All Operator news articles – Page 239
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Eddie Stobart's push into manufacturing, industrial and bulk delivers growth
Eddie Stobart Logistics has seen its push around manufacturing, industrial and bulk (MIB) pay off handsomely, with the segment now its biggest turnover contributor, the firm said today (10 April).In the full year to 30 November 2017, the firm, which trades as Eddie Stobart, saw turnover growth of 37% in ...
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MT ArticlePentalver Transport opens expanded container facility at DP London World Gateway
Pentalvar, ActrosContainer haulage specialist Pentalver Transport has opened its expanded container facility at DP World London Gateway deep sea port and logistics park on the River Thames.The expanded site adds 40% additional capacity to Pentalver’s London Gateway operation, which includes loaded and empty container storage, reefer and dry container maintenance ...
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DX Group does not have time to waste as turnaround plan gathers pace
DX Group’s new management team said last week that its turnaround strategy was gathering pace at the embattled business.With a pre-tax loss before exceptional items of £9m (2016: £500,000 loss) and a cash call for £4m from investors to allow it to deliver its vision for the reborn group, its ...
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AM Widdowson & Son successor was worthless by the end of its long road
AM Widdowson & Son ended its days with a whimper, after a CVA and two pre-pack administrations left little more than a husk, a new progress report confirms.Following the Leicester-based haulier’s purchase by Malta registered HLD Group in 2015, it went through the insolvency process several times under the administration ...
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Widdowson Logistics successor will survive difficult birth, says director
Glenfield Storage Solutions, a successor company to failed Widdowson Logistics, remains a going concern despite net liabilities of close to £98,000. Reporting its performance for the year to 31 March 2017, the company’s sole director Adam Clements conceded the business, which is based at Mill Lane Industrial Estate in Leicester ...
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DX Group makes cash call as wheels of its turnaround plan begin to turn
DX Group’s new management team has said its turnaround strategy is bearing fruit, as it made a cash call to investors for a further £4m to support its plans.After a horrific 2017, which saw the senior management team forced out after a power struggle with shareholders led by Gatemore Capital ...
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MT ArticleWarley Carriers joins Pallet-Track from TPN
Shareholder status and “attractive” postal codes lured West Bromwich-based haulier Warley Carriers away from TPN to Pallet-Track.The family owned firm, which specialises in transporting automotive and retail goods between the UK and Ireland, will operate the Walsall (WS) and Birmingham B66 postcodes for Pallet-Track.The firm, which runs a fleet of ...
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Yodel pre-tax loss swells to £82m
Yodel made a pre-tax loss of £82.5m in its most recent financial year, which is the parcel operator’s biggest loss since 2013.The Barclay brothers-owned business has never managed to turn a profit, but for the year ended 30 June 2017 Yodel’s pre-tax loss leapt 64% compared with its loss of ...
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DPD to give self-employed drivers sick pay, pension and annual leave rights
DPD is to give its self-employed workers new rights including sick pay, annual leave and a pension as part of a new driver code, which comes after the death of a self-employed driver earlier this year.Self-employed driver Don Lane died in January after missing medical appointments to avoid a second ...
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MT ArticleMartin Brower to limit fossil fuel use to 20% within two years
Martin Brower, which handles McDonalds' logistics in the UK, has a target of reducing its fossil fuel usage by 80% by 2020, and believes its use of biodiesel – based on waste product from the restaurants it delivers to – will help it hit that target.Speaking to delegates at the ...
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MT ArticleS&S Distribution weathers challenges to make “strong contribution” to Palletline
S&S Distribution’s fleet investment programme and the loss of a local customer that relocated contributed to a fall in turnover and profit last year.In its latest annual results to 30 June 2017, Tonbridge, Kent-based S&S Distribution, which was bought by Palletline in May 2015, reported an 2.5% fall in turnover ...
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MT ArticleLawsons takes deliver of its first CNG Iveco at LoCITY's Fuels in Action event
South East based Timber merchant Lawsons has taken delivery of its first CNG-powered vehicle, a 26-tonne Stralis NP.The truck joins a 90-strong fleet and was officially handed over at today’s (20 March) LoCITY Fuels in Action Roadshow held at Kempton Park Racecourse.David Harvey, group transport manager at Lawsons, said: “The ...
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MT ArticleH&M Distribution buys Orion Express Services
Palletways member H&M Distribution has purchased Warrington-based Orion Express Services for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition of Orion Express comes 15 months after H&M Distribution acquired general haulier Hunt Brothers' transport division in November 2016.H&M Distribution, which has depots in Warrington, St Neots, Gloucester and Birmingham, said the purchase of fellow ...
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MT ArticlePalletways introduces evening deliveries into its network
Palletways has introduced evening deliveries to its service offering, allowing it to deliver to customers for 12 hours every day. With the new delivery slots between 5pm and 9pm, the pallet network now enables its customs to pick between a morning, afternoon or evening delivery window.Using its ETA system, launched ...
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MT ArticleHazchem and Palletways Network member Rase Distribution snapped up by HW Coates
The future of Linconshire Hazchem and Palletways Network haulier Rase Distribution has been secured after it was sold to HW Coates in Leicestershire.Rase MD Geoff Hill said Coates was the best fit for his business and with “no natural family succession” in the company he agreed to sell it in ...
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MT ArticleO'Donovan gets truly Econic with skip-loader fleet
O’Donovan Waste Disposal’s latest three Mercedes-Benz Econic units give the North London operator what is believed to be the largest fleet of direct vision skip-loaders in the UK.The waste management firm was the first UK operator to purchase an Econic 4×2 1830L skip loader in 2016, and since then has ...
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MT ArticleRhys Davies & Sons up for the challenges ahead as business grows
Rhys Davies & Sons saw turnover rise by 3% last year to £39m thanks to growth among customers in the housing market and the food products sector.IT and restructuring activity led to a 21% reduction in pre-tax profit to £318,657, but the Cardiff-based logistics and warehousing company said its technology ...
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TNT loses £34m in 17 months after FedEx acquisition
TNT UK made a pre-tax loss for the fourth year running in 2017, during a lengthened reporting period that brings the company in-line with parent company FedEx’s financial year.For the 17 months ended 31 May 2017, the business reported a pre-tax loss of £34.3m; a greater loss than that of ...
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DHL Supply Chain committed to KFC despite losing bucket of work to rival Bidvest Logistics
DHL Supply Chain remains committed to client KFC, despite the fast food chain stripping it of a significant portion of its work.Following the failure to launch last month of its supply chain and distribution service with KFC, which made international headlines as the chain was forced to close the majority ...
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KFC re-signs Bidvest Logistics after DHL Supply Chain failure
KFC has stripped DHL Supply Chain of some of its supply chain and distribution work, returning to previous incumbent Bidvest Logistics after the operator’s failure to deliver.In a statement today Bidvest Logistics said that it was delighted to confirm it had signed a long-term agreement with KFC UK & Ireland ...