All Operator news articles – Page 217
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Biffa acquisition casts shadow over subcontractors of Specialist Waste Recycling
Biffa’s acquisition of Specialist Waste Recycling (SWRNewstar), announced today (12 March), has raised questions about the future of the firm’s national network of haulage subcontractors.SWRNewstar, which was formed in 2017 through a merger of the waste brokerage businesses Specialist Waste Recycling and New Star Environmental, has been acquired by Biffa ...
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MT ArticleMassey Wilcox MD calls for government loan for trainee HGV drivers
Massey Wilcox Transport is calling on the government to tackle the driver shortage crisis by introducing a loan scheme for trainee HGV drivers, which would operate in a similar way to the student loan system.MD Robert Wilcox believes the scheme would address the driver shortage more rapidly than the year-long ...
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Aspray24 sold to Bushell Investment Group
Aspray Group has been acquired by Bushell Investment Group for an undisclosed sum.The company, which owns BIG Property Finance a short term loans specialist, said the buyout came after months of discussions between the two parties.Aspray Group, which is made up of three divisions: Aspray24 (registered as Aspray Transport at ...
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MT ArticleGrowing volumes sees Asco Foods secure deal with Prohire
Asco Foods has sealed a contract hire and maintenance deal with Prohire for two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros vehicles and a DAF 18-tonner.Asco Foods director Sunny Chadha said the deal was in response to the firm’s increasing volumes of bulk goods.“That has resulted in needing the right payload and the ability ...
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Mark Priestley SDT sold after being forced into administration
Air freight logistics and refrigerated transport company Mark Priestley SDT has been sold to a new company after it entered administration.The Slough-based company, which held an international and national operators’ licence and ran more than 20 lorries out of four operating centres, went into administration on 22 February after a ...
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MT ArticleBeamish Transport ceases trading amidst car sector slump and Brexit uncertainty
Car transporter Beamish Transport has ceased trading due to the downturn in the car industry and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.The county Durham firm appointed administrators from KSA Group today (8 March) to achieve “an orderly closure”.Dominic Fisher, Beamish Transport’s operations manager, told motortransport.co.uk the decision was “massively sad” and meant making ...
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Cost control helps Pickfords move on to better profit
Removals firm Pickfords has more than doubled its pre-tax profit to £2m thanks to better control of fixed costs.Despite operating in an industry highly influenced by the UK housing market, as well as international moves, the latest results for Pickfords Move Management show profit increased by 111% for the year ...
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Deloitte confirmed as administrator at Duncan Adams as 132 jobs lost
Deloitte has been confirmed as the administrator of Grangemouth-based Duncan Adams.Following the administrator's appointment yesterday (6 March) after unsuccessful efforts to sell the business, 132 of the haulier’s 144 staff were made redundant.According to Deloitte, the Palletways member had a fleet of around 100 trucks and an annual turnover of ...
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TAS Transport ceases trading and enters administration
Palletways member TAS Transport has ceased trading and been placed into administration, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.The haulier, based near Heathrow airport, also offered airfreight and international cargo services from its base at Bilton Way in Hayes, Middlesex.TAS Transport, which briefly left Palletways for Palletline in 2011 before returning, was accorded a ...
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MT ArticleDuncan Adams believed to be in administration with 148 jobs at threat
Grangemouth Dock-based Duncan Adams is believed to have been placed into administration putting 148 jobs at risk.The haulier, established in 1960 by Duncan Adams, claims to be one of the largest privately owned haulage companies in Scotland.The firm, which has a base at Tyne Dock and an operating centre in ...
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DX Group targets a return to operating profit this year as revitalisation plan delivers
DX Group has taken another significant step on the road to its rehabilitation, its CFO David Mulligan told motortransport.co.uk today (5 March).Mulligan was speaking after the publication of the embattled group’s interim results for the period ended 31 December 2018, which revealed turnover growth and a smaller loss.“It was around ...
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Wincanton confirms details of Aggregate Industries contract win as it replaces Eddie Stobart Logistics
Wincanton has confirmed that it has taken over the Aggregate Industries (AI) Concrete Products Division work from Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL), as exclusively revealed by mototransport.co.uk last month.In a press release today, Wincanton said it had signed a five-year deal with AI “for the distribution of concrete products from a ...
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MT ArticleAustin Wilkinson & Sons finds new home with Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex has hailed new member Austin Wilkinson & Sons as “a top quality organisation” after it parted ways with rival network Palletline.Kevin Buchanan, group MD at Pall-Ex said: “We are delighted to welcome Austin Wilkinson & Sons to the Pall-Ex network.“I know James and the team from my time at ...
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MT ArticleWincanton extends relationships with Valero Energy and Marley
Wincanton has had its long running contract with Valero Energy renewed and has also secured a contract extension with roofing products firm Marley.The 3PL has worked with Valero Energy for more than two decades and will continue to provide fuel distribution services for another five years under the new deal.As ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton hit record turnover in the year it was snapped up by EmergeVest
CM Downton achieved a record turnover in the year it was acquired by EmergeVest for £75m, although costs associated with the deal weighed on the firm’s annual profit.In the year to 30 June 2018, turnover increased 9% to £127.3m (2017: £116.8m) accounts filed at Companies House show.An increase in administrative ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution's outside the box thinking secures deal with Jardin Corrugated
Bibby Distribution has won a new contract with cardboard manufacturer Jardin Corrugated thanks to its high cube fleet expertise.Liverpool-based Bibby’s high-cube trailers, which provide a 15% volume boost over standard models, will reduce the number of journeys needed to transport Jardin Corrugated’s horticultural boxes from its production sites in Ely ...
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Gregory Distribution announces job losses after customer goes under
Gregory Distribution Limited (GDL) has placed 50 job roles at risk of redundancy after the collapse of customer British Ceramic Tile.Devon-based British Ceramic Tile claimed to be the largest manufacturer of ceramic and glass tiles in the UK.It operated from three sites and has its headquarters in Devon and was ...
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Canute Group creditors facing £11m hit after successive collapses, report confirms
Unsecured creditors of Canute Haulage Group and its successor are set to be left almost £11m out of pocket after last year’s doubleheader of collapses.Following the operator’s pre-pack administration in May, unsecured creditors of the original business were left facing at a £5.3m shortfall.However, a newly published Statement of Proposals ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics wins multi-year supply chain logistics renewal with Carlsberg UK
XPO Logistics has secured a multi-year contract renewal with brewer Carlsberg UK.The 3PL will continue to run the logistics operation for brewery production of more than 400 million litres of Carlsberg beer per year, alongside warehousing and distribution services.XPO Logistics operates three sites for Carlsberg in Northampton, receiving inbound raw ...
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MT ArticleKnowles Transport bounces back after addressing problems at Wisbech DC
Knowles Transport has returned to profit after securing two major deals, undertaking a management restructuring, and introducing tighter financial controls while resolving operational problems at its Wisbech DC.In its latest set of annual results to 31 December 2018, filed this week at Companies House, the Cambridgeshire-based operator revealed a major ...