All Operator news articles – Page 244
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John Menzies backs out of DX Group acquisition deal
The deal that would have see DX Group acquire Menzies Distribution has been called off, and a new board of directors is set to be installed at DX under the guidance of its largest shareholder - Gatemore Capital Management.Menzies backed out of its acquisition deal with DX Group after a ...
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MT ArticlePalletline adds three members to the fold
Palletline has welcomed three new members; IJ McGill, F and G Transport and HE Baldry Haulage.IJ McGill is returning to Palletline after two years at Fortec; F and G transport will be moving from UPN; and HE Baldry Haulage will be making the shift from Palletways.Bristol-based IJ McGill, which will ...
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Searon Logistics calls in administrators after biggest customer relocates
Felixstowe-based Searon Logistics has entered administration after its largest customer moved to Southampton, causing a significant increase in costs.Insolvency firm McTear, Williams & Wood was appointed by the company on 8 August after an attempt to find a buyer or a new investor failed. A spokesman for the insolvency practitioners ...
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MT ArticleArrow XL hub destroyed by fire to reopen in 2019
ArrowXL's Worcester hub after the fire in AprilArrow XL has said it will be two years before it can reopen the hub that was destroyed by a fire earlier this year.The 200,000ft² Worcester hub, one of Arrow's four key sites, was consumed by the blaze on 20 April.The two-man delivery ...
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MT ArticlePeter Fuller named as new UK Mail CEO
UK Mail CEO Peter FullerUK Mail has named Peter Fuller as chief executive officer, almost two years after his predecessor stepped down. Guy Buswell left UK Mail in November 2015, during a tumultuous period when the company saw pre-tax profit plummet in the wake of the wrong sortation technology being ...
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MT ArticleElddis Transport loses turnover to low fuel prices
Lower fuel prices cost Elddis Transport last year, with savings passed onto customers causing a drop in turnover. The County Durham operator recorded turnover of £25.6m for the year ended 31 December 2016; a 1.6% from 2015’s £26.1m.But MD Nigel Cook told MT the drop was entirely down to last ...
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Hargreaves Services to tighten spending in its logistics arm
Hargreaves Services is to "ration" expenditure in its logistics division after it suffered a 91% fall in operating profit last year due to competitive pressure.Operating profit plunged from £1.2m to £100,000 in the year to 31 May 2017, as turnover dropped 11% to £48m (2016: £54.4m). It said this reflected ...
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MT ArticleAKW Global Logistics invests £250,000 in its Trafford Park warehouses
AKW Global Logistics has spent £250,000 upgrading its Trafford Park warehouses.Additional racking and a fleet of 16 Mitsubishi gas-powered forklift trucks featuring warning and impact sensors have been added following an original spend of £2m to add capacity for the group in 2010.“The market is constantly changing for users of ...
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Argos facing strike action over redundancy payment dispute
Three weeks of strike action among Argos staff is on the cards in an ongoing dispute over redundancy payments.The Unite union said the retailer had failed to negotiate a national agreement covering redundancy and severance packages and had failed to guarantee workers’ future terms and conditions after 500 staff transferred ...
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Tuffnells Parcels Express MD departs amid Connect Group integration
Tuffnells Parcels Express MD Chris Ward is leaving the business following its integration within parent company Connect Group.Connect Group, which also owns Smiths News, bought Tuffnells in November 2014.A spokeswoman for Connect Group said Ward, who joined the business in May 2015, will be leaving the business as it moves ...
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Ross Eggleton joins NFT Distribution as chief operating officer
Chilled food specialist NFT Distribution has appointed Ross Eggleton to the newly created role of chief operating officer with immediate effect.He takes on responsibility for ensuring operational excellence across NFT’s transport and warehouse operations.Eggleton joins NFT from WM Morrison Supermarkets where he was logistics and supply chain director.Before that his ...
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MT ArticleBoughey Distribution sees solid year of growth; Palletline operation takes wing
Boughey Distribution enjoyed a solid year of growth despite cut-throat competition amongst the supermarkets, with its Palletline operation growing faster than expected.Boughey, which is part of the NWF Group, saw turnover in the year to 31 May 2017 increase 3.7% to £39m (2016: £37.6m).Storage overall was at an average of ...
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MT ArticleAldi Stores to pay £1m fine after powered pallet truck incident
Aldi Stores has been fined £1m after a driver needed two toes amputated following an incident with a powered pallet truck.A driver sustained severe foot injuries, including fractures to all toes on his left foot, while using the forklift truck at the supermarket’s Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Derbyshire store in November ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics' turnover and pre-tax profit up as retail strategy pays off
Clipper Logistics has delivered another strong performance, and predicted it will continue as its evolving model of serving retailers’ growing e-fulfilment and product return needs bears fruit.Announcing full-year results to 30 April, its third year listed on the London Stock Exchange, group turnover was 17.2% higher year on year at ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road chooses Renault Trucks for UK fleet after long-term trial
Europa Road, a division of Europa Worldwide Group, has spent £2m on 23 Renault Trucks after a successful two-year trial with RH Commercial Vehicles.The Range T artics and Range D rigids are the first Renaults in the fleet, which also has 238 trailers.Europa currently runs Volvo and Mercedes-Benz trucks, but ...
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TNT Express still processing manually a month after cyber attack
TNT Express is still processing parcels manually nearly a month after it was hit by a worldwide cyber attack, and has predicted it may not be able to recover the data lost in the incident. The FedEx-owned operator was hit with the NotPetya encryption virus on 28 June.In a trading ...
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MT ArticleTesco to offer same day grocery delivery service across the UK from next month
Tesco will offer customers a same-day online grocery delivery service across the UK by the end of August.The supermarket group launched same-day grocery delivery in London and the South East in 2014.It is now extending the service to more than 300 stores across the UK, covering more than 99% of ...
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Montgomery Transport and Montracon owner Ballyvesey Holdings sees profit boost
Ballyvesey Holdings, which confirmed the demise of its Birds Transport and Logistics business in May, saw both turnover and profit growth in the year to 30 September 2016.Newly published accounts for the group, which owns Montgomery Transport, Montracon trailers, and a number of truck and heavy plant dealerships, saw turnover ...
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MT ArticleSearon Logistics closes its doors
Felixstowe container haulier Searon Logistics, which employs more than 100 staff, has closed down.The operator told MT it had shut its doors and staff were “in the process” of being made redundant.The company held O-licences in the East, North East and West of England regions, with its Felixstowe depot authorised ...
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MT ArticleSellafield given warning by TC after failing to disclose convictions
Nuclear waste management firm Sellafield has escaped action at a public inquiry (PI) after it failed to disclose fines totalling £700,000 to the traffic commissioner (TC).North West TC Simon Evans issued the company with a warning after it failed to notify the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) of the ...