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All Operator news articles – Page 229
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Unite seeks "urgent talks" with DHL Supply Chain after BHS collapse
Unite has called on the management at DHL Supply Chain to clarify what impact the administration of customer BHS could have on its operation.The union said around 360 of its members, consisting of 60 drivers and 300 warehouse staff, work on the BHS contract at DHL, which delivers into its ...
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DSV Road takes turnover hit after loss of long standing customer
DSV Road saw turnover fall by £13.3m in 2015 after a “challenging year” that saw it lose a major customer.The company’s annual results to 31 December 2015 published to Companies House, reveal that turnover fell to £174.1m (2014: £187.4m).DSV said this was due, in part, to the collapse of papermaker ...
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Arrow XL goes Platinum with new VIP service
Two-man delivery outfit Arrow XL has launched a new premium service for customers. Arrow XL Platinum will give customers the option of having their goods installed in their home as part of the delivery service, including white goods, electronics, or furniture assembly.Adam Jones, business development director for the new service, ...
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Turnover and profit up at Welch's Transport despite the challenge of the driver shortage
Turnover and profit at Welch's Transport continued their upward trend last year, despite the Cambridgeshire haulier contending with a relocation and the driver shortage.Newly published accounts for the year to 31 December 2015 show that turnover increased by 8% year-on-year to £12.6m, while pre-tax profit rose by 39% to £166,078 ...
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ArticleWincanton moves to new Southampton site to increase port operation
Wincanton has moved to a new Southampton site to increase the work it does at the city’s port. The operator previously serviced the port from its site in Greenham Common, but said that the new one in Eling Wharf is larger and more convenient than the former, and has more ...
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Expect Distribution blames loss-making two man service for profit drop
Expect Distribution has blamed a fall in profit on its loss-making two-man delivery service, which ceased operating in May last year, but said that new deals in its contract logistics business will get it back on track.The company saw its pre-tax profit fall by 17.5% to £548,152 for the year ...
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CS Ellis takes profit hit as it scrambles to service soaring demand
A reliance on agency staff and hire vehicles at CS Ellis to meet an increase in work dented the operator's annual profit, newly published accounts show.The Rutland operator's core transport operation, which contributes the lion's share of the group's revenue, saw a surge in activity with turnover up 19% to ...
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Hermes Group says it is "outperforming the competition" in the UK
Hermes Group, parent company of UK parcel carrier Hermes Parcelnet, has seen “significant growth” in turnover for the twelfth year running, which it attributed to the rapidly growing e-commerce sector. The group’s turnover for 2015 was €2.5bn (£1.9bn) compared to €2.2bn the previous year. This 11% increase, the group said, ...
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ArticleLandbridge Logistics takes on Surfair staff and clients after haulier's collapse
Landbridge Logistics has stepped in to take over some of Surfair Global Logistics’ contracts after the company’s voluntary liquidation this week, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.Surfair’s liquidation - following its collapse into administration earlier this month - comes just months after it is understood to have lost a major contract with DB ...
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ArticleToo soon to know impact of BHS collapse, says DHL
DHL has said it is too soon to know the impact that the collapse into administration of its client BHS will have on its operations.DHL Supply Chain is responsible for the retailer’s logistics and e-fulfilment operations, understood to be a long-term relationship around two decades in length.A spokesman for DHL ...
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Maxi Haulage delivers another strong year
Maxi Haulage saw another year of strong growth with pre-tax profit up 14% to £1.61m in the financial year ending to September 2015. The Irvine-based haulage company, which a subsidiary Maxi Caledonian, saw its turnover climb 7% to £55.9m in the period compared with £52.1m the previous year.Maxi Haulage, which ...
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Drivers threaten strike action at Marshalls
A row over pay for drivers at paving group Marshalls has resulted in a ballot for strike action, which could result in disruption to supplies at Travis Perkins and Jewson.Union Unite claimed drivers are receiving time and a third for overtime worked, while manufacturing employees there get time and a ...
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Connect Group continues to deliver strong results thanks to Tuffnells acquisition
Connect Group has continued to enjoy growth in the first half of its trading year driven by its acquisition of Tuffnells Parcel Express in 2014. Group revenue was up 4% for the 6 months ended 29 February 2016 to £948.4m (2015: £909.9m). Pre-tax profit rose 36% for the same ...
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ArticleOcado stocks up with Mercedes-Benz Actros
Ocado has ticked 35 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units off its shopping list with the latest additions to its fleet. The grocery delivery service is already running 20 of the trucks out of its customer fulfilment centres in Hatfield and Dordon, Tamworth, with 15 more awaiting delivery.The tractor units are ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail employees vote in favour of industrial action over pay dispute
Royal Mail has said it is “very disappointed” that managers have voted to take strike action due to a pay dispute.Members of union Unite were balloted over a two week period, with 93% voting in favour of industrial action, and 78% in favour of a full strike.Royal Mail managers are ...
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ArticleDent Logistics goes with Goodyear
Penrith, Cumbria-based Dent Logistics has signed a five year deal with Goodyear in a move that will see it commit 100% to the manufacturer as well as utilise its fleet management service TruckForce.The deal, which sees Goodyear replace a “premium” incumbent, will see Dent Logistics fit KMAX as well as ...
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ArticleArrow XL improves customer satisfaction through live online tracking
One of Arrow XL's double decker trailersArrow XL has reported a significant boost in customer satisfaction since the launch of its AskAxl live tracking app last autumn.The two-man delivery firm said a third of its customers are now engaging with AskAxl, which provides real-time delivery status information and a live ...
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Surfair Global Logistics calls in administrators
Derbyshire-based Surfair Global Logistics has called in the administrators.The company has appointed administrators Milner Boardman & Partners in Hale, Cheshire and a creditors meeting will be held on 26 April.Staff at the company, which trades as Surfair Logistics, told Motortransport.co.uk this week that owner and MD Paul Cannon has left ...
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Employee wins £20,000 in damages from Wincanton
Wincanton has been ordered to pay £20,000 in damages after an employee, who was sacked after being accused of exaggerating injuries sustained at work, won her claim of unfair dismissal.An employment tribunal last week heard that Wincanton warehouse worker Natalia Samuel was struck by a falling drill in April 2012 ...
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ArticleMcGregor Logistics premiers new Schmitz Cargobull trailers
The latest additions will join 30 other Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders that operate for McGregor Logistics throughout the UK.Schmitz Cargobull’s latest fixed roof curtainsider trailer has had its UK premier. Doncaster-based McGregor Logistics, which has been running Schmitz trailers for more than a decade, has taken 20 of the latest design ...