All Operator news articles – Page 260
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MT ArticleNew livery and trailer deal for Topps Tiles
Topps Tiles has introduced a new livery onto its fleet, at the same time as signing a sole trailer supplier dealer with Ryder.The contract commenced with Ryder supplying 17 SDC curtainsiders, fitted with Moffett Mounty forklifts. A further 10 trailers will be renewed by Ryder later in the year.Kevin Smith, ...
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Hargreaves Services sees logistics division volumes suffer
Hargreaves Services is confident it can rebuild turnover and profit in its logistics business after the division suffered a 47% drop in operating profit to £2.3m last year.Turnover in its logistics operation fell from £68.3m to £54.5m in the year to 31 May 2016, which it mainly attributed to changes ...
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MT ArticleManagement buyout at Abbey Logistics Group
Steve Granite, the chief executive of Abbey Logistics Group, has led a management buyout of the business for an undisclosed sum.The deal sees Abbey Logistics' founders the Lucy family exit the business they established more then 25 years ago, which is head quartered in Bootle, Liverpool.The MBO was supported by ...
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Boughey Distribution enjoys strong performance after focus on efficiency
Efforts to make Boughey Distribution a more efficient and therefore attractive option for subcontractors have paid off, according to owner NWF Group.In its results for the twelve months to 31 May 2016, Boughey Distribution delivered “a strong year” despite a backdrop of intense competition between its supermarket customers.The haulier, which ...
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New owner of AM Widdowson claims haulier is now in strong position after pre-pack administration
The new owners of AM Widdowson & Son, the Leicester haulier sold in a pre-pack deal, have ambitions to grow the business and are on the acquisition trail for more logistics firms.Damion Davis, MD at Widdowson Logistics, said the haulier was now in a strong position to expand.It comes after ...
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Lenham Storage enjoys successful year despite driver shortage
Lenham Storage enjoyed a ‘successful’ year’s trading in the 12 months to 31 August 2015, but the driver shortage remained a challenge.In the directors’ notes to its annual accounts, Lenham said it had struggled with the recruitment of both category C and category C+E qualified drivers during the period.It meant ...
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Panther Warehousing introduces Sunday deliveries after £17m buyout
Panther Warehousing will offer its customers new services from next month including Sunday deliveries, just months after its £17m MBO by MD Colin McCarthy. The two-man delivery service will introduce Sunday deliveries, later cut offs for next-day delivery services and two-hour delivery slots as of 1 September.The Sunday delivery service ...
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MT ArticleFraikin bolsters director line-up
Vehicle rental firm Fraikin has welcomed a new chief executive and chief finance officer to its board of directors.Chief executive Ed Cowell has joined Fraikin after two years with tools and plant hire firm Speedy Services and began work in his new role this week.He said he looked forward to ...
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MT ArticleFaccenda Foods opts for 29 Volvos via Indelease
Own-account operator Faccenda Foods is taking 29 Volvo tractor units via leasing firm Indelease as it looks to freshen up its fleet.The first of the Volvo FMs have now been delivered to the food manufacturing group’s Telford depot as part of a contract worth £3m that includes fleet management and ...
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Operators warned to review holiday pay after Eddie Stobart pay-out
Operators have been urged to ensure they are calculating holiday pay correctly. The warning comes after Eddie Stobart agreed to pay £364,000 to more than 430 drivers who had not received the rate they were entitled to.Union Unite claimed the haulier had not taken into account allowances and overtime that ...
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New contracts continue to drive growth at Clipper Logistics
Clipper Logistics saw its pre-tax profit and turnover continue to climb in its second year as a listed company as it began a series of new contracts.For the year ended 30 April 2016, group turnover grew 23.6% from £234.8m in 2015 to £290.3m.Within that, turnover generated by its e-fulfilment and ...
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MT ArticleSamworth Brothers Supply Chain driver named (44-tonne) FTA Truck Driver of the Year
Samworth Brothers Supply Chain driver Matthew Pickering has been named the FTA’s Truck Driver of the Year 44-tonne 2016, following a hard-fought contest.He beat 19 other finalists at Mercedes-Benz Wentworth Park, Barnsley, in a range of tests including driving skills, manoeuvring ability, risk awareness and legislative knowledge, to lift the ...
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Royal Mail managers accept increased pay offer
Royal Mail managers have voted to accept an increased pay offer, resolving a conflict that saw 4,800 of the carrier’s employees take industrial action earlier this year. The long-running pay dispute began when around 4,800 managers at the company refused a proposed pay increase of 1.3% for the year beginning ...
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Arla Foods closes Hatfield Peverel site as Bidvest Logistics takes on transport duties
Arla Foods said it had now closed down its Hatfield Peverel site after 32 drivers transferred to Bidvest Logistics.An Arla spokeswoman said: “Following an extensive consultation process, Arla Hatfield Peverel has closed this month and we would like to thank everyone at the site for their continued professionalism and commitment ...
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Sainsbury's to create 900 jobs with new London fulfilment centre
Sainsbury’s will open a new fulfilment centre in London this autumn to cope with growing online shopping demand. The 185,000ft² facility in Bromley-By-Bow should create 900 new jobs, with recruitment already underway for the first 470 of these. The supermarket said it hopes to have recruited the remaining 430 by ...
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Auditor picks at Birds Groupage Services' figures
Birds Groupage Services' auditor has raised concerns over the future of the loss-making company.Auditor RSM Northern Ireland's concerns were raised in the operator's latest abbreviated annual results to 30 September 2015.Despite parent company Ballyvesey Holdings' waiver of a £4m intercompany loan in the period, the haulier made a loss of ...
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DHL staff offered redeployment as BHS contract terminates
DHL Supply Chain’s long-standing distribution contract with BHS will end on 6 August, the operator has confirmed, after the collapse of the high street retailer. The operation, based at DHL’s Atherstone site, employed more than 300 DHL staff members and had been in effect for more than 20 years.In a ...
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MT ArticleMoney for HGV driver training would stimulate the economy, says Clugston boss
The government should stimulate the economy by creating a quantitative easing programme for people rather than banks, according to Clugston Group CEO Stephen Martin.Speaking to Motortansport.co.uk this week about the annual results for Clugston’s logistics arm, Clugston Distribution Services, Martin expressed frustration at the lack of government financial support for ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics's future secured
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics appears to be out of the woods after its German parent company completed its delayed refinancing exercise.The parent company has been in protracted negotiations with 11 funding partners to refinance a €159m (£125m) loan, which makes up 40% of the group’s total loans, for more than a ...
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AM Widdowson & Son remains on the road after pre-pack administration
A pre-packaged sale of Leicester transport firm AM Widdowson and Son was the culmination of a torrid two years that included the loss of contracts, under-estimated fuel costs and management systems that were not fit for purpose.The company entered into administration on 6 July (CM 21 July) after falling into ...