All Operator news articles – Page 259
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MT ArticleElddis Transport reports "solid performance" despite tough trading conditions
North East haulage firm Elddis Transport reported “a solid performance” in its latest financial results, despite tough trading conditions.Turnover was £26.1m with a £552,647 pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 December 2015.This was lower than 2014’s £26.9m and £612,735, but MD Nigel Cook said its fuel ratchet rebate scheme ...
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AM Widdowson creditors left close to £13m out of pocket after pre-pack
AM Widdowson’s unsecured creditors have been left almost £13m out of pocket after the pre-pack sale of the haulier in July.The newly published creditor’s report from administrator Leonard Curtis after the haulier's £2.5m sale in July set out the monies owed and warned that it is unlikely unsecured creditors will ...
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M&S logistics team faces cuts and relocation to Hemel Hempstead in major restructuring
Marks & Spencer’s logistics division is set to be restructured in a move that will see “a handful” of its 175 London-based logistics staff made redundant. The rest are set to be transferred to Marks and Spencer’s Hemel Hempstead distribution hub.The move is part of cost-cutting proposals, which aim to ...
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MT ArticleFerguson Transport buys Barclay Bros
Scottish haulier Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) has continued its acquisition drive with the purchase of Fife-based haulier Barclay Bros for an undisclosed sum.The family run general haulage firm, which has a fleet of 20 vehicles and 30 trailers, will merge with the Ferguson Transport group of companies and trade under ...
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Turners (Soham) buys Goldstar Transport
Turners (Soham) has continued its drive into the container sector with the acquisition of Goldstar Transport, creating a group with a combined turnover of more than £350m.Turners (Soham) MD Paul Day said the move was part of the company’s goal to expand its presence in the container logistics market and ...
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MT ArticleNissin's vehicle century from Dawsonrentals
Nissin (UK) has taken delivery of more than 100 vehicles from Dawsonrentals after a contract win with Honda’s Swindon assembly plant.The fleet of 43 6x2 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors and 71 Lawrence David trailers will work on the 24/7 Honda operation, which involves collection of components from Wales, the Midlands ...
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John Menzies could split business in two
Moves are underway to split print media and parcel logistics firm Menzies Distribution from its sister air cargo and baggage handling business Menzies Aviation.Parent company John Menzies has appointed chairman Dermot Smurfit, who said that he will review the structure of the group in order to "maximise shareholder value"."This will ...
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MT ArticleDHL Express to move to new UK headquarters
DHL Express is set to relocate its headquarters to new premises in Poyle, near Colnbrook in Berkshire, in a move which will allow the company to increase its parcel handling capacity from 6,000 items per hour to 28,000.The £32m project is part of a major £156m investment by DHL, which ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart takes 240 SDC Trailers in £6.8m deal
SDC Trailers has inked a major deal with Eddie Stobart for 240 new trailers.The £6.8m order is SDC Trailers’ first major contract win since its acquisition by CIMC Vehicles, the China-based global trailer manufacturer in June this year.The company will deliver 50 gooseneck skeletal trailers and 25 extendable skeletal trailers ...
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MT ArticleDrivers jobs at risk as Allied Bakeries overhauls distribution strategy
More than 40 drivers at Allied Bakeries’ Saltney DC are facing redundancy, after the baker confirmed this week it is to close the depot in November as part of an overhaul of its distribution network.The overhaul also sees Allied Bakeries sign a partnership with bread logistics company Coultons Bread to ...
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Maritime Transport boosted by Roadways Container Logistics acquisition
The combination of a full-year of contributions from Roadways Container Logistics (RCL), and “significant progress” in its distribution business saw turnover hit nearly £200m and pre-tax profit rise 75% at Maritime Transport.For the year-ending 27 December 2015 turnover at Maritime stood at £198.3m, up on £162.8m in the previous financial ...
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RT Keedwell looks to South East expansion after strong performance
RT Keedwell Holdings is looking to expand in the South East after pre-tax profit jumped by more than a quarter in 2015 boosted by a strong performance from its regional operations.Reporting its latest annual results to 31 October 2015, the group, which also includes, Ken Jones Transport (Goldcliff), K&J Logistics, ...
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MT ArticleWaitrose adds to Gray & Adams fleet after 7% fuel savings
Expected fuel savings of 7% have prompted Waitrose to order a new batch of Gray & Adams trailers, which been developed with Cambridge University.It is the third consecutive year the supermarket, part of the John Lewis Partnership, has placed an order for the ‘boat tail’ trailers.Built at Gray & Adams’ ...
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Brexit casts a shadow as EM Rogers celebrates a strong year
Operator EM Rogers saw its pre-tax profit soar last year in the wake of low fuel prices and a strong pound against the euro, but said the UK’s vote to leave the EU could now prove costly to its operation. For the year ended 31 January 2016, the Northampton-based ...
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MT ArticleWhistl boosts van fleet in £3m deal
Whistl has added more than 100 new vans to its fleet in a deal worth £3m. The former TNT Post has bought 104 Mercedes-Benz vans, choosing the manufacturer’s Sprinter and Vito models.The company said it hopes the vehicles will reduce its fleet running costs by 25%.The new vans are all ...
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MT ArticleFormer Yodel manager to head up new Palletways Oxford site
Palletways has appointed a former TNT UK manager to head up its Oxford operation, as activity at its new Abingdon site gets underway. The new 46,000ft2 facility is three times the size of Palletways Oxford’s former Didcot site, and can process up to 500 pallets a day.Its new general manager, ...
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Four new members for Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex has signed four new members to cover postcodes in Manchester; the West Midlands and Kent as it looks to expand its offering both in the UK and Europe.Manchester-based Harbour International Freight will cover parts of the BL and M postcode areas; Advanced Delivery Systems will manage parts of the ...
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Goldstar Heathrow to deploy Microlise across fleet
Goldstar Heathrow is to install Microlise telematics products across its fleet in a bid to lower costs and boost efficiency. The Slough-based operator has already begun its deployment, which will see it fitted to Goldstar's fleet of 100 trucks, 16 vans and 54 trailers.Goldstar chose a host of Microlise modules, ...
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GMB slams Lidl plans to fight court ruling on depot workers’ right to union representation
Lidl’s plans to challenge a court decision giving the GMB the right to represent workers at the retailer’s Brigend, Wales, depot has been strongly condemned by the union.The German supermarket chain is considering an appeal after the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the independent tribunal with statutory powers over trade union ...
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Management shake-up sees new MD at Palletways (UK)
Dave Walmsley has been named as the MD of Palletways (UK) as part of a wide-ranging management restructure at the network that sees former UK MD Luis Zubialde move into the new role of chief operating officer at Palletways Group.Walmsley joined Palletways 11 months ago as member and network development ...