All Operator news articles – Page 256
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MT ArticleViamaster supports Yorkshire Air Ambulance
The sky's the limit for Viamaster's new SDC trailer, which has been liveried in support of a campaign for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The trailer is the latest addition to Viamaster's urban fleet, and features a picture of the Air Ambulance helicopter and a call for the public to make ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics Group continues growth spurt with Dafs
Abbey Logistics Group has added to its fleet with the addition of 20 Daf XF and CF tractor units.The new vehicles will support operations serving the food ingredients, construction, and non-hazardous chemical sectors and also provide flexible support to Abbey’s palletised business.“Abbey worked closely with Daf to tailor these units ...
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DX Group wins £25m Home Office deal
DX Group has won a new, four-year secure delivery contract with the Home Office but the firm’s plans to build a new Midlands superhub face further delay.The £25m Home Office contract, announced in a trading update this week, covers secure delivery services for the Passport Office, UK Visas and Immigration, ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton signs on the line for Bristol Gateway site
CM Downton has signed a 20-year lease at Bristol Gateway, on a speculative build completed by Howard Tenens in April of this year. The location, set over 169,478ft² of space, features a warehouse with 20 dock leveller loading doors, office space over two storeys, a viewing platform overlooking the entire ...
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Suttons Group appoints new International MD
Suttons Group has appointed former Stolt Tankers director Barry McNally as MD of Suttons International.McNally (pictured) will oversee the division from Suttons' Widnes, Cheshire, HQ, where he will be responsible for more than 120 employees across six countries.Before joining Suttons, McNally spent 18 years at bulk liquid transport group Stolt-Nielson, ...
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Royal Mail increases its cost-savings target to £600m
Royal Mail is to make deeper cost savings across the business, as its half-year results report a 1% rise in group turnover.For the six months ended 25 September, Royal Mail saw group turnover increase from £4.39bn to £4.58bn.Operating profit (before transformation costs) dipped 5% from £342m to £320m, with adjusted ...
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UK Mail 'has momentum' ahead of Christmas peak
UK Mail said it has “positive momentum” before it enters the Christmas peak, as investments in additional capacity have allowed it to make “further progress” , while it waits for its proposed acquisition by Deutsche Post DHL to conclude.However in the six-months to 30 September turnover was down 3.2% to ...
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Fowler Welch sees half-year pre-tax profit slide
Fowler Welch saw pre-tax profit fall by more than a third in the first half of its current financial year, after it was hit by the late delivery of new ambient contracts.Pre-tax profit at the fruit and vegetable distributor dropped to £2.3m in the six months to 30 September 2016 ...
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MT ArticleTrio of Palletforce members expand their businesses
Palletforce members EDS Couriers, Stones Distribution and Griffins Logistics have all expanded their depot facilities.Cannock-based EDS Couriers has relocated to a 2.5 acre depot after a £3m investment in new premises and equipment, which includes a £194,000 purpose-built canopy to house Palletforce trucks.Griffins Logistics has also expanded its premises with ...
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Abbey Logistics Group adds former XPO finance director to its management team
Abbey Logistics Group has continued its recent hiring spree, with the appointment of former XPO man David Thomas as chief financial officer (CFO).Thomas was finance director for XPO’s UK supply chain business.He will sit on the Abbey group board and will oversee the finance, corporate development, risk and commercial legal ...
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MT ArticleWincanton chief executive does not see consolidation trend in UK road transport
The chief executive of Wincanton does not expect a wave of consolidation in the UK road transport sector, arguing that recent high-profile acquisitions have been standalone deals rather than part of a trend.Colman told Motortransport.co.uk he thought M&A activity – such as XPO’s purchase of Norbert Dentressengle last year – ...
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MT ArticleMaritime Transport orders thirty-five more Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks
Maritime Transport has ordered 35 Actros for its general fleet, having put 30 of the trucks on the road as part of a separate deal with Allport Cargo Services.Maritime revealed it had signed a contract with the international freight forwarder following a 12 month trial in July of this year.The ...
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Surrey Pallitz moves to larger premises nearer Gatwick
Logistics firm Surrey Pallitz is gunning for growth after moving to larger premises that are closer to Gatwick airport and its customer base. The Pall-Ex member has re-located from Hackbridge, Surrey to a secure 62-acre site on Hobbs Industrial Estate in Lingfield.The company said will benefit future growth by being ...
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Hicks Logistics leaving Fortec in favour of The Pallet Network
South Wales haulier Hicks Logistics is leaving Fortec to join The Pallet Network (TPN), and has begun running for the latter while it works its notice.Under the deal the firm has taken over the north Bristol, Avonmouth and South Gloucestershire areas from former TPN member David Hathaway Transport. David Hathaway ...
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens reaps benefit of fuel saving tyres
Eco haulier Howard Tenens, which has pioneered a range of low carbon technologies including gas powered trucks, has completed a trial with Bridgestone proving the financial and environmental benefits of low rolling resistance tyres.The privately owned logistics company tested Bridgestone’s Ecopia HS1 (steer) and HD1 (drive) products against its conventional ...
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MT ArticleJohn G Russell profit up after focusing on core distribution service
Scottish multimodal operator John G Russell boosted pre-tax profit by 8% last year despite suffering from floods, sluggish rates and disruption on cross-channel routes.The company posted a pre-tax profit of £2.91m in the year to 31 March 2016, up from £2.69m in the same period the previous year. Turnover fell ...
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MT ArticlePalletline sees increase in operators wishing to defect from other networks
The number of operators wishing to defect to Palletline from rival networks has risen markedly in the past 12 months, Palletline's MD Graham Leitch has claimed.Commenting on the addition of former Palletforce member S&J European Haulage (pictured left) and former TPN member ICT Express (right) to Palletline’s network, Leitch said: ...
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Arcese UK slips into the red
Tilbury, Essex-based logistics and freight forwarding firm Arcese UK has slumped into the red, but has vowed to increase both turnover and profit this year.It reported a pre-tax loss of £872,725 in the year to 31 December 2015 compared with a pre-tax profit of £36,928 for the same period in ...
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Rising fruit and vegetable volumes helps Turners (Soham) turnover and profit grow
Turners (Soham) saw pre-tax profit and turnover increase last year due to rising fruit and vegetable volumes.Pre-tax profit rose 11% to £24.8m in the period between 4 January 2015 and 2 January 2016, up from £22.3m the previous year.Turnover increased to £247m from £238m, with the biggest contribution coming from ...
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Sainsbury's to open national frozen food DC
Sainsbury’s is to replace its Elstree DC in Borehamwood with a national frozen food DC in Northampton. The 325,000ft² replacement facility will be built next to Sainsbury’s existing 625,000ft² DC in Prologis Park Pineham. Construction work is expected to begin in the spring and be completed by early 2018.A Sainsbury's ...