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All Operator news articles – Page 238
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Driver shortage blamed for profit warning at DX Group
DX Group has issued a profit warning, citing the shortage of HGV drivers as a key factor in driving up costs.In a trading update the company warned that a driver shortage, pricing pressures, volume erosion at its secure delivery service DX Exchange, and the slow conversion of its new parcels ...
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ArticleKnights of Old celebrates Penguin contract extension with branded trailers
Knights of Old Group has put two Penguin-branded SDC urban trailers on the road to celebrate a three-year extension to its contract with publisher Penguin Random House UK, taking their relationship to more than 12 years. The contract will see it continue to deliver books out of the publisher’s warehouses ...
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ArticleDPD opens four new depots ahead of Christmas peak
DPD has opened the fourth in its series of new “super depots” ahead of what it expects to be its busiest Christmas peak period to date. The new depot in Stoke was opened yesterday (16 November), joining new sites in Cardiff, Dagenham, and Exeter, which opened between August and October.The ...
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Contract logistics growth boosts Wincanton half-year turnover
A strong performance in Wincanton’s contract logistics business saw turnover jump in the first half of its financial year, but losses in its Pullman Fleet Services division slowed profit growth.Group turnover increased 5.8% to £582.8m in the six months to 30 September (2014: £550.9m), mainly driven by strong volumes in ...
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ArticlePanther Warehousing opens new Bristol hub
Two-man delivery firm Panther Warehousing has opened a new Bristol hub to expand its presence across the South West as part of a £3m five-year investment programme.Taking Panther’s depot network to seven, the new 25,000ft² facility is located close to the M4 on the Pucklechurch Trading Estate, Pucklechurch, north east ...
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Europa "feels like a different business" as turnover rises 9%
Andrew Baxter, MD of Europa Worldwide Group, has said that the international groupage specialist “feels like a different business” just two years after he acquired a 90% stake in the Dartford-based operator.His comments came after Europa published figures for the financial year-ending 31 December 2014, during which it had a ...
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ArticleWH Malcolm enjoys year of gains
WH Malcolm saw both turnover and profit climb in its most recent financial year.The Linwood-based logistics and construction services group, saw turnover in the year to 31 January 2015 rise 11.2% to £199.9m (2014: £179.7m).Trading profit, before asset gain, increased 11% to £7.1m (2014: £6.4m), which the multi-modal operator described ...
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ArticleFish haulier scales up use of Carrier fridge units
Scottish haulier The Real McKay has taken delivery of six new tri-axle Gray & Adams trailers fitted with Carrier Transicold’s Vector 1350 fridge unit – the lightest refrigeration system in the Vector range. Weighing in at 645kg, the Vector 1350 is between 59kg and 266kg lighter than other Vector models, ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) predicts turnover growth in 2015 despite Greenergy loss
Turners (Soham) experienced a loss of a major contract in its tanker division that led to a slight decline in turnover and profit during its most recent financial year, MD Paul Day said.Following a move by customer Greenergy to take the delivery of fuel to supermarket group Sainsbury in house ...
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ArticleWe’re gonna need a bigger truck: Roy Bowles Transport delivers shark
Roy Bowles Transport made a snappy delivery of two sand tiger sharks, an example of which is pictured, to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth last week. The Heathrow-based operator proved that the task was not out of its depth by delivering the killer cargo from the airport to the ...
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DHL Banbury warehouse staff balloted over pay
Warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Cherwell Campus site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, are being balloted for industrial action by the GMB union after rejecting a 2.5% pay offer. GMB organiser David Day said the ballot had been called because management had failed to offer a pay increase that reflected the ...
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Wincanton to 'focus on logistics' after records management sale
Wincanton is to sell its records management business (WRM) to market specialists Restore for £60m after signing a conditional agreement.WRM has provided document storage and shredding services across the UK and Ireland for over 14 years and currently employs 167 people. For the year ending 31 March WRM generated ...
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Turnover up 5% at Framptons before acquisition by Gregory
Framptons Transport Services was in rude financial health when it was acquired by Gregory Distribution earlier this year, according to its most recent filing at Companies House.For the financial year ending 28 June turnover had risen from £16.9m to £17.8m, while pre-tax profit rose to approximately £1m, from £601,812. Average ...
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ArticleNWF Group buys Staffordshire Fuels
NWF Group, parent company to Boughey Distribution, has made a bolt-on acquisition for an undisclosed amount to its own-account fuel distribution business.Staffordshire Fuels is a 32 million litre per year fuel distribution business operating in the Midlands that holds an O-licence for seven vehicles at its Stone, Staffordshire, depot.NWF said ...
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ArticleUPS to open multi-million facility at London Gateway
An electric UPS van in LondonUPS is to build a £120m package sorting and delivery facility at DP World’s London Gateway.The project, which is said to be one of UPS’s largest ever infrastructure investments outside of the US, will see the construction of a 32,000m² facility which will act as ...
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Subbie shortage puts squeeze on margins at Brit European
A shortage of suitable subcontractors contributed to a squeeze on margins at automotive logistics specialist Brit European Transport in its last financial year. Despite continued growth in sales in the year to the end of December 2014, the availability and cost of using subcontractors was “a major factor” in pressure ...
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TNT sets the scene for improved performance in 2016
TNT said 2015 will continue to be a year of transition for the company after reporting third quarter turnover of €1.6bn (£1.2bn), up 2.3% year-on-year, and a €27m operating loss, compared with an operating loss of €51m for the third quarter of 2014.Tex Gunning, TNT’s chief executive, said the company ...
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Whistl completes Post NL buyout deal
Whistl has completed its management buyout deal (MBO) from former parent company Post NL. The MBO was announced in July, when Post NL announced it would retain just 17.5% of the company, as opposed to the 100% it held until now, giving Whistl control of the remaining 82.5%.When the deal ...
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Müller acquisition of Dairy Crest's dairy operation approved
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the green light to Müller UK & Ireland Group’s purchase of Dairy Crest’s dairy operation – almost a year after the plan was first revealed. Under the approved proposal, Müller will pay in the neighbourhood of £80m for the Dairy Crest operation ...
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ArticlePalletways appoints new member and development director
Palletways has appointed Dave Walmsley as its member and network development director. Walmsley, who will oversee the network’s “continuous growth” in his new role, joins Palletways from Lyreco, where he held the role of commercial director for 25 years.He said: “Palletways has got a great reputation in the UK and ...