All Operator news articles – Page 212
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DHL Supply Chain strike over NFT Distribution switch halted for talks
The Unite union has suspended strike action planned for today (5 June) by 51 warehouse workers at a DHL Supply Chain-run site in West Thurrock, Essex to allow a "window of opportunity for positive talks".The union-represented employees unanimously voted to stage a 24-hour walkout last month over terms and conditions ...
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MT ArticleParent company pledges support as Hellmann Worldwide Logistics' operating loss deepens
The German parent company of logistics firm Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has pledged to back its UK division until "at least" September 2020, after the Lichfield-based firm saw its operating loss almost double last year. According to its latest annual results for the year to 31 December 2018, the company saw ...
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Nicholson's Transport ceases trading after being placed into administration
Billingham-based Nicholson’s Transport has been placed into administration and ceased trading, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.Nicholson Group – the parent company - is not affected with its general haulage, Hiab, warehousing and pick and pack services continuing.However the business’s work for The Pallet Network (TPN) and The Hazchem Network has ended.Nicholson’s Transport ...
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MT ArticleOver-ambitious expansion plans contributed to Mark Priestley SDT demise
Rapid expansion and a change in the way invoices were generated were behind the failure of Slough-based Mark Priestley SDT, according to its administrator.In a report to creditors, SFP said that during 2017, turnover at the transport company more than doubled to £9m as it took on whole contract management ...
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ArrowXL first two-man delivery company to use PostTag to improve delivery accuracy
Two-man home delivery specialist ArrowXL has started using PostTag to improve the speed and accuracy of its deliveries.PostTag provides far more detailed and accurate location data than postcodes; an analysis of over half a million UK addresses by PostTag shows 45% of postcodes are inaccurate by almost the length of ...
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MT ArticleCross Transport refreshes fleet with 56 DAFs to service its Amazon work
Cross Transport has taken delivery of 56 DAF XF tractor units to facilitate its contract with Amazon.The full-service contract hire deal from Asset Alliance Group is valued at around £4.5m and replaces older assets on its fleet with new tractors spec’d with Super Space cabs.The DAFs will cover 140,000km a ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics wins five year bulk transport deal with Lallemand
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has extended its reach in the bulk sector after clinching a five year deal with Lallemand Biofuels and Distilled Spirits (LBDS).The contract with LBDS begins this month (2 June) and will see ESL deliver logistics support for the LBDS bulk cream yeast business for the UK’s ...
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DX Group hit by loss of long-term customer Her Majesty’s Passport Office
DX Group has suffered a setback after learning its long standing deal to provide a secure delivery service to Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) will end next year.In a statement to the stock market, loss-making DX Group said that following a tender process its bid, which was based on ‘commercially ...
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MT ArticleDrivers on Walkers contract at Eddie Stobart Logistics suspend strike in favour of talks
Strike action set for next week at Eddie Stobart Logistics has been avoided, after the operator and union Unite held talks today (24 May).Unite members at Eddie Stobart Logistics’ (ESL) Walkers Snacks Food contract had voted to strike over what it viewed as the operator’s failure to honour an existing ...
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DHL Tradeteam delivery drivers balloted for strike action
Tradeteam delivery drivers are gearing up for strike action after their union balloted for industrial action in a row over “unmanageable loads”.Unite said around 100 drivers employed by the DHL-owned drink logistics company would be casting their votes between 29 May and 12 June.If the workers decide on strike action ...
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MT ArticleCampeys of Selby makes pallet network debut with Palletforce
Campeys of Selby has made its pallet network debut by joining Palletforce, covering selected DN postcodes around Doncaster. Founded in 1930 with one truck, Campeys now has a fleet of 55 vehicles and a staff of 70. Paul Campey, the company’s MD, is the grandson of founder Harry Campey.Paul’s son, ...
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DHL 'disappointed' after Thurrock staff vote to strike over transfer to NFT Distribution
DHL is “disappointed” that warehouse workers at its Thurrock site have voted to strike on 5 June in a dispute over pay and employment conditions.The 51 workers of DHL Supply Chain and Unite union members voted unanimously for the 24-hour strike action, claiming they face poorer working conditions when the ...
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MT ArticleHargreaves Services braces as client British Steel placed into liquidation
Hargreaves Services is keeping a watching brief after client British Steel went into liquidation.In a statement issued ahead of official confirmation that the business had entered the insolvency process, the group confirmed it had worked with British Steel for the past eight years supplying materials handling and other services to ...
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Royal Mail pins future on 'winning at parcels' and international expansion
Royal Mail has gone all-in on a strategy based on parcels growth and international expansion to ensure its future, after its annual operating profit collapsed by more than a quarter as the decline in letter deliveries continued apace.In a week that saw Royal Mail unveil plans to convert post-boxes across ...
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News extra: Wincanton on the right road as new boss prepares to take the reins
Wincanton’s share price is trading at its highest level in a year, and despite a fall in turnover the 3PL’s operational strength appears to have pleased its critics, for now at least.Setting the tone, Gerard Khoo, a broker at Liberum, slapped a buy recommendation on the stock after stating Wincanton ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail extends reach into online shopping market with launch of parcel postboxes
Royal Mail is to roll out 1,400 parcel postboxes across the UK in a move to win a greater share of the online shopping market.The move follows a successful trial of 17 parcel postboxes in Northampton and 13 in Leicester last year.If this latest roll out is successful, Royal Mail ...
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Eddie Stobart drivers working on the Walkers Snacks Food contract to strike
Unite members at Eddie Stobart Logistics’ (ESL) Walkers Snacks Food contract are to strike over the operator’s failure to honour an existing industrial agreement.Staff at Walkers Snacks Food joined ESL via TUPE last year after the snack manufacturer outsourced its transport.The union has claimed that ESL has ignored the 50 ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Worldwide invests to keep its best employees
Europa Worldwide Group has launched a programme 'to nurture talent' in a move aimed at retaining staff.Although the firm’s staff turnover is around 8% lower than the industry average of 26% a year according to the firm, it is aiming to cut attrition rates even further through its talent nurture ...
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Greenergy buys William C Hockin (Tankers) to bolster its long-distance capability
Transportation fuel supplier and distributor Greenergy has bought Barnstaple-based William C. Hockin (Tankers) as part of wider plans to grow its long distance operations.Founder and MD Bill Hockin, who will join Greenergy’s board as a non-executive director, said this week that he had no plans to sell his dry good ...
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TNT UK sees continuing loss as 2017's cyber attack casts long shadow
TNT UK remained loss making in its most recent trading period once the one-off gain from the sale of its Business Solutions division is stripped out, its latest accounts show.The accounts for the year to 31 May also provide further guidance suggesting the cost of the cyber attack that crippled ...