All Operator news articles – Page 247
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MT ArticleMurrays Pallet Logistics in administration
Carlisle-based Murrays Pallet Logistics has entered administration.The company was a member of pallet network Palletways, but according to a spokesman the pallet service will continue because a network member has stepped in to handle the postcode.“The Palletways network services previously provided by Murrays will be picked-up by Beaches Logistics. We ...
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CWU: Royal Mail's 'deluded' court action is a 'desperate delaying tactic'
The Communication Workers Union has accused Royal Mail's court action against a planned strike as a "desperate delaying tactic" and claimed industrial action is "inevitable", after the High Court ruled the scheduled walkout to be unlawful yesterday. Industrial action over disputed pension reforms was scheduled for 19 October, having been ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail wins court battle against CWU pension strike
Postal workers protest outside the High Court ahead of a bid by the Royal Mail to seek an injunction stopping a planned strike.Strike action at Royal Mail has been put on hold after the postal operator won a court ruling against the Communication Workers Union (CWU).CWU members voted in in ...
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Royal Mail and CWU to appear in court over pension strike row
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will appear in court this morning after the postal operator applied for a High Court injunction to prevent its employees from striking. CWU members voted in favour of industrial action last month after four weeks of negotiations over the long-running pension dispute ...
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Fleet investment eats into Simon Gibson Transport's pre-tax profit
Simon Gibson Transport saw its pre-tax profit almost halve in 2016 after “heavily” investing in upgrading its fleet during a year of “more difficult” trading conditions.In its latest annual results to 31 December 2016, the East Yorkshire bulk powder haulier showed a 47% drop in pre-tax profit to £770,030 (2015: ...
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens buys largest site to date in South Wales
Howard Tenens has bought a South Wales DC from Tesco, in anticipation that the removal of the Severn Crossing tolls will boost the region's economy. The acquisition of the 282,297ft² site in Chepstow is the Howard Tenens's largest property purchase to date, and its first in Wales. It bought the ...
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MT ArticleIndustry voices disapproval over campaign to ban abnormal and hazardous loads from Dartford Crossing
A campaign to ban oversized and hazardous goods from using the Dartford Crossing has come under fire from others in the road transport sector. Europa Worldwide launched its campaign and a petition earlier this week, complete with a livery (pictured), on the basis that the convoys required to transport oversized ...
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MT ArticleECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) enjoyed strong performance in 2016
ECM MB Actros car transporterECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) enjoyed a strong 2016 as UK car sales boomed delivering a 12% rise in pre-tax profit, but has warned of tough times ahead.Vehicle transporter ECM’s latest annual accounts show a 4.4% rise in turnover to £102m (2015: £98m) and a 12% increase ...
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MT ArticlePalletways Bristol buys electric pump trucks as tail lift delivery demand grows
Palletways Bristol has invested £8,000 in five new electric pump trucks as demand for tail lift deliveries continues to grow.The firm, which is owned by Palletways, said the new pump trucks, supplied by SHS Handling, would help drive down the risk of accidents and reduce driver fatigue.General manager Paul Evans ...
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Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union on collision course over strike's legality
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has pledged to take its fight to the courtroom after Royal Mail applied for a High Court injunction to prevent postal workers taking strike action later this month.Royal Mail said the CWU had failed to follow a legally binding dispute resolution procedure, making any strike ...
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Arrow XL CEO Ian Howell replaced by former DPD director
Arrow XL CEO Ian Howell has left the business after four years in the role.Howell has been replaced by chief operations officer Charlie Shiels, who joined Arrow XL this year after 20 years with DPD, on an interim basis.A spokeswoman for Arrow XL said Shiels had been asked to fill ...
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MT ArticleRhenus Group snaps up RCS Logistics for expanding UK operation
RCS LogisticsRhenus Group has expanded its UK presence with the purchase of Palletforce member RCS Logistics.The deal sees the Corby-based haulier, which has an operating licence for 50 trucks and 80 trailers, become a subsidiary of Rhenus Group’s UK arm Rhenus Logistics UK.RCS Logistics directors Steve Gray and Richard Robinson ...
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DX Group secures £24m and appoints former Tuffnells chief Lloyd Dunn as CEO
Lloyd Dunn has been appointed CEO of DX Group, which has secured £24m from investors to get the business back on track.Former Tuffnell’s chief executive Dunn has put £5m into the business in the form of a loan note.DX Group’s largest shareholder Gatemore Capital Management has put forward £11m, including ...
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MT ArticleBrit European group returns to profit
The Brit European group of companies made its first profit in three years in 2016, newly published accounts show.In the 12 months to 31 December 2016 pre-tax profit stood at £339,614 compared with a loss of £753,000 a year ago.Carman (Holdings), whose subsidiaries include Brit European Transport and Silver Arrow ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce to open Chinese division in 2018
Plans to launch a Chinese division of Palletforce are "well underway", with a pilot expected to take place in Shanghai next year. The network’s chief executive Michael Conroy told MT that the Chinese business won’t carry the Palletforce name because of translation issues, but that it will be a division ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce shifts focus to members after official hub opening
HRH The Princess Royal attended the new Super Hub Opening of PalletForce in Burton upon Trent today, where she unveiled a plaque and was given a model truck as a present for attending.Attracting the “best members in every postcode” will be Palletforce’s priority in the next year now its Burton-on-Trent ...
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MT ArticleGefco's £10m Liverpool hub goes live
(l-r) Pierre-Jean Lorrain, Philippe Doyer, Lord Mayor Malcolm Kennedy and Zsolt VecseraLogistics firm Gefco UK has officially opened a new £10m hub in Liverpool, which will serve the automotive logistics sector.The new centre, based in Speke, is located close to automotive manufacturing sites in neighbouring Halewood, which the firm said ...
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NHS contract changes hits DHL Supply Chain; DHL Express sees 12% growth
DHL said that it remains satisfied with the performance of its Supply Chain subsidiary, despite a 23% year-on-year fall in turnover caused in part by a change in the way its NHS Supply Chain contract reports revenue.For the year-ending 31 December 2016 turnover at DHL Supply Chain fell from £4.01bn ...
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Royal Mail: there are 'no grounds' for upcoming employee strike
Royal Mail has said there are "no grounds" for the strike action its employees voted in favour of yesterday, as tensions over a range of issues including pensions came to a head. With a 73% turnout, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) members voted 89.1% in favour of taking action in ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex sees shortage of labour as the biggest threat for hauliers from Brexit
Kevin Buchanan, MD, Pall-Ex GroupPall-Ex is well placed to deal with any short-term consequences from Brexit but believes any reduction in the availability of EU labour could hurt the UK’s transport industry.Speaking to MT, MD Kevin Buchanan said that while there remained great uncertainty around Brexit, Pall-Ex Group itself was ...