of gritting lorries, which will keep hundreds of ...
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MT ArticleGloucester parcels firm Lima collapsed as business dried up in pandemic
Gloucester-based parcel delivery firm Lima Logistics collapsed into administration as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, its administrators have said.In a report to creditors, Nicholas Simmonds and Chris Newell at Quantuma Advisory said the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown earlier this year had consequences on the company that lasted ...
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MT ArticleClipper posts 20% rise in turnover in first half-year results since pandemic
Clipper said it had “successfully chartered” the stormy waters of the pandemic to deliver a 20% increase in revenue, which was wholly attributable to growth in its e-fulfilment and returns management divisions.The results for the six months ending 31 October 2020 revealed a £305.2m turnover, along with a 20.1% boost ...
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Knowles sweetens the deal for Silver Spoon
Knowles Transport’s ability to handle the storage and distribution for The Silver Spoon Company has resulted in its client sweetening the deal and extending the contract for another five years.The Cambridgeshire-based haulier has been responsible for all of the sugar company’s handling and transport requirements for the last three years, ...
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MT ArticleH&B Logistics celebrates third decade by expanding fleet and premises
Oldham-based H&B Logistics is celebrating 30 years in business by expanding its fleet and improving its facilities, backed by £131,000 of funding.The funding, via asset finance provider Lombard, has been used to boost H&B’s 40-strong fleet with two double deck trailers and two 44-tonne articulating trucks. It has also helped ...
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MT ArticleAB2K expands fleet with four new Scania G450 XT Cheesewedges
Glasgow-based heavy plant and equipment hire specialist AB2K has upgraded its fleet with four new Scania G450 XT Cheesewedge plant bodies supplied by MV Commercial.AB2K is a contractor in the civil engineering, ports, quarrying, rail and energy sectors. The new trucks, three of which are fitted with a Palfinger PK ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics faces “minimal” financial hit on Arcadia contract and no job losses, industry sources say
Clipper Logistics is set to transfer around 70 drivers on its Arcadia delivery partnership to other contracts and will lose “minimal” amounts on the deal, following the retail giant’s collapse, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.Clipper Logistics won the store delivery partnership with Arcadia Group earlier this year after DHL Supply Chain declined ...
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MT ArticleNorthern Powergrid energises fleet with £1.75m investment in seven Mercedes-Benz Unimogs
Northern Powergrid has taken delivery of seven new all-terrain Mercedes-Benz Unimogs.The vehicles, which represent an investment of £1.75m by Northern Powergrid, were supplied by specialist dealer South Cave Tractors of Brough in East Yorkshire.All seven vehicles are U5023 UHE Extreme Off-road Unimog models, and fitted with Versalift hydraulic access equipment.The ...
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MT ArticleWhistl ramps up drive into fulfilment with acquisition of Clientbase
Delivery management company Whistl has acquired Devon-based fulfilment and contact centre firm Clientbase for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition accelerates Whistl’s drive into fulfilment, increasing its portfolio of fulfilment warehouses across the UK to eight.It closely follows the recent expansion of Whistl’s Rushden facilities and the opening of a new warehouse ...
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MT ArticlePolaris Logistics & Distribution takes delivery of five height-adjustable trailers from Schmitz Cargobull
Logistics firm Polaris Logistics & Distribution has taken delivery of five new S.CS Mega curtainside trailers after being impressed with their flexibility and fuel economy.The Manchester-based firm, which is part of the Polaris Group said it decided to return to Schmitz Cargobull after being disappointed with equipment from its previous ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers wins five-year gas cylinder trunking deal with BOC
Suttons Tankers has landed a major five-year contract with BOC to provide inter-branch trunking services for the movements of full and empty gas cylinders across the UK.This latest deal builds on Sutton’s 10-year partnership with BOC delivering propellant gas and pentanes contracts, which has also been extended.The BOC gas cylinder ...
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MT ArticleSoaring volumes see DHL invest £17.5m in new facilities
DHL is investing £17.5m to improve capacity at key locations across its UK network as parcel volumes continue to surge.The logistics firm, which has has seen a 40% uplift in volumes this year, opened a new £7.5m unit in Eastleigh, Hants last month and moved operations from its nearby Fareham ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics speeds up delivery rates using machine vision scanners
XPO Logistics is processing e-commerce orders more than 10% faster after installing barcode scanners with machine vision in some of its UK warehouses.The scanners have been installed in high-volume e-commerce warehouses to help manage the continued surge in e-commerce orders driven by the pandemic and the peak season.The fixed-mount, computerised ...
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MT ArticleLinkline Transport strengthens UK operations with £15m investment
(From left) Ryan Jones, sales director at Trailer Resources and James Bowes, commercial director at Linkline Transport pictured with the new SDC curtainsidersLinkline Transport has opened a purpose-built warehouse facility in Wellingborough as part of a £15m expansion programme.The Fortec member has also revealed plans to open a further two ...
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MT ArticleTiger Trailers bolsters B&M fleet
Variety retailer B&M has taken delivery of 21 straightframe fixed double deck wedge vans from Tiger Trailers.The trailers equip the retailer with the ability to carry 52 pallets by utilising the full length of the lower deck.The incorporation of an integrated twin-tier tail lift from Dhollandia enables efficient deliveries to ...