All Operator news articles – Page 227
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MT ArticleConnect Group reveals more details of strategic review of troubled Tuffnells business as CEO steps down
Connect Group has revealed further details of the strategic review of its troubled Tuffnells business after announcing that CEO Jos Opdeweegh has stepped down.He will be replaced by new interim CEO John Bunting.The group has also published its preliminary results for the year ended 31 August 2019 which show Tuffnells ...
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MT ArticleGrid Smarter Cities wins Innovate UK award with bid to cut construction traffic congestion
A £485,000 pilot project which aims to develop technology to monitor, manage and regulate HGV journeys across Croydon is set to launch next spring.The project, partly funded by Innovate UK, will see tech company Grid Smarter Cities work in partnership with EB Charging and Croydon Council to develop a freight ...
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MT ArticleTradeteam staff put Christmas beer deliveries in jeopardy with threat of strike action
Tradeteam may have averted a rolling programme of strikes among its staff of drivers, draymen and warehouse workers at its Enfield depot after it put forward an improved pay offer following an apparent U-turn.The Unite union told Motor Transport the new package would be put to its members on Monday ...
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MT ArticleCompanies owed money by M and J Haulage to get dividend payment
Companies owed money following the administration of sugar beet haulier M and J Haulage are estimated to receive a dividend of 10p in the pound.The Lincolnshire firm has now entered liquidation and in a report to creditors liquidator Mark Orton at KPMG said the timing and amount of any dividend ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain promises to protect jobs on Mothercare contract as retailer calls in administrators
DHL Supply Chain will do its “utmost” to protect the jobs of staff working on its Mothercare contract, the logistics firm pledged this week following the retailer’s announcement that it is to put its UK business into administration, threatening the closure of 79 stores.DHL Supply Chain has been Mothercare’s distribution ...
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MT ArticleNT Whitfield used MD's pension fund to stay afloat
Stockton-on-Tees haulier NT Whitfield (Transport) was increasingly being kept afloat with cash injections from the MD’s pension pot in the months leading up to its administration.In a report to creditors, FRP Advisory said the company was suffering from “severe cashflow problems” and when it met with MD Ian Smallman on ...
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MT ArticleFood wholesaler Spizarnia in deal with Ryder to meet London ULEZ compliance
Ryder has supported Polish food wholesaler Spizarnia with its first vehicle contract hire agreement for the supply of Euro-6 trucks.The new vehicles are 26-tonne DAF CF330s with Solomon bodies and Carrier Transicold fridges, and are being used to deliver to Spizarnia customers in London and the South.Commented Przemyslaw Duklas, director ...
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DBAY Advisors given fourth extension to Eddie Stobart bid deadline
An investor sizing up Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) for a potential purchase opportunity has been granted another extension to the deadline to make an offer.Private equity investor DBAY Advisors, ESL’s fourth largest shareholder, now has until 8 November to announce either a firm intention to make an offer for the ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch to provide storage and warehousing for Wensleydale Creamery
Fowler Welch has secured a new contract with Wensleydale Creamery, makers of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese.Fowler Welch will provide the cheesemaker with bulk storage for its maturing cheese, as well as distribution services between two of its manufacturing sites in Hawes and near Ripon, North Yorkshire.The new contract was awarded following ...
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MT ArticleCould Amazon make bid for Yodel?
Yodel owners, the Barclay family are thought to be considering offloading the troubled company.Press reports suggest the Barclays are reviewing their entire stable of UK businesses which includes Shop Direct, The Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and the Ritz hotel.According to The Times, Aidan and Howard Barclay, the sons of ...
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MT ArticleAGRO Merchants adds new trucks and trailers to Northern Ireland fleet
AGRO Merchants Group has announced further investments into its business in Northern Ireland, primarily focused on transportation.The company will add new trucks and trailers to its transport fleet, which now consists of approximately 300 trucks and 600 refrigerated and curtain-side trailers.AGRO is also enhancing its transport management system and reinforcing ...
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MT ArticleNew investment boosts turnover at Lockwood Haulage
Investment in trucks and warehouse capacity has resulted in a £2.5m increase in turnover at Lockwood Haulage.The Derbyshire transport firm reported a £20m turnover for the year ending 31 January 2019, up £14.5% on 2018’s £17.5m.Pre-tax profit fell marginally, by around £5,000 to £866,389.In a review of the business, the ...
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MT ArticleFormer staff of Gulliver's Truck Hire to get compensation
Former staff of Gulliver’s Truck Hire, which entered into administration last year, have been successful in their claim for compensation after the company failed to properly consult with them.At a Manchester employment tribunal, the judge said the company had also failed to elect appropriate employee representatives; a failure described as ...
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MT ArticleGibbs Transport moves to Palletforce in London shake-up
Heathrow-based Gibbs Transport has become the fourth new member of Palletforce in just four weeks.The family-run haulage firm, founded over 35 years ago, provides next day pallet distribution, a nationwide delivery service with warehousing and secure storage facilities.Formerly a founding member of Pall-Ex, the company will cover SL postcodes for ...
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MT ArticleMid-UK Recycling fined £1.275m after conveyor accident
A Lincolnshire waste haulage firm that entered administration earlier this year has now been fined £1.275m after an incident in which an employee lost part of his arm.Lincoln Crown Court heard how in 2015 the employee of Mid-UK Recycling was working as a line operator and removing waste from an ...
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MT ArticleCollard Group buys Raymond Brown Waste Solutions
Collard Group has acquired Raymond Brown Waste Solutions, creating one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the south of England.The deal means Collard Group will now employ more than 400 staff, have over 4,000 skips, a 150-vehicle fleet and turnover in excess of £50m.It also propels the company ...
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Davies Turner & Co defies "tough" trading conditions to boost profit
Davies Turner & Co has increased turnover and pre-tax profits despite “tough trading conditions” last year, according to its latest annual results.Reporting its figures for the year ended 31 March 2018, the Coleshill-based company revealed a 12% rise in turnover to £132.9m (2017: £118.7m) and a 7% rise in pre-tax ...
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Wincanton mulls merger with Eddie Stobart Logistics
Wincanton is running the rule over a possible merger with Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL).In a Stock Exchange announcement Wincanton said it is “currently undertaking a diligence exercise on Eddie Stobart and its assets, in order to enable it to assess the potential merits of a combination.“No proposal has been made ...
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MT ArticleHilary Devey sells the pallet network Pall-Ex she founded to management
Pall-Ex Group has agreed a management buyout that will see founder, owner and chairwoman Hilary Devey step away from the day-to-day running of the business.The BBC’s Dragon’s Den star has agreed to sell the group to its network membership and management. Contracts were signed on 15 October and the deal ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics' 'Warehouse to Wheels' scheme tackles driver shortage
A ‘Warehouse to Wheels’ apprenticeship programme is proving successful at Moody Logistics, after the Cramlington firm helped one employee transition from its distribution depot to life on the road.The apprenticeship is seen as another way of tackling the current driver shortage and gives recruits a wider appreciation of logistics as ...