All Operator news articles – Page 216
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Wren Kitchens to open sixth depot with plans for three more
Kitchen retailer and Motor Transport Awards winner Wren Kitchens is on the hunt for drivers and warehouse staff as it prepares to open a new depot on the outskirts of Manchester.The four-acre transport hub, which opens this month, joins the retailer’s five others in Howden, Barton, Bristol, Stansted and Larkhall.This ...
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Boughey Distribution sees Brexit bounce
Customers stockpiling for the UK’s original departure date from the EU drove Boughey Distribution to record a leap in turnover and operating profit in the year to 31 May 2019.In results published today (30 July), Boughey Distribution owner NWF said its food distribution business had high storage levels throughout the ...
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MT ArticleLTS Global Solutions takes on Jeff Broom to lead events logistics division
Birmingham-based logistics firm LTS Global Solutions has taken on Jeff Broom, former exhibition services manager at Europa Worldwide Logistics, to head up its newly launched event logistics division.Dubbed Show Freight by LTS, the division offers end to end management of event logistics projects - from customs clearances to the provision ...
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MT ArticleMammoet to buy heavy lift specialist ALE
Mammoet has has signed an agreement to acquire UK-based competitor ALE.Closing of the transaction is subject to approval of the relevant competition authorities, according to Motortransport.co.uk sister title Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI)Paul van Gelder, CEO of Mammoet, said: “We are very happy with this agreement. Mammoet ...
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MT ArticleWilliam Kirk completes journey from Palletline to Palletforce
Kinaxia Logistics-owned William Kirk has officially completed its move to Palletforce, which is part of rival grouping EV Cargo.Last year Palletforce chief executive Michael Conroy confirmed to motortransport.co.uk that the Macclesfield, Cheshire based haulier was joining the pallet network from Palletline.Conroy stated that he had no issue with Kinaxia-owned companies ...
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Laser Transport scrapes a profit as the pound's Brexit devaluation takes a toll
Laser Transport International made a £3,579 pre-tax profit last year as it continued to battle against a weak pound trading 13% lower against the euro than in 2016.The Hythe-based company reported a turnover of £17.3m for the year ending 31 December 2018, compared with the previous year’s £17.4mThe company’s principle ...
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TNT UK revealed as DX Group successor on Home Office passport delivery contract
TNT UK has clinched a major three year deal with the Home Office for the secure delivery of passports and related documents, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.The logistics operator will take over the contract from incumbent DX Group in January, following a competitive tender, which saw DX Group knocked out of the ...
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Andy Scott to combine Barnack Storage and Logistics with Bison Transport
Andy Scott has purchased Barnack Storage and Logistics in Orton Southgate, Peterborough for an undisclosed sum.Scott bought Bison Transport last autumn and plans to combine the businesses.Barnack Storage employs 80 people and runs a fleet of MAN trucks, curtain side trailers and 18-tonners.It has 180,000sq ft of ambient and chilled ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch clinches sweet deal with Ferrero
Fowler Welch has beaten rivals to win a major new contract with chocolate and confectionery maker Ferrero.The deal will see the Lincolnshire-based firm manage the full end-to-end supply chain for a new product launch into the UK chilled market.Fowler Welch, which is part of the Dart Group, will manage around ...
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Annual profit plucked at DHL Supply Chain after KFC debacle takes toll
Start up problems with a "restaurant chain" contract played a “significant” role in a 95% plunge in DHL Supply Chain’s profit last year.According to the company’s latest annual results to 31 December 2018, pre-tax profit plummeted in the year to £3.9m – down from £79m the year before.In its strategic ...
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DX Group remains on the road to profitability
DX Group is set to edge back into the black with new work and operational efficiencies helping efforts to turn the loss-making business around.In a pre-close trading update for the year to 30 June 2019, the company said that its results “are expected to be in line with market forecasts, ...
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MT ArticlePrince of Wales joins centenary celebrations at Gregory Distribution
The Prince of Wales visited Gregory Distribution’s Cullompton head office on Wednesday as part of the haulier’s centenary celebrations.During his hour-long visit, the Prince met and spoke with numerous employees past and present, including senior management, drivers, apprentices and 94-year-old Jack Gregory, son of the company’s founder.“I’m hoping that my ...
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Morrisons, Wincanton and Unite set for more talks over staff transfer
Unite and Morrisons are set to return to talks later this month in a bid to resolve a dispute over the transfer of drivers and vehicle maintenance staff to 3PL Wincanton, mototransport.co.uk can reveal.Following a meeting between the stakeholders last week (12 July) – the fourth such meeting – Unite, ...
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Pall-Ex signs up to Armed Forces Covenant in bid to help veterans and tackle driver shortage
Pall-Ex has become the latest logistics business to sign the Armed Forces Covenant in a move aimed at both helping veterans and tackling the industry's skills shortage.The Armed Forces Covenant promises fair treatment to those who serve or have served in the armed forces, and their families, helping them to ...
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MT ArticleProperty and Palletforce drives Elddis Transport onward
Elddis Transport increased its turnover and profit in 2018, despite the County Durham company getting a drubbing from the Beast from the East.Turnover rose to £27.4m from £26.9m in 2017 and pre-tax profit rose by 37.5% during the period to £658,338.The company said that despite the havoc caused by the ...
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Prolog creditors will likely receive little back, warns administrator
Trade creditors of Nottinghamshire warehouse and logistics provider Prolog are set to receive just 4p in the pound, after administrators found there were insufficient funds to pay them in full.In its latest progress report, Mazars said that even the collapsed operator's secured creditor, Lloyds Bank, would suffer “a significant shortfall ...
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Fowler Welch sees turnover climb but profit stall
Fowler Welch saw turnover climb 6% to £178.7m in the year to 31 March, although annual profit was pegged back due to operational inefficiency at certain depots.Topline growth was driven by two “significant contracts” that commenced mid-way through the financial year, as well as organic growth.In its results statement, parent ...
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Palletforce completes the sale of final haulier member, returning to its network roots
Pallet network Palletforce, which is part of the EV Cargo group, has completed the divestment of its haulier members.In a statement it revealed the sale of UK Freight Masters (UKFM) to TTT Logistics Group, which owns TPN member Allegro Transport and the Logistifix and Fleetfix businesses.Palletforce said that after moving ...
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MT ArticleOcado's Andover warehouse fire cost the business more than £100m
Online grocer Ocado has revealed the cost of the fire in February that destroyed its Andover customer fulfilment centre (CFC) to be £110.3m.The figure was reported in Ocado’s half-year results for the 26 weeks ending 2 June, which saw the business post a pre-tax loss of £142.8m (2018: loss of ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics increases turnover but feels profit pinch
Eddie Stobart Logistics’ (ESL) turnover increased 25% year-on-year in the half year period the group said today (9 July), but it also warned that profit would be at the lower end of expectations.In a trading statement, ESL said group turnover increased due to organic growth and a full first-half contribution ...