All Operator news articles – Page 222
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3B Logistics placed into liquidation
Leeds haulier 3B Logistics has entered liquidation.The company was only incorporated in 2015 but it had grown to operate a standard national licence authorising 25 HGVs and 25 trailers out of premises in Garforth.Specialising in full and part load deliveries, the company – which was previously called Freightlinks (UK) - ...
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MT ArticleB Taylor & Sons joins Fortec from rival network Pall-Ex
Nottinghamshire’s B Taylor & Sons Transport has joined the Fortec pallet network after being inundated with volumes at Pall-Ex and TPN.MD Alan Taylor said its fleet was handling up to 500 pallets a day but it was now dealing with a more manageable 150 pallets at Fortec.B Taylor & Sons ...
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Canute Group struggles to hold back the debts
Almtone-owned Canute Group has narrowly avoided being wound up by HMRC after the taxman raised a petition against it. This came as the amount the firm owed to creditors ballooned to more than £135,000.The unadvertised winding up petition from HMRC was launched on 13 November and settled on 15 November, ...
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Administrator reports strong interest in regards sale of stricken firm Prolog
The administrator attempting to salvage Prolog said it is in discussions with more than 70 interested parties to try and agree a sale of the Nottinghamshire warehouse and distribution firm.Mazars was appointed to the company, now in administration, on 26 November following the withdrawal of financial support by a ...
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Clipper Logistics rides e-commerce wave to deliver more growth
Clipper Logistics experienced a buoyant first half boosted by new contract wins and organic growth in its e-fulfilment operation.Its interim results for the six months to 31 October 2018 show group revenue increased 14.1% to £227.9m (2017: £199.7m); pre-tax profit was 16.9% up at £9.3m (2017: £7.9m).New business secured during ...
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Fortec welcomes Adrian Bradley back at 'exciting time' for the network
Adrian Bradley has left Pall-Ex where he was operations director to lead Fortec as its first MD since 2014.The move is part of a management restructuring at the pallet network, which has been without an MD since Neil Hodgson.Hodgson went on to found the ultimately unsuccessful Principle Pallet Network.Following Hodgson’s ...
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MT ArticleTarmac regional distribution model goes live with Eddie Stobart, Abbey Logistics and Pollocks [Scotrans] in the mix
Eddie Stobart has spoken of its delight in being involved in the start of a new five-year distribution model with Tarmac, which has commenced this month.The change, revealed by MT in July, has seen a regional distribution model introduced across Tarmac’s cement and lime division.It comes after more than six ...
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MT ArticlePalletways buys network member Systematic Logistics International out of administration
Palletways UK has purchased longtime haulier member Systematic Logistics International (SLi) after it was placed into administration yesterday (29 November).A sale of the business assets of the Colchester-based firm, described as having been a member of the network for 24 years, was completed by Palletways UK today (30 November).Barry Byers, ...
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Simpsons Logistics' last gasp effort to save its business revealed
Simpsons Logistics transferred 70 employees to another company when HMRC attempted to wind it up and agreements with APC Overnight and The Pallet Express (TPN) were cancelled, according to administrators.In an effort to rescue the company’s trade, Simpsons Logistics in Chester le Street, moved all its staff over to Logistics ...
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MT ArticleTeam C Express joins the United Pallet Network
Fortec member Team C Express has joined the United Pallet Network (UPN), in addition to its Fortec membership.The APC Overnight shareholder, was set up in 1997 in Thetford, Norfolk, and its MD Tim Clemments, said: “We have built our reputation by providing exceptional customer service and believe in having close ...
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Bad debts led to a bad end for Donnelly Transport, according to administrator
Northern Ireland steel haulier Donnelly Transport struggled under the weight of a number of significant historical bad debts and increased operational costs in the run-up to its administration in September. Administrators at the Scarva-based firm also said that the high level of company liabilities meant that it could not be ...
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MT ArticleHermes Parcelnet is fastest payer amongst road transport's largest companies
Hermes Parcelnet pays its suppliers more quickly than any other company in the Motor Transport Top 100 top 10, an MT analysis has found.In the six months to 31 August, Hermes Parcelnet – 10th in this year’s Top 100 by turnover – was first for prompt payment, taking on average ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex accelerates drive into B2C market
Pall-Ex has strengthened its safety procedures and introduced improved software to help accelerate its drive into the B2C market.The company has equipped its drivers with an app that it claims enables them to make a full risk assessments at point of delivery and launched a software system which aims to ...
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MT ArticleProlog in administration and up for sale
Prolog, a Nottinghamshire warehousing, distribution and logistics provider, has been put up for sale after entering administration as expected.In a statement Rebecca Dacre and Simon Chandler of Mazars confirmed they had today (26 November) been appointed as joint administrators of Promotional Logistics, which trades as Prolog.“Prolog is a provider of ...
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Kinaxia Logistics adds haulage business number eleven with Fresh Freight Group
Kinaxia Logistics has made its eleventh haulier purchase, snapping up Fresh Freight Group (FFG) in Gateshead.The buy is Kinaxia’s first in the North East and comes after it added Manchester-based AKW Group to its ranks last month.Peter Fields, director at Kinaxia Logistics, said: “It should come as no surprise to ...
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Palletways member Rase Distribution brings in its own delivery weight limit due to safety fears
Palletways member Rase Distribution has introduced a 750kg weight limit on tail-lift deliveries to domestic addresses after a risk assessment by owners HW Coates concluded that the network’s 1-tonne limit was putting the firm’s drivers at risk.The Lincolnshire company, which was bought by Hazchem member HW Coates in January, is ...
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Prolog poised to enter administration
Prolog, a Nottinghamshire warehousing, distribution and logistics service, is expected to enter administration next week (26 November), its proposed administrator has confirmed.The company, which has licences authorising 16 HGVs out of its Sherwood distribution park depot, plus another seven from a site in Sudbury, Suffolk, employs 618 staff.Mazars said ...
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MT ArticleMajor new player EV Cargo set to shake-up UK road transport industry
EmergeVest, the Hong Kong-based private-equity investor that has acquired CM Downton, NFT Distribution and Palletforce over the past four years, has merged its road transport and logistics assets into one company: EV Cargo.It has created a business that would rank 11th in the Motor Transport Top 100 and is now ...
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Simpson Logistics ran out of road due to a customer dispute and creditors chasing payment, says administrator
Administrators handling the affairs of County Durham haulier Simpsons Logistics said it had stopped trading due to a combination of cash flow issues, a customer dispute and a winding up petition.The former Palletforce member and independent carrier of parcels and pallets entered administration in September, but according to consultants at ...
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Expect Distribution seals Card Factory contract extension
Bradford-based Expect Distribution has landed a five-year contract with card retailer Card Factory.The award follows a one year trial with the Wakeford-based retailer, which saw Expect Distribution boost service and efficiency levels.The deal will see Expect Distribution handle almost all of the 100,000 pallets distributed to Card Factory’s 950-plus stores ...