All Operator news articles – Page 236
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MT ArticlePoundworld in administration with future of transport operation uncertain
Own account operator Poundworld Retail has appointed administrators after talks with a potential buyer collapsed.The retailer, which has a fleet of 75 vehicles and 140 trailers delivering to 355 stores, has been struggling against the falling value of sterling, weak consumer confidence and rising competition in the discount retail sector.Poundworld ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton buys 10 Cartwright trailers to support Saica Paper contract
CM Downton has bought 10 new Cartwright trailers to support growth on its long-running Saica Paper contract. The operator has been working with the Spanish paper manufacturer since 2012. The deal is worth an estimated £3m a year.The 10 new trailers have reinforced curtains with a wrap-around design, five of ...
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MT ArticleSpeedy Freight built momentum in the year Eddie Stobart Logistics snapped up half of the business
Speedy Freight’s performance accelerated in the year that Eddie Stobart Logistics bought 50% of the express courier, new accounts show.Puro Ventures, which trades as Speedy Freight, recorded turnover growth of more than 8% to £18.3m (£2016: £16.9m) in the year to 30 November 2017.The company is structured around a regional ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart in talks to purchase 'complementary' business for £50m
Eddie Stobart Logistics is in talks with an unnamed company to acquire it in a deal valued at around £50mIn a statement to the London Stock Exchange today (7 June), Eddie Stobart said: “The company announces that it is in discussions regarding the potential acquisition of a logistics service provider ...
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MT ArticleDerry Refrigerated Transport buys Brennan Refrigerated Transport
Northern Ireland logistics firm Derry Refrigerated Transport has acquired Brennan Refrigerated Transport in Waterford, Ireland.The acquisition is part of expansion plans that include a £9m investment in a new 10 acre hub in Portadown in Co Armagh, with the creation of 50 new jobs.Derry Refrigerated Transport, which has 200 employees, ...
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GMB to take legal action against Amazon over self-employed worker status
GMB is to launch legal action against Amazon and three businesses that deliver for it, accusing them of bogus self-employment. The union, which took Hermes to court last month for its treatment of self-employed drivers, claimed that drivers at Prospect Commercials, Box Group and Lloyd Link Logistics were being denied ...
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MT ArticleKinaxia Logistics secures flagship warehouse at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
Kinaxia Logistics will move into a flagship warehouse facility at the Prologis-owned Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) later this summer.Kinaxia, which with the rescue of BC Bollington from administration late last year took its collection of regional hauliers to nine since it was formed to purchase Bay Freight in ...
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UK Mail refutes union claim it plans to cut couriers' wages again
UK Mail has refuted a union’s claim that it plans to cut drivers' wages at its site near Leeds.The GMB, which in January highlighted that DHL-owned UK Mail had lowered its price-per-drop for delivery drivers, claimed some members at the company’s site in Gildersome, near Leeds, faced a further squeeze.In ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Worldwide Group buys Continental Cargo Carriers
Europa Worldwide Group has made the first of a promised series of acquisitions with the purchase of Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC).The cross-Channel ro-ro specialist has headquarters in Ostend, Belgium as well as a presence in the Czech Republic and the UK.Purchased for an undisclosed sum, CCC operates a 13,000ft² warehouse ...
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MT ArticleWhistl sees its future in parcels and fulfilment services
Whistl believes its ability to offer customers a one-stop shop from mail through to parcels and fulfilment services will ensure its future success as the mail market stagnates.Presenting its full-year results for the year to 31 December 2017, the downstream access (DSA) mail specialist, which was subject to a management ...
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British Sugar sweetens haulage deal to appease contractors
British Sugar has agreed to make changes to its haulage scheme after alienating some operators by encouraging capacity investment with no guarantee of tonnage. An independent analysis of British Sugar’s industry harvesting and haulage scheme (IHHS) found that resulting bad feeling was repeated annually, with each new cycle of selection ...
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MT ArticleMontgomery Transport becomes first Earned Recognition member in Northern Ireland
Montgomery Transport has been revealed as the first Northern Ireland-based haulier to be accredited for the DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme.The Palletways member, based in Newtownabbey, achieved Earned Recognition founder member status in March of this year but the result has just been publicised.Operators in the scheme regularly share performance and ...
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M and J Haulage staff should receive a payment, say KPMG
Former staff at Lincolnshire sugar beet haulier M and J Haulage are expected to be paid outstanding claims shortly following the firm’s collapse into administration last year.It is still anticipated that companies owed money by the haulier will also receive a dividend, although the amount has yet to be finalised.KPMG ...
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Bibby Distribution won back Tetrosyl from Canute Haulage Group just days before its rival's pre-pack sale
Canute Haulage Group surrendered a contract with car care products manufacturer Tetrosyl days before its controversial pre-pack administration.Bibby Distribution has confirmed that it, along with several partners, including Walkers Transport and Nuttall Transport, took on the work as Canute teetered on the brink of collapse.Bibby Distribution had worked with the ...
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MT ArticleConstruction haulier Mick George fined more than £565,000 after tipper comes into contact with overhead power lines
Construction haulier Mick George has been fined more than £565,000 after a tipper vehicle driven by one of its employees came into contact with overhead power lines (OPLs) during the construction of a waste transfer station.Northampton Crown Court heard that on 9 March 2016 a driver employed by Mick George ...
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MT ArticlePallet network sector "needs structural change" to move to the next level, says Palletforce's Conroy
“Structural change” is required in the UK pallet network sector if it is to mature and continue to provide benefits to both customers and members, Palletforce chief executive Michael Conroy has warned.Speaking exclusively to MT, Conroy said that growth in palletised freight through the pallet network sector had slowed over ...
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Fortec brings domestic and international freight under one roof at expanded Watford Gap site
Fortec has brought its domestic and international freight under one roof at its Watford Gap hub as it completes a major £3m expansion of the premises.The renovation project, due to be completed at the end of June, has added an extra 70,000ft² of warehousing space to the site, giving ...
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Sainsbury's chief vows Asda merger will not lead to DC closures
No distribution centres will be closed if the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda gets the green light, Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe has pledged.However there could be cuts to suppliers currently working with both supermarkets, and a reduction in supplier deliveries, according to information supplied by both supermarkets to ...
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MT ArticleCanute Haulage Group creditors to take multi-million pound hit following business's pre-pack sale
Canute Haulage Group creditors stand to lose millions of pounds following the sale of the business earlier this month via a pre-pack administration.A report by administrator FRP Advisory states that as of 18 May unsecured creditors face a deficit of £7m.The administrator estimated that creditors could ultimately see a return ...
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M&S distribution network revamp cost retailer £13.1m
Marks & Spencer was stung with a £13.1m net charge last year in its UK logistics operation as it pushed ahead with the restructure of its Clothing & Home distribution network to a single-tier format.In its full-year results for the year ended 31 March, distribution woes and supply chain restructuring ...