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All Operator news articles – Page 179
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Harveyson Haulage sale saved jobs but will likely see unsecured creditors flounder
The sale of Harveyson Haulage's business and assets after it entered administration last year saved jobs but is unlikely to rescue unsecured creditors, according to a new report.At its height, the Norfolk-based waste and tankering business was making a turnover of £2m but a winding up petition served by HMRC ...
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Wincanton deal to run Britvic's new Rugby facility goes live
Wincanton has released details of its deal to manage Britvic’s new 273,000sq ft Rugby facility, which went live recently.Wincanton is providing engineering and technical support as well as stock management and warehousing for the new 33,000 pallet facility.At full capacity, it is anticipated that the new operation will clear 376 ...
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Menzies Distribution wins major Frontline Group deal from incumbent CM Downton
Menzies Distribution has delivered new contracts with the Frontline Group, winning the magazine sales and distribution company’s business from previous transport supplier CM Downton.The partnership will see Menzies Distribution providing Frontline and Seymour Distribution (together the Frontline Group) with wholesale distribution services to more than 25,000 retailers across the UK ...
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Nagel Langdons delivers growth as it prepares for Brexit
Chilled, frozen and ambient food transport provider Nagel Langdons has recruited specialists in international trade to combat the effects of Brexit on the company and its customers.Reporting its results to 31 December 2018 the company said it had made extensive preparations, which will allow it to “react to the changes ...
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Wincanton full-year turnover to fall but profit performance remains robust
Wincanton has told investors that its full year turnover will be lower than 2018's, after the late start of a number of new contracts failed to offset its exit from several low margin deals.In a trading update Wincanton said: “The strong wins achieved in the second half were too late ...
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ArticleYodel makes £112m annual loss, its largest to date
Yodel has made its largest ever loss in the year to 30 June 2018, newly published accounts reveal.Formed from the merger of the Home Delivery Network (HDNL) and DHL’s Express Delivery business in 2010, profitability has eluded Yodel ever since. Its best result to date was a loss of £45.4m ...
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Bedfords stablemate RPL Transport in administration too
RPL Transport has followed parent company Bedfords Group into administration, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.RPL Transport, which trades as RPL Logistics and is based in Milton Keynes, appointed Howard Smith and David Costley-Wood from KPMG’s restructuring practice as administrators today (1 April).Smith and Costley-Wood were appointed administrators of Bedfords Group (Bedfords Limited) ...
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DSV purchase of Panalpina will create world's fourth largest logistics firm
Global logistics provider DSV is to acquire Swiss rival Panalpina in a £3.51bn deal that will create the world’s fourth largest logistics company behind Deutsche Post DHL, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker.Panalpina's board has agreed to a revised offer described by chairman Peter Uber described as “very attractive.” The Panalpina board ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers buys DHL Supply Chain’s bulk chemical business
Widnes-based Suttons Tankers has bought DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business.The deal sees Suttons Tankers operating chemical transportation from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn.DHL’s dedicated services in packed chemicals, bitumen, lubricants and fuels remain with DHL.Just over a year ago Suttons Tankers, which operates a ...
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Drivers working on Eddie Stobart Logistics' Walkers contract balloted for strike action
Unite members at Eddie Stobart Logistics’ Walkers Snacks Food contract are being balloted for strike action, after the union accused the haulier of ignoring its members’ established terms and conditions.Staff at Walkers Snacks Food, a contract highlighted out as one of ESL’s marquee wins in yesterday’s (28 March) full year ...
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ArticleBedfords Group collapses into administration and ceases trading
Bedfords Group has been placed into administration and has ceased trading.Howard Smith and David Costley-Wood of KPMG were appointed to handle the insolvency of Bedfords Limited, which trades as Bedfords Group, on March 27.A skeleton staff has been retained to assist the administrator with the insolvency process at its main ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics surges after spending spree pays dividends
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) achieved a major milestone in 2018 as it spent big on transforming itself into an end-to-end transport supplier with turnover, profit and debt surging as a consequence.The company went on a buying spree following its listing on the Alternative Investment Market in 2017.It said its acquisitions: ...
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Wincanton lands purr-fect deal with pet store group Jollyes
Wincanton has signed a three-year contract to provide a full multi-channel service to pet store group Jollyes.Wincanton will provide shared warehousing and transport services, delivering to more than 90 stores across the UK and direct to Jollyes’ customers.The service will be based at Wincanton’s shared-user site in Wigan and comprise ...
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ArticleClive Cowern Transport leaves Pall-Ex for Pallet-Track; network bolsters line-up
Clive Cowern Transport has switched from Pall-Ex to Pallet-Track to help expand its service and customer offering.The Bridgnorth-based firm, which operates more than 40 vehicles, will boost Pallet-Track’s West Midland’s portfolio by running deliveries and collections across the WV postcodes.The firm’s decision to join Pallet-Track was influenced by general manager ...
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ArticleKenyon Haulage starts running for the Fortec Distribution Network
Kenyon Haulage has joined the Fortec Distribution Network, covering the Blackburn, Blackpool and PR postcodes for the pallet network.The haulier, which has sites in Blackburn and Woodwille, recently purchased Gilbraith assets from owner Pollock (Scotrans).It remains a member of rival pallet network, Palletways and was an inaugural member of its ...
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ArticleFundraiser launched in memory of Prestons of Potto's David Preston
Prestons of Potto transport manager Jack Preston has launched a fund raising drive in honour of David Preston, who died last month.The JustGiving Page in Memory of David Preston is raising funds for Teesside Hospice, described by Jack Preston, David's nephew, as “truly fantastic” at a very upsetting time.The entry ...
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ArticlePall-Ex launches groupage service as it expands partnership with Staples
Pall-Ex has introduced a groupage service to support a new contract it is running together with Staples Solutions.The partners are now providing warehousing fulfilment and distribution to the Saint-Gobain-owned plumbers’ merchant Graham from Staples’ 500,000sq ft warehouse in Rockingham, Northamptonshire.The deal, which went live last week, will now build until ...
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Rising fuel costs were the final straw for Woodall Group, according to administrator
The administrator for Woods (Haulage), which traded as Woodall Group, has confirmed that fuel costs were one of the reasons why the Birmingham transport company ultimately failed.The former member of The Pallet Network appointed Duff & Phelps as administrator on 11 February and, after struggling to find a new owner, ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to deliver zero emission fleet
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is aiming for a fully zero-emission fleet by 2045.The retailer announced the ambition yesterday (20 March) as part of its wider strategy to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions across the entire business by 2050 at the latest.This will see all John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) takes 30% stake in Dowse Haulage, cementing partnership
Turners (Soham) has bought a 30% stake in bulk powder specialist Dowse Haulage after MD Paul Day spied an opportunity.The Cambridgeshire logistics company has worked with Dowse, which operates 38 lorries and 43 trailers out of two bases in Brigg, North Lincs, for several years and Day said it bought ...