All Operator news articles – Page 251
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Knights of Old results show strong performance despite fall in profit
Knights of Old delivered a "strong financial performance" in the year ended 31 May 2016 despite challenging market conditions, according to its annual report.Group turnover increased by 2% to £49.4m (2015: £48.4m). The strongest contribution came from warehousing, which saw revenue increase more than 30% compared with a flat performance ...
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MT ArticlePie Mapping ready to expand after DPD acquisition
DPD's acquisition of Pie Mapping has put the technology company in a strong position to expand, said CEO Stuart Hill.Hill, founder of wnDirect (also recently acquired by DPD), replaces Freddie Talberg, who will remain an advisor to the business.Hill said: "I think Pie Mapping has a real opportunity to be ...
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Business takes off at Wincanton's Flatnet Construction
Wincanton-owned 4PL business Flatnet Construction is looking to recruit more hauliers having completed more than 32,000 loads in its first 21 months of trading.Founded in in June 2015 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire with three members of staff, it has since relocated to bigger premises in a shared office development in Alvaston.Flatnet ...
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CM Downton buys 300 vehicles after contract wins and extensions
Growth from new and existing contracts has seen CM Downton add 300 new vehicles to its fleet. The operator has bought 100 Daf XF 6x2 tractor units fitted with Super Space cabs and AS Tronic automatic transmission.It has also ordered 100 curtainsider trailers from Tiger Trailers and 100 Cartwright curtainsiders, ...
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AM Widdowson & Sons administrator chasing overdue sale payments from successor firm
AM Widdowson & Son's administrator, Leonard Curtis, is pursuing the sale-guarantor for arrears relating to last year’s deal, according to a progress report.AM Widdowson & Son was sold in a pre-pack deal for £2.5m to Widdowson Logistics last year, a business “associated by the common ownership” of HLD Group.A non-cash ...
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MT ArticleSP Training to run apprenticeship scheme for Stobart Energy
Robin Brown, MD of SP Training (left), takes delivery of two Scania's from Dale Foster, head of vehicle sales and replacements at Stobart Group: CREDIT: Stuart Walker Photography 2017Stobart Group is to use Carlisle-based SP Training to run an apprenticeship scheme and provide drivers for Stobart Energy – ...
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Bullet Express MD urges industry to fight increasing business rates
An operator has urged the industry to fight the increase in business rates after discovering he will face a £28,000 hike.Bothwell, Lanarkshire-based Bullet Express MD David McCutcheon said the increase, effective from 1 April, represented a 26% increase on his previous rates bill.“The haulage industry is sitting on a time ...
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MT ArticleDHL Express opens new HQ near Heathrow
The Heathrow-based Southern hub for DHL Express opened in March 2017.DHL Express has opened its new 150,000ft2 UK headquarters and southern hub near Heathrow airport, which is home to approximately 750 employees.“Our new southern hub ensures we meet our customers' needs long into the future,” said DHL Express UK chief ...
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Meachers Global Logistics sees turnover and profit drop
Meachers Global Logistics saw a reduction in turnover and profit last year.The Hampshire-based company recorded a 1.9% drop in sales, from £25.5m to £25m for the year ending 31 May 2016.Pre-tax profit slid 8.7% to £1.9m but the company said the “marginal reduction” was in line with expectations.In its business ...
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Eddie Stobart partners with Lomas Distribution
Eddie Stobart Logistics and Lomas Distribution have entered into a partnership whereby the Buxton-based powder and aggregates firm will provide training for the high-profile haulier’s drivers.Lomas MD Richard Lomas said the tie-up was prompted by Stobart’s move into the construction industry and his company’s expertise in this area.“I am good ...
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Simon Gibson Transport avoids penalty from TC
Groupe Charles André-owned Simon Gibson Transport has escaped with a formal warning from deputy traffic commissioner (TC) Tony Secular after drivers at the firm were found to be in breach of drivers’ hours rules.Secular said he was satisfied that steps had been taken at the bulk powder tanker operator to ...
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Driver shortage and Driver CPC slashes profit at Aspray Transport
A shortage of drivers, the introduction of Driver CPC and a drive to improve its services saw Aspray Transport’s pre-tax profit fall in the year ended 30 June 2016, despite turnover growth of more than a third. The operator’s pre-tax profit fell by 22% year-on-year, from £1m to £779,000.However Aspray’s ...
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Hundreds of jobs threatened at XPO Logistics as Sainsbury's moves to new DC
Hundreds of jobs at XPO Logistics’ depot in Stone, Staffordshire are under threat after Sainsbury’s decision to transfer its operations to a new national DC.The supermarket giant plans to move its operations from Stone to its new frozen food DC in Northampton in early 2019.XPO Logistics, which owns and operates ...
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DX Group Essington 'super hub' plans blocked for second time
DX Group has had its revised planning application for a 'super hub' at Essington in the West Midlands rejected by the local council.The rejection follows the group’s profit warning last month, which it attributed to continuing challenges in the courier market and margin pressure in its freight business.DX Group had ...
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Limits on Royal Mail parcels service retained to protect competition
Ofcom has ruled that in order to maintain competition in the parcels sector, the cap on Royal Mail's second-class stamp parcel service must remain.In its Review of the Regulation of Royal Mail, Ofcom said the post and parcel company “retains a strong position in single piece and light-weight bulk ...
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MT ArticleBowring Transport delivers strong trading year thanks to construction boom
Government road projects generating demand within the construction sector helped Bowring Transport perform strongly last year, according to its latest annual results.In the year to 31 May 2016, the Mansfield, Nottinghamshire-based firm said that despite “a modest decline” in turnover to £12.2m (2015: £12.6m) and in pre-tax profit to £1.6m ...
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MT ArticleWincanton expands tanker fleet as construction arm grows
Wincanton has expanded its construction fleet after winning an eight-year contract with Hanson last year, which made it the first 3pl to move into the ready-mixed concrete sector.The operator has bought 26 new Feldbinder tankers mounted on Mercedes-Benz chassis.Wincanton delivers half a million cubic meters of ready-mixed contrete to Hanson's ...
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Argos staff to protest over job security, as retailer prepares to transfer 400 staff to Wincanton
Argos employees from across the UK are to protest outside its new owner Sainsbury’s’ HQ next week, after the company failed to guarantee their futures within the business.More than 400 employees are due to be transferred to Wincanton next month, and Unite said it is concerned for its members’ futures ...
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C Butt trims loss despite fall in turnover
C Butt made a loss for the year ending April 2016 of almost £356,000, but added its balance sheet and cash reserves remained strong.The pre-tax loss was down on previous year's £557,060. The reduction its annual loss was achieved despite a reduction in turnover to £13.7m (2015: £14.5m).The company undertook ...
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Unstable exchange rates knock XPO Logistics' UK growth
Poor exchange rates negated turnover growth in the UK division of XPO Logistics, according to the group’s 2016 figures.The former Norbert Dentressengle’s UK operation recorded turnover of €1.53m (£1.29m); a 1.7% drop compared to 2015’s €1.55m.However the group said that turnover in the UK had actually grown, and said at ...