All Operator news articles – Page 221
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Meachers Global Logistics expands freight forwarding with purchase of Kepair and Sea
Meachers Global Logistics has bought the business trade of Southampton-based freight forwarder Kepair and Sea. The acquisition, which will take effect on 30 April, forms part of Meachers Global’s strategy to expand its freight forwarding capacity and bolster key markets.For the financial year-ending 31 May 2018, Meachers reported a turnover ...
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Owens Group continues to grow but margins remain under pressure
Owens Group enjoyed yet another year of significant growth in 2018, with turnover rising 27% to £70.5m.The company said the growth follows a similar pattern to previous years and stemmed from opportunities arising from both existing and new customers.Pre-tax profit for the period ending 30 June 2018 was £1.6m (£2.2m), ...
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Hermes launches new 'Postable' service aimed at SME market
Hermes has launched a new service, called Postable, aimed at SMEs sending small items that will fit through a standard letterbox.The parcels firm said the new service is "one of the lowest priced services on the market" and has the added benefit of ensuring "an almost guaranteed first time delivery ...
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MT ArticleGundel & Son Transport Services becomes 300th Fors gold member
Abnormal loads operator Gundel & Son Transport Services has become the 300th FORS gold member.The gold status is the top level members can achieve in the national fleet accreditation scheme, which requires firms to demonstrate significant energy savings and high operational standards.Mansfield-based Gundel & Son has been operating for more ...
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MT ArticleNagel Langdons orders over 200 Scanias
Nagel Langdons has placed a bumper order of 205 Scania trucks, as it chooses the manufacturer as its preferred supplier for 2019/20.The Bridgwater, Somerset operator said it has run Scanias on a mixed fleet for a number of years, and decided to make them its primary marque due to their ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics makes £3.6m loss after repositioning business for growth
Abbey Logistics Group made a pre-tax loss of £3.6m for the year ended June 2018, after taking short-term pain for long-term gain as part of its self-set target to achieve an annual turnover of £100m by 2022.Turnover from continuing activities - stripping out its discontinued general haulage and Pallet-Track work ...
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Howard Tenens Logistics made £36.4m of revenue in its first six months
Newly-formed Howard Tenens Logistics generated £36.4m in turnover in its first six months of trading, following a restructure of the group that saw it hiving off its property and distribution divisions.In the year ended 30 September 2018, the warehousing and logistics company also reported a pre-tax profit of £298,000, resulting ...
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MT ArticlePets at Home steps it up with Cartwright trailers
Pets a Home has taken delivery of 11 Cartwright step-frame double deck trailers.The curtainsiders, which went into service last month, feature Cheetah aerodynamic profiles and a Moffett at the rear of the trailer.Pets at Home general manager for transport Steve Travis said: "We have developed over time a very good ...
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Jobs under threat as KFC cuts ties with DHL Supply Chain
Driver redundancies could be on the cards at DHL Supply Chain after KFC’s decision to terminate its partnership with the logistics firm.The move is understood to affect as many as 100 staff at DHL Supply Chain's Rugby DC.KFC confirmed this week that former incumbent Best FoodLogistics will take over the ...
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Wincanton wins eFulfiment deal with retailer Homebase
Wincanton has won an eFulfiment contract with Homebase to provide what it describes as "a fully managed customer delivery service".The deal is part of Wincanton's eFulfilment proposition. It involves the provision of a carrier management service, which is the result of collaboration between Wincanton and software company Sorted.The service will ...
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Best Food Logistics wins DHL's KFC work; but parent company still seeking sale
Bidcorp is looking for a buyer for Best Food Logistics and its subsidiary PCL Transport as part of a wider strategy to exit "low margin logistics activities".The news came as KFC confirmed that Best Food Logistics (formerly Bidvest) had won back the entirety of its KFC distribution deal after losing ...
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Perfect ten drives Expect Distribution's profit and turnover onwards
Expect Distribution’s contracts division played a key role in boosting the firm’s profit last year after landing ten new major accounts, according to its latest annual results.The Bradford-based logistics firm saw turnover leap by 17% to £28.4m (2017: £24.2m) and pre-tax profit rise by 14% to £1.4m (2017: £1.3m) in ...
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Smiths News strikes multi-million pound Marketforce deal
Connect Group’s Smiths News has struck a long term deal with magazine distributor Marketforce, worth £130m in annual turnover.The agreement secures all Smiths News' distribution territories with Marketforce from 2020 through to 2025.Marketforce is part of TI Media and its portfolio accounts for approximately 38% share of the UK magazine ...
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Stop the presses: Menzies Distribution wins Newsprinters deal
Menzies Distribution has won a five-year national contract with Newsprinters, which will see it providing primary trunking services to the business. The deal will see the operator transport newspapers and magazines from Newsprinters’ sites to wholesale locations across the UK. Menzies Distribution has also signed a five year deal with ...
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MT ArticleNew Aspray Group owners to put business into company voluntary arrangement
Aspray Group founder Pat Laight has severed ties with the business after its new owners, Bushell Investment Group, applied for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), motortransport.co.uk can reveal.Ownership of the group, which consists of Aspray24, Aspray Logistics and Aspray International, was transferred to Bushell Investment Group on 5 March via ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics makes second bid to win planning approval for major new Warrington distribution centre
Haulier Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has resubmitted controversial plans to build a major DC on Green Belt land opposite its headquarters at Appleton Thorn, near Warrington.The proposal for the 193,569sq ft DC was rejected by Warrington Borough Council in November last year after councillors raised concerns about the “unrelenting” ...
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Harveyson Haulage sale saved jobs but will likely see unsecured creditors flounder
The sale of Harveyson Haulage's business and assets after it entered administration last year saved jobs but is unlikely to rescue unsecured creditors, according to a new report.At its height, the Norfolk-based waste and tankering business was making a turnover of £2m but a winding up petition served by HMRC ...
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Wincanton deal to run Britvic's new Rugby facility goes live
Wincanton has released details of its deal to manage Britvic’s new 273,000sq ft Rugby facility, which went live recently.Wincanton is providing engineering and technical support as well as stock management and warehousing for the new 33,000 pallet facility.At full capacity, it is anticipated that the new operation will clear 376 ...
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Menzies Distribution wins major Frontline Group deal from incumbent CM Downton
Menzies Distribution has delivered new contracts with the Frontline Group, winning the magazine sales and distribution company’s business from previous transport supplier CM Downton.The partnership will see Menzies Distribution providing Frontline and Seymour Distribution (together the Frontline Group) with wholesale distribution services to more than 25,000 retailers across the UK ...
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Nagel Langdons delivers growth as it prepares for Brexit
Chilled, frozen and ambient food transport provider Nagel Langdons has recruited specialists in international trade to combat the effects of Brexit on the company and its customers.Reporting its results to 31 December 2018 the company said it had made extensive preparations, which will allow it to “react to the changes ...