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All Operator news articles – Page 205
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NHS contract changes hits DHL Supply Chain; DHL Express sees 12% growth
DHL said that it remains satisfied with the performance of its Supply Chain subsidiary, despite a 23% year-on-year fall in turnover caused in part by a change in the way its NHS Supply Chain contract reports revenue.For the year-ending 31 December 2016 turnover at DHL Supply Chain fell from £4.01bn ...
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Royal Mail: there are 'no grounds' for upcoming employee strike
Royal Mail has said there are "no grounds" for the strike action its employees voted in favour of yesterday, as tensions over a range of issues including pensions came to a head. With a 73% turnout, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) members voted 89.1% in favour of taking action in ...
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ArticlePall-Ex sees shortage of labour as the biggest threat for hauliers from Brexit
Kevin Buchanan, MD, Pall-Ex GroupPall-Ex is well placed to deal with any short-term consequences from Brexit but believes any reduction in the availability of EU labour could hurt the UK’s transport industry.Speaking to MT, MD Kevin Buchanan said that while there remained great uncertainty around Brexit, Pall-Ex Group itself was ...
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Wincanton making redundancies as Industrial and Transport division struggles
Wincanton has been forced to make redundancies to offset falling profit in its Industrial and Transport division. In a trading update today (3 October), Wincanton said while it expects profit for the current financial year to meet expectations, it has set aside an exceptional charge of £7m to fund cost-saving ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics hungry to snap up more haulage firms to fuel growth in 2018
Kinaxia Logistics is set to deliver “enormous growth” this year and acquire a number of hauliers in the first quarter of 2018, according to director Peter Fields.Parent company Kinaxia has bought eight haulage companies since launching Kinaxia Logistics in 2012.These include Bay Freight, William Kirk, NC Cammack and Sons, Foulger ...
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DPD smashes through the £1bn turnover barrier for the first time
DPD topped £1bn of turnover for the first time in 2016 and the Motor Transport Award multiple winner said it is aiming for £2bn of turnover by 2025.Its DPDgroup UK division achieved a turnover of £806.2m in the year-ending 1 January 2017, up from £700.2m in the previous year. Pre-tax ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart adds driver training and recruitment strings to its business bow
Stobart's driver recruitment and training stand at Truckfest NorthwestEddie Stobart has relaunched its Training Academy and Driving School, offering would-be new HGV drivers finance to help fund their licence acquisition and a guaranteed interview with Britain’s best-known haulier.The company had an impressive display at Truckfest Northwest, both to recruit already ...
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ArticleFleetstyle Distribution sold to Gateway to Wales after entering administration
Fleetstyle Distribution in South Wales has entered administration, 25 years after it first opened.The Swansea haulier, which had an O-licence authorising nine HGVs, appointed administrators on 11 September, but according to a spokesman at the firm its business and assets were then sold in a pre-pack deal.When MT contacted the ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart's container business, O'Connor, takes a hit after national push
Eddie Stobart containerEddie Stobart Logistics subsidiary O’Connor Container Transport is set for further integration into the group after racking up a loss of £800,000.The loss, which the firm attributed to its strategy to turn the regional business into a national player, is laid bare in the company’s results for the ...
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DX Group sells sites and borrows £2m from shareholder to repay loan
DX Group has sold five of its properties and taken a loan from its biggest shareholder to pay back a bank loan.The group has committed to a sale and leaseback of its sites in Thatcham; Basildon; Rotherham; Northampton and Nottingham. The deal with Chancerygate (Livingston) is due to complete on ...
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ArticleSterling's fall from grace hurts Laser Transport International
Laser TransportLaser Transport International suffered a "savage" financial hit due to the devaluation of the pound in 2016 after the UK's vote to leave the EU, newly published accounts show. In its results for the year to 31 December 2016, the Hythe-based international freight company and former MT Haulier of ...
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ArticleCEVA refreshes fleet with 120 vehicle lease deal
CEVA IvecosCEVA Logistics has signed a three-year lease deal with Dawsonrentals Truck & Trailer to take 120 new vehicles as upgrades to its fleet.The Iveco Stralis units, with sleeper cabs, will begin to be delivered from this autumn.They will be used across a range of CEVA operations including consumer retail, ...
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ArticleCollapsed TT Express (Oldham) snapped up by John Raymond Transport
TT Express (Oldham) has been sold to John Raymond Transport in a pre-pack deal after it went into administration last week (15 September). The 40-year-old business appointed administrator KPMG the same day, which immediately transferred the assets and 56 employees to an unconnected party – TT Express Group.Both TT Express ...
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ArticleThreat of industrial action rises at Co-op as disabled driver row escalates
The Co-op has accused Unite of ignoring its agreed processes, as a dispute over the firing of two disabled drivers at the supermarket’s Thurrock DC escalated. Unite’s 345 drivers at Thurrock are set to vote on whether to go to a full-scale industrial action ballot in defence of two sacked ...
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New European CEO for XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics has promoted its MD of European supply chain to the role of European CEO.Malcolm Wilson replaces Troy Cooper. Cooper had held the role since XPO bought Norbert Dentressangle in 2015, as well as his position as global chief operating officer (COO). Cooper continues in the global COO role.Wilson ...
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Ministry of Defence contract boosts Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel said that the performance of its contract logistics division “continues to be impressive” after a “game-changing” contract with the Ministry of Defence saw turnover rise 33% year-on-year.According to its most-recent filing at Companies House, turnover at K+N’s contract logistics division rose from £389m to £516.7m for the ...
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ArticleDX Group woes mount after accounting error
DX Group is to take a close to £2m profit hit after an accounting error relating to the treatment of a leasehold property.In a statement, the embattled operator said that during the preparation of its final result for the year ended 30 June 2017, it had “become aware of an ...
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ArticleRoad services growth drives Bartrums business onwards
Bartrums has reported a combined turnover of more than £28m for 2016, with strong growth in its road services arm.Newly published accounts show that for the year ending 31 December 2016, the Eye, Suffolk-based company posted a turnover of £19.6m in its haulage and storage division, 3.7% higher than in ...
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ArticleUPS named first commercial partner for Fuso eCanter electric truck
UPS will be the first commercial partner of Daimler-owned Fuso’s electric eCanter truck, which was officially launched in New York today.Production of the truck, which has a 100km range and 3-tonne payload, began in Portugal earlier this year.Daimler hopes to deliver 500 eCanter units to businesses in the US, Europe ...
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ArticleKammac joins Pallet-Track to fill Abbey Logistics Group hole
KammacKammac has joined Pallet-Track, taking on the WA postcode that is being vacated by Abbey Logistics Group at the end of next month.The operator, formed in the 1980s by MD Paul Kamel, has depots in Lancashire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.It employs more than 350 people and specialises in contract logistics, ...