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All Operator news articles – Page 208
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ArticleClipper Logistics' turnover and pre-tax profit up as retail strategy pays off
Clipper Logistics has delivered another strong performance, and predicted it will continue as its evolving model of serving retailers’ growing e-fulfilment and product return needs bears fruit.Announcing full-year results to 30 April, its third year listed on the London Stock Exchange, group turnover was 17.2% higher year on year at ...
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ArticleEuropa Road chooses Renault Trucks for UK fleet after long-term trial
Europa Road, a division of Europa Worldwide Group, has spent £2m on 23 Renault Trucks after a successful two-year trial with RH Commercial Vehicles.The Range T artics and Range D rigids are the first Renaults in the fleet, which also has 238 trailers.Europa currently runs Volvo and Mercedes-Benz trucks, but ...
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TNT Express still processing manually a month after cyber attack
TNT Express is still processing parcels manually nearly a month after it was hit by a worldwide cyber attack, and has predicted it may not be able to recover the data lost in the incident. The FedEx-owned operator was hit with the NotPetya encryption virus on 28 June.In a trading ...
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ArticleTesco to offer same day grocery delivery service across the UK from next month
Tesco will offer customers a same-day online grocery delivery service across the UK by the end of August.The supermarket group launched same-day grocery delivery in London and the South East in 2014.It is now extending the service to more than 300 stores across the UK, covering more than 99% of ...
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Montgomery Transport and Montracon owner Ballyvesey Holdings sees profit boost
Ballyvesey Holdings, which confirmed the demise of its Birds Transport and Logistics business in May, saw both turnover and profit growth in the year to 30 September 2016.Newly published accounts for the group, which owns Montgomery Transport, Montracon trailers, and a number of truck and heavy plant dealerships, saw turnover ...
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ArticleSearon Logistics closes its doors
Felixstowe container haulier Searon Logistics, which employs more than 100 staff, has closed down.The operator told MT it had shut its doors and staff were “in the process” of being made redundant.The company held O-licences in the East, North East and West of England regions, with its Felixstowe depot authorised ...
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ArticleSellafield given warning by TC after failing to disclose convictions
Nuclear waste management firm Sellafield has escaped action at a public inquiry (PI) after it failed to disclose fines totalling £700,000 to the traffic commissioner (TC).North West TC Simon Evans issued the company with a warning after it failed to notify the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) of the ...
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ArticleDNA Express Couriers and NGC Logistics join Palletforce
Palletforce has added DNA Express Couriers and NGC Logistics to its network.DNA Express Couriers, based near Crawley, Sussex, covers the KT postcode area and has been working with Palletforce for the past 18 months.MD Tony Bunn said: “Working with Palletforce has given us an opportunity to see the benefits of ...
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Kinaxia Logistics buys Mark Thompson Transport
Kinaxia Logistics has bought Mark Thompson Transport, its eighth operator acquisition in just over five years. The deal is Kinaxia’s third this year; it bought Panic Transport in February and Maiden’s of Telford in May.The business also owns Bay Freight; William Kirk; NC Cammack & Sons; Foulger Transport; and Lambert ...
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ArticleCM Downton wins £15m Isover contract from Bibby Distribution
CM Downton has won a £15m contract from Bibby Distribution, transporting goods for insulation manufacturer Isover UK.The five-year deal with the Saint Gobain-owned company will see Downton store and transport goods from Isover's Runcorn factroy, just 400m away from Downton's own site.Management, transport and warehouse staff from Bibby, six in ...
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Overseas division GLS continues to drive Royal Mail growth
Royal Mail’s overseas division was still driving business growth in Q1 of its financial year, as letter volumes continued to plummet. For the three months ended 25 June, the first quarter of Royal Mail’s financial year, the group saw turnover growth of 1%.Its UK letters and parcels division, UKPIL, suffered ...
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ArticleJohn Hackling (Transport) profit up 41%
John Hackling (Transport) saw pre-tax profits rise 41% last year, boosted by its newly opened depot in Swindon and Palletline’s decision to base a new regional hub at the depot during the period.Reporting its latest annual results for the year to 30 September 2016 the company revealed a rise in ...
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ArticleMatalan drivers reject pay offer after last minute deal change
Matalan drivers have rejected a pay offer after the deal was changed at the eleventh hour, according to the GMB unionMatalan had originally offered a pay deal to its drivers at its Knowsley DC which was acceptable to members, but a GMB spokesman told MT: “this offer was removed at ...
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DHL Supply Chain opens new Scottish site
DHL Supply Chain has begun operations at a new cross dock facility in Scotland. The site in Dyce, North East Scotland, offers approximately 20,000ft² of warehousing space and is suitable for multi-temperature customers.It is currently operating at 50% capacity, and DHL said it will create 45 jobs when it reaches ...
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DX Group CEO steps down after 'exceptionally difficult year'
The CEO and financial director of DX Group have stepped down with immediate effect after what the business described as an "exceptionally difficult year". Petar Cvetkovic and Daljit Basi are leaving the board and the company, with restructuring specialist James Hayward stepping in as chief financial officer. While the financial ...
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ArticleNew contract wins promised for Gist Motherwell DC
Gist is to open a new distribution centre in Motherwell in September to replace its existing facilities in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.The 80,000ft2, temperature-controlled site will be used for Gist food manufacturer and food retail clients.Gist chief executive Martin Gwynn said: “We are always looking to build on our successful customer ...
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ArticleFowler Welch delivers turnover jump and looks ahead to profitable future
Fowler Welch has a ‘bright, interesting and profitable’ future ahead, according to its parent company.Publishing preliminary full year results today (13 July), Dart Group revealed its logistics business saw turnover climb 14% to £163.5m (2016: £144m).The past year has seen Fowler Welch start a new operation for Dairy Crest at ...
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Gist settles dispute with union Unite ending strike risk
The threat of industrial action at Gist has ended, with union Unite stating the argument over pay at a Hemel Hempstead DC run on behalf of Marks & Spencer has been resolved.Last month, the union called off the first of 12 planned strikes at the site in favour of further ...
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New business drives XPO Logistics to record highs in UK
A significant number of contract wins in XPO Logistics’ Supply Chain and Transport Solutions divisions more than offset a decline in dry bulk volumes during XPOs first full financial year of trading since it acquired Norbert Dentressangle in 2015.2016 saw XPO win contracts with Performance Doorset Solutions and toy manufacturer ...
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Eddie Stobart snaps up half of Speedy Freight
Eddie Stobart has purchased a 50% holding in express delivery company Speedy Freight.Puro Ventures, trading as Speedy Freight, is a provider of nationwide B2B express freight services.“This acquisition complements the group's service offering to business customers in the e-commerce and manufacturing, industrial and bulk sector and broadens its capabilities across ...