All Operator news articles – Page 254
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MT ArticleBuffaload Logistics buys Davis Haulage out of administration
Davis Haulage, the Crewe-based chilled distribution firm, has been bought out of administration by competitor Buffaload Logistics.Buffaload MD Julie Feltwell said she “couldn’t be happier” after she rescued the business by snapping it up for an undisclosed sum.Feltwell declined to comment on the circumstances leading to Davis Haulage's administration, but ...
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MT ArticleNelson Distribution was profitable in final trading year before joining Knights of Old
Nelson Distribution was profitable in its final year of trading before it became part of the Knights of Old Group, newly published accounts show.The Belper-based business, owned at the time by the Nelson family, recorded a profit for the period 1 April to 31 May 2016 of £462,130. The average ...
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MT ArticleLow fuel prices give Jack Richards and Son pre-tax profit boost
Jack Richards and Son boosted turnover by 14% and pre-tax profits by 7% in 2016, aided by stable fuel prices and an efficiency drive.Reporting its annual results to 31 March 2016 the Norfolk-based company said turnover had grown to £40.6m (2015: £35.5m) with pre-tax profit reaching £1m (2015: £951,007).MD Peter ...
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MT ArticleArgos installs Microlise across two-man delivery fleet
Argos is installing Microlise’s telematics hardware across its two-man home delivery fleet.The tool will give Argos’s transport teams and contact centre teams live visibility of vehicles and expected times of arrival and allow drivers, via a smartphone app, to monitor their performance, helping them to improve their driving skills and ...
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MT ArticleFred Sherwood & Sons sees pre-tax profit fall in 2016
Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) saw pre-tax profit fall 18% last year with turnover also declining by 5% in the period.Reporting its annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016, the company revealed that pre-tax profit had dropped to £1.3m (2015: £1.6m) while turnover had fallen to £36.7m on ...
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MT ArticleDavis Haulage appoints administrators
Wheels and tyresDavis Haulage, part of the Davis Haulage Group that also owns Widdowson Logistics, has appointed administrators.Insolvency experts from Leonard Curtis were appointed to the Crewe transport firm, which specialises in chilled distribution, on 23 December.However, no-one at Leonard Curtis would comment at the time of publication.Davis Haulage did ...
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MT ArticleArgos to move Magna Park operations to Wincanton site in Kettering
Argos is planning to close its Magna Park site in Lutterworth and transfer most of the site’s operations to a Wincanton DC in Kettering.The move will see up to 500 warehouse and distribution workers outsourced to Wincanton by December this year.The plans are part of a wider restructuring at Argos ...
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Reed Boardall stays solid despite pressures
Temperature-controlled operator Reed Boardall said that the loss of a customer, and competitive pressures in its transport division, led to dips in turnover and profit in its most recent financial year.In the 12 months ending 31 March 2016 turnover at Reed Boardall Group fell from £65.9m to £64.3m, while pre-tax ...
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MT ArticleJJ Food Service adds Isuzu rigids to fleet
Wholesaler JJ Food Service has added 20 Isuzu rigids to its fleet as it expands to new UK locations. The 7.5-tonne Isuzu Forwards are all fitted with Carrier Transicold Xarios refrigeration units, and will be predominantly used to transport frozen goods to JJ Food Service’s customers.These include restaurants, hotels and ...
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Tesco is re-tendering its transport operation
Tesco is re-tendering its transport operation after the announcement it would close two DCs and move some of its warehouse operations in-house.A spokesman for Tesco confirmed that the retailer was re-tendering the transport services for its frozen operations from Daventry and its fresh operation from Snodland, Kent.Tesco announced yesterday that ...
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MT ArticleTesco brings DHL and Wincanton warehousing operations in-house
Tesco is to close two of its distribution centres in the UK, bringing all warehouse operations carried out by DHL Supply Chain and Wincanton in-house, as part of a long-term plan to “simplify” its distribution operations.Closing its Welham Green DC in Hertfordshire, moving grocery distribution operations to Reading, alongside the ...
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Clipper Logistics leases SDC trailers from TIP Trailer Services
A quick response time from rental firm TIP Trailer Services prompted Clipper Logistics to hire nine SDC box trailers from it on a five year lease. The 13.6m trailers, wearing the Clipper Logistics livery, will work on a specific contract across the UK, and Clipper said it was TIP’s ability ...
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MT ArticleUPS buys Freightex to expand brokerage service
UPS has acquired specialist international and temperature-controlled load broker Freightex for an undisclosed sum, and will merge it with Coyote Logistics – a similar business in North America that UPS acquired in August 2015.Tim Phillips, Freightex chief executive, will remain with the business – which will operate as a ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells Parcels Express drivers admit tachograph falsification
The MD of Tuffnells Parcels Express has said the company takes any instances of non-compliance with the drivers’ hours rules very seriously after three of its drivers admitted falsifying tachograph records.Drivers Arkadiusz Jerzy Baranowski, Graham Andrews and Gary James Edginton were prosecuted following a DVSA investigation into alleged offences at ...
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MT ArticleLidl buys RDC site to fuel North West expansion
Lidl has bought a 43.7 acres of land for a regional distribution centre as part of a push to expand its presence in the North West.The facility at Logistics North, Bolton, is expected to create around 500 jobs in the area once it has been built on the site, which ...
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MT ArticleShakespeare Transport leaving Palletways to join Palletforce
Shakespeare Transport is leaving Palletways to join rival network Palletforce.The Aylesford, Kent-based firm replaces Palletforce member Firmin, which recently quit Palletforce for Pallet-Track.Shakespeare Transport, which was bought in 2015 by Pallet-Track member Matthew Kibble Transport, will cover the Kent area for Palletforce.Matthew Kibble, owner of Shakespeare Transport, said he had ...
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DPDgroup takes control at e-commerce company WnDirect
DPDgroup has increased its majority shareholding in e-commerce delivery company WnDirect to 83%, effectively taking full control of the business.The two companies have been working together for a number of years and said the deal would support international expansion of WnDirect.WnDirect’s services are designed for e-retailers sending goods overseas.Founder and ...
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Deutsche Post DHL's UK Mail acquisition completes
Deutsche Post DHL’s purchase of UK Mail has completed, meaning the postal operator is now fully owned by the German company. DHL announced its intention to buy UK Mail for £242.7m in September, in a bid to offer its domestic customers a stronger cross-border parcel delivery service.Prior to the ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch and Cartwright put 'carbon reducing' trailer on the road
Fowler Welch has ordered 10 units of a new trailer it has designed with Cartwright, which the firms say will reduce carbon footprint by making it easier to backload the vehicles. The refrigerated trailers are fitted with automated pallet delivery (APD), which can automatically load 26 pallets in 90 seconds.Trailers ...
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Birds Transport name, some assets and business, believed to have been sold to Widdowson Logistics
The Birds Transport & Logistics name, some assets and business, are believed to have been sold to HLD Group-owned Widdowson Logistics.The deal would represent an exit for Birds owner Ballyvesey Holdings, which purchased the loss-making business for an undisclosed sum in February 2013 from family owners Andrew and Delvene Levett.However, ...