All Operator news articles – Page 249
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MT ArticleSuttons Group thinking clearly after adding 800 baffle tanks to its fleet
Suttons Group has purchased 800 new baffle isotanks in a £10m deal to boost its ability to move a wider range of liquids and fluids.The company, which delivers products and services to the chemicals, gases, fuels and food sectors, will now have more baffle tanks than non-baffle tanks in its ...
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Tuffnells falters as Connect Group sees turnover drop over Christmas
Increased volumes at Tuffnells Parcels Express and Pass My Parcel failed to offset falling newspaper and magazine sales in a recent trading update from Connect Group, which saw its turnover take a hit.Group turnover was down 3.5% in the 19 weeks ended 19 January 2018, reported in a gloomy update ...
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MT ArticleARR Craib weathers oil and gas sector downturn to grow business
Aberdeen-based ARR Craib Transport saw off difficult conditions in its key oil and gas sectors last year, helped by several major wins in the construction and fast moving consumer goods markets.According to its annual results to 31 March 2017, ARR Craib saw turnover rise £44.8m (2016: £43.5m) in the period, ...
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NFT Distribution cuts losses as annual turnover reaches new high
NFT Distribution recorded its highest-ever annual turnover in the year to March 2017, with a more than 27% increase to £202m.It also essentially halved its pre-tax loss, which was £9.5m (2016: £18.3m).NFT chief financial officer Jay Edwards said the integration of NR Evans - purchased in 2016 - had broadened ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart more than doubles e-commerce sales after iForce acquisition
Eddie Stobart saw its e-commerce turnover more than double last year after it began eight new contracts off the back of its iForce acquisition.Stobart bought the logistics management business for £45m last year, with £37m cash from its AIM flotation and five million ordinary shares in Eddie Stobart Logistics to ...
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MT ArticleEuropean business continues to fuel Royal Mail
Royal Mail’s European parcels division remained the business's driving force in the nine months ended 24 December 2017, while its UK letter volumes and turnover continued to dwindle.GLS saw both its volume and turnover grow by 10% in the period, against a group revenue increase of just 2%.In a trading ...
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MT ArticleMarks & Spencer network shake-up hits DHL Supply Chain and XPO Logistics
Marks & Spencer has called time on its Neasden, north London DC. However, the high street retailer has said it will open a 495,000ft² clothing and home DC in Welham Green, Hertfordshire, early next year.The plans form part of the company’s five-year transformation programme, announced in November, which aim to ...
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MT ArticleGRS Group buys S Walsh and Sons for undisclosed sum
GRS Group has acquired construction and waste materials haulier S Walsh & Sons for an undisclosed sum.The London based haulier, which runs a 100-strong fleet of tippers and trucks and employs 175 staff, specialises in the removal, haulage, handling and recycling of construction and waste materials.The company is currently working ...
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MT ArticleAmazon courier UK Express settles employment status row with GMB drivers
A courier firm that works with retailer Amazon has settled four cases with its drivers and the GMB over an employment status dispute.Representing drivers at UK Express, union the GMB argued that they were employees rather than self-employed and should therefore be given the benefits that come with employment, including ...
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MT ArticleKier Environmental boosts security across refuse collection fleet
Kier Environmental has introduced two new security systems to protect its municipal fleet from theft and damage.The first system, Ident, was designed by MT Innovation Award winner Vision Techniques and helps prevent the firm’s refuse collection vehicles being driven away by an unauthorised user.Kier environmental director Darren Judd, who is ...
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MT ArticleELB Partners retains FORS gold status for fourth year in a row
Wimbledon, London-based haulier ELB Partners has maintained its FORS gold status for a fourth consecutive year.The Pallet-Track member runs a 40-strong fleet. It has spent around £5,000 per vehicle on additional technology to safeguard vulnerable road users.This includes includes a fifth camera on the driver’s side to remove blind spots, ...
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Struggling M and J Haulage threw in the towel after learning client British Sugar was to reduce its work, report reveals
Major sugar beet haulier M and J Haulage collapsed into administration due to a heavy reliance on finance to fund investments, low margins and the prospect of less work from British Sugar, according to KPMG.The Lincolnshire company appointed administrators on 12 October after it was informed by British Sugar of ...
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MT ArticleAxis Fleet Management appoints new national sales director
Axis Fleet Management has appointed former Fraikin national sales manager as its new sales director. The role was previously held by Leigh Goodland, who became MD of the business at the end of 2017.New sales director Steve Lymer also worked as sales and marketing director at SDC trailers and as ...
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UK Mail adds three vice presidents to accommodate business growth
UK Mail has made a trio of appointments to its senior management team as the business thrives on its acquisition by Deutsche Post DHL in 2016.The firm has appointed vice presidents for operations, sales and marketing.CEO Peter Fuller said that since it was bought by the German company, UK Mail ...
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Eddie Stobart opens second industry-wide driver training academy
Eddie Stobart has opened a second training academy after the facility it opened to the public last year was met with high demand. Stobart opened its formerly in-house academy in Appleton to all last September to meet demand from customers and "safeguard the flexibility and agility of our industry", according ...
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MT ArticleAll change at Yodel as CEO Mike Cooper joins Eurostar
Former CFO Andrew Peeler replaced Mike Cooper as CEO earlier this yearYodel CEO Mike Cooper is to leave the business at the end of the month, leaving chief financial officer Andrew Peeler to become the business's fourth chief executive in just over five years. Peeler joined the parcel carrier in ...
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MT ArticleLidl to build Luton warehouse as part of £1.45bn London growth plan
Lidl is to build a 1,000,000ft² warehouse and RDC in Luton as part of its £1.45bn investment plan for the UK. When complete, the facility will be double the size of the largest of its 15 other UK warehouses.The RDC will service Greater London, providing support to Lidl's warehouses in ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint and Renault trial hydrogen-powered van in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London, working towards a goal of an emission-free fleet in the city by 2020.The operator has developed the van with Renault, and its client Mitie will run the vehicle in the capital for the next six months.CitySprint will compare the vans ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton takes profit hit from driver shortage but remains 'very upbeat'
The driver shortage becoming more acute drove CM Downton’s profit down in the 2016/17 financial year, and the operator said it’s having its “most difficult commercial conversations” with clients to date as it moves to increase fees.MD Andy Downton told MT that its 9% pre-tax profit drop to £5.1m in ...
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MT ArticleHMT Groupage puts Sally Salon liveried trailers into service
Palletline member HMT Groupage has put two curtainsiders from Dennison Trailers into service featuring livery promoting its customer Sally Salon.HMT Groupage and Sally Salon, part of Sally Europe, have worked together since 2013.Initially HMT Groupage ensured the client’s 275-strong Sally Stores business, which supplies a range of hair and grooming ...