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All Operator news articles – Page 201
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ArticleAcumen Distribution adds five new longer semi-trailers
Acumen Distribution is adding five new longer semi-trailers to its fleet, which will bring its collection of 15.65m trailers to 24 vehicles. The operator has participated in the DfT's longer semi-trailer trial from its inception, and Acumen operations director Naiem Ashraf said that when the opportunity for more permits arose, ...
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Collapsed BC Transport owed almost £1.5m at point of administration
BC Transport owed almost £1.5m when it was placed into administration earlier this month, and unsecured creditors are unlikely to recover any money despite the subsequent sale of the business.The Bollington-based haulage firm was purchased in a pre-pack deal by Kinaxia Logistics on 5 December, after earlier efforts to market ...
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ArticleSimarco marks two decades in business with ambitious annual turnover target of £100m
Simarco plans to more than double its turnover in the next three years, after a series of acquisitions and investments at the 20-year old business.Co-founder and CEO of Simarco International Simon Reed chose the firm’s anniversary to set out plans to grow the business to £100m annual turnover. Simarco had ...
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ArticleGrocontinental sold to Dutch firm Agro Merchants Group
Netherlands-based Agro Merchants Group has bought Motor Transport Award winner Grocontinental for an undisclosed sum.Established in 1941, Grocontinental offers cold storage and logistics services to the food industry with a particular expertise in the dairy and meat sectors.It is located in Whitchurch, Shropshire, and operates from a 35-acre complex with ...
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ArticleAcumen Automotive Logistics buys J&A Transporters
Acumen Automotive Logistics has expanded its operation with the acquisition of J&A Transporters.The acquired Somerset-based business specialises in used vehicle movements for auction houses, direct contracts with dealerships for new cars and vehicle swaps, as well as fleet movements for rental operators.The deal adds 15 car transporters and a facility ...
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ArticleNorth West Logistics opens new £6m facility
Fortec member North West Logistics is looking to expand its customer base and services after spending £6m on a new premises.The new site at Altham Business Park in Accrington includes a 100,000ft² warehouse - which is five times the size of the firm’s previous warehouse facility - 20,000ft² of office ...
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Allied Bakeries avoids strike action after Kingsmill drivers accept pay offer
More than 100 drivers at a Kingsmill bakery in West Bromwich have called off threatened strike action after accepting a revised pay offer and agreeing changes to shift patterns.Unite said around 130 drivers, maintenance staff and security personnel at the depot, which supplies 1.5 million loaves a week to customers ...
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Employees of failed contract haulier ordered to pay up for road accidents
Former employees of a Birmingham contract haulier now in administration have been ordered to pay almost £40,000 in costs relating to road traffic accidents.Contact Transport obtained court judgement orders against drivers and subcontractors who were at fault in the collisions whilst employed by the company or engaged in business and ...
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BC Transport will bounce back after administration, says new owner Kinaxia Logistics
Kinaxia Logistics director Peter Fields has described his latest purchase, BC Transport, as a “good solid business with great people” that ultimately stumbled as it was carrying too much debt.Speaking after rescuing the Bollington-based haulier from administration in a move that saved 50 jobs, Fields said it was a profitable ...
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Clipper Logistics makes almost £200m in first half of financial year
Clipper Logistics almost broke the £200m turnover barrier in its most recent results, covering the six months ended 31 October. The retail logistics specialist grew turnover by 21% year-on-year to £199.7m (2016: £164.9m).Clipper's pre-tax profit also grew in the six months, rising 15.6% to £7.9m (2016: £6.9m).The operator said some ...
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Strike action threat subsides at Royal Mail after CWU mediation
The threat of strike action at Royal Mail has subsided after the postal operator reported mediation with CWU had been helpful, and suggested an agreement may eventually be reached over the long-running pay and pensions dispute. "Mediation has helped both parties to better understand their respective positions," Royal Mail said.The ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics adds BC Transport, saving the business from administration
Kinaxia Logistics has added the ninth haulier to its rapidly expanding stable, rescuing Bollington-based BC Transport from administration.The Cheshire haulier is a founder member of the Palletforce pallet network and has an O-licence authorising up to 35 vehicles and 26 trailers, with a staff of 50.It joins a rapidly expanding ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart announced as 100th Northern Powerhouse partner
Eddie Stobart has become the 100th partner of the Northern Powerhouse, which will see it work to boost skills, innovation and business in the North of England.The haulier has a special livery to mark its partnership with the Northern Powerhouse, making it the first partner business to carry the campaign's ...
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Petition demanding investigation into Palmer & Harvey collapse attracts 8,600 signatures in two days
A petition demanding an investigation into the demise of own-account wholesale operator Palmer Harvey & McLane (P&H) has raised more than 8,600 signatures in two days.The petition, posted on Change.org, follows the collapse of the company and the immediate loss of 2,500 jobs last week. The company, which had an ...
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CJ Express creditors facing close to £1m shortfall, liquidator reveals
Creditors of Hull-based CJ Express could be left close to £1m out of pocket, according to the collapsed company’s statement of affairs.Liquidator Leonard Curtis has estimated a deficiency in regards unsecured creditors of £978,570.The statement reveals little in the way of assets for the haulier, which was placed into an ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution devours more Tiger Trailers in fleet refresh
Boughey Distribution has updated its fleet with 50 new curtainsiders from Tiger Trailers, replacing older assets and increasing Tiger’s share of the fleet to more than 75%.The delivery comprises 35 4.2m and 15 4.5m tall clearspan tri-axle trailers, with the taller assets being used to support specific contracts requiring double-stacked ...
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ArticleArrowXL spends £2m on new DAF LFs
Arrow XL has spent £2m on 40 new 7.5-tonne DAF LFs.The two-man delivery firm chose the vehicles after asking its drivers for feedback on their requirements."If you want to know about driving, ask a driver," Arrow XL CEO Charlie Shiels told MT."The drivers gave us 12 things they wanted and ...
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Charlie Shiels "excited to get stuck in" at ArrowXL as operator's new boss
Former DPD director Charlie Shiels has been appointed as the permanent CEO of ArrowXL, after his predecessor Ian Howell stepped down in September. Shiels was filling the role on an interim basis, but today confirmed to MT he will remain in the post."I never thought I’d be CEO, it was ...
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ArticleNorth Sea Express raided by police and trucks seized as part of social dumping investigation
Belgian police seized and sealed 112 tractor trailers at the Zeebrugge premises of international haulier North Sea Express (NSE) as part of an investigation into social dumping.The international haulier, which has offices in Zeebrugge, Tilbury Port in the UK, Slovakia and Portugal is being investigated for its use of Romanian ...
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Own-account giant Palmer Harvey & McLane in administration
One of the UK’s largest own-account operators, Palmer Harvey & McLane, has collapsed into administration and ceased trading with the immediate loss of 2,500 jobs.The wholesaler has more than 600 vehicles specified on its O-licence, which placed it at 23 in MT’s Own-Account top 50. This was published alongside our ...