All Operator news articles – Page 219
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MT ArticleMalcolm Logistics puts new generation of award-winning extendable trailer into service
Malcolm Logistics has introduced a new generation of its award-winning extendable skeletal trailer.The original 15.6m extended skeletal trailer, which is used with 50ft containers, was a double winner at the Motor Transport Awards in 2015, taking the Low Carbon and Innovation trophies.Malcolm Logistics has now introduced eight of the latest ...
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Ocado hit by capacity shortfall after major blaze at Andover hub
Online grocer Ocado has warned of capacity constraints and a drag on sales growth following a major fire at its Andover Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC).The blaze, which started yesterday morning (5 February) in a corner of the ambient zone, was not contained as first believed and spread overnight.Whilst now under ...
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C Butt fulfils promise to return to profit
C Butt Logistics has delivered on last year’s promise to return to the black for the first time since 2014.Reporting its latest annual results for the year to 28 April 2018, the Northampton–based haulier revealed a rise in profit to £27,651 (2017: loss of £461,654).However, turnover fell in the period ...
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MT ArticleKnowles Transport turned loss making after problems at Wisbech warehouse
Cambridgeshire-based Knowles Transport slipped into the red after operational issues at its - at that point - newly opened Wisbech DC resulted in “significant costs”.The firm’s newly published annual results covering the year to 31 December 2017, reveal that that while turnover at the company rose to £30.4m (2016: £23.2m) ...
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Management buyout at Currie Solutions, as business starts new chapter
Stephen Turner, the MD of Currie European Transport, has led a successful MBO at the Dumfries-headquartered firm.Turner, now the majority shareholder, has been with the business most of his working life and leading it as MD since 2010.Currie European rebranded as Currie Solutions in 2017 to better reflect the diversity ...
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Hermes unveils enhanced union endorsed deal for self-employed couriers
The boss of Hermes UK has said he is both proud and excited about a ground-breaking deal with the GMB union, which will give self-employed couriers access to holiday pay as well as guaranteed earnings.Martin de Lange, CEO of Hermes UK, told MT that it was personally important to him ...
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Prolog creditors set to be stung for millions after firm's pre-pack sale
Trade creditors of Prolog may only receive a tiny fraction of the estimated £10m owed to them after the company entered administration and was then sold off in parts.In a report to creditors, Mazars said the warehouse and distribution firm - registered at Companies House as Promotional Logistics but which ...
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MT ArticleHermes Europe CEO Carole Walker to retire in the summer
Carole Walker will step down from her role as CEO of Hermes Europe and take early retirement this summer.It is a decision Walker said she made a long time ago, but felt the timing was now right to announce.From 1 March, Kay Schiebur, Otto Group executive board member services, will ...
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MT ArticleVeolia fined £1m after employee run over by HGV and killed
Veolia ES (UK) has been fined £1m after one of its employees was run over and killed by a reversing lorry.John Head suffered fatal injuries when he was run over by the refuse vehicle whilst he was walking across the yard at the waste and recycling arm’s Ross Depot Waste ...
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MT ArticleKidds Transport adds warehousing space as its business outlook brightens
Kidds Transport in Lancaster has put the devastating effects of 2015’s Storm Desmond behind it, investing £1.6m in additional warehousing following “tremendous growth”.The new warehousing space - located at a separate site to the haulier's Canton Road headquarters - provides an extra 130,000sq ft of storage and two acres of ...
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Knights of Old selected as long distance partner for CAE Delivers
Irish parcel carrier CAE Delivers has selected Knights of Old as its long-distance haulage partner.Under the terms of the deal the Kettering-based haulier will collect and consolidate consignments in south-east England for delivery to CAE’s Dublin depot.CAE Delivers’ MD Jamie Knapper said: “Over the last year or so, we have ...
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Hargreaves Services counts the cost of Wolf Minerals collapse
The insolvency of a major mining customer cost Hargreaves Services more than £8m last year, the group revealed today.In its interim results, Hargreaves Services, whose distribution and services division includes Hargreaves Logistics and Hargreaves Waste Services, detailed the impact of Wolf Minerals' insolvency.The resulting loss of the contract at the ...
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Boughey Distribution experiencing Brexit surge
Grocery distribution and warehousing specialist Boughey Distribution is experiencing a surge in activity as customers make contingency plans in case of a no-deal Brexit.Providing an update today in parent group NWF’s half-year results to 30 November 2018, chairman Philip Acton said Boughey Distribution was experiencing high activity rates.He added this ...
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Royal Mail feels the pressure as letters decline continues at pace
Growth in parcels revenue failed to offset the continuing decline in letter volumes in the first nine months of its financial year, Royal Mail said today.While parcel volumes and revenue were both up 6% in the nine months ended 23 December, with the firm citing a strong performance during the ...
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MBO team plans to double size of Halcyon Tankers within 12 months
The management team of Halcyon Tankers is planning to double the size of the firm this year after buying the company from Hargreaves Logistics.Former Hargreaves Logistics MD Andrew Spence-Wolrich has joined forces with Halcyon MD Ian Elliott and Nigel Barraclough, who was MD of Hargreaves Services between 2011 and 2015, ...
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MT ArticleICS Distribution gets off to strong start at The Pallet Network
Smethwick-based ICS Distribution delivered record opening volumes in its first week of joining The Pallet Network (TPN), according to ICS transport manager Sid Hill.The company, which specialises in transporting hanging garments, bonded freight movements, warehousing and contract logistics, started working with TPN the week before Christmas, after being invited to ...
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Jack Richards & Sons sees year of growth but sounds note of caution
Jack Richards & Son increased turnover by 17% last year after benefitting from “a benign market”, according to its MD.However, pre-tax profit at the Norfolk haulier fell from £1.2m to £988,000 in the year ending 31 May 2018. It blamed this on an increase in administrative expenses.The Fakenham-based company boosted ...
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Failed move into freight fowarding led to Simon Widdowson end
A failed move into freight forwarding contributed to the collapse of Simon Widdowson last month, according to the firm’s administrator Begbies Traynor.Founded in 2002, the family firm was set up by Simon “due to a passion for trucking passed down by Simon’s father, Derek”.The company’s Linkedin account describes having 30,000sq ...
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MT ArticleNorthwards expands with purchase of additional Aberdeen site
Transport and distribution company Northwards has purchased a 20,000sq ft depot to supplement its existing unit at Aberdeen harbour.The Scottish haulier has invested more than £2m in the depot, which is located within a three-acre site on the city’s Altens industrial estate.The company said the investment, which was helped with ...
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Connect Group targets return to profit for Tuffnells; puts £35m of property up for sale
Tuffnells owner Connect Group has put property valued at up to £35m on the market as it revealed that it was targeting second half return to profitability for its irregular freight business.Connect Group, which also owns Smith News, saw annual profit nosedive by 200% last year after a failed restructuring ...