All Operator news articles – Page 272
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MT ArticleHermes spends £18m on handheld delivery technology
Hermes has spent £18m on handheld technology to improve its customers’ experience. The 20,000 devices, which will all be in operation by the summer with couriers and in myHermes parcel shops, have improved GPS tracking technology.The carrier said they would allow it to reduce the delivery windows it gives to ...
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MT ArticlePalletways chosen as Parcelforce's freight partner
Palletways has struck a deal with Royal Mail’s Parcelforce Worldwide to deliver palletised express freight on behalf of the parcels company.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk, James Wilson, chief executive at Palletways, said that many of the national postal companies across Europe struggle to deliver express freight, especially the sorts of heavy, irregular ...
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MT ArticleTurners (Soham) buys Macintyre Transport to boost its container business
Turners (Soham) has purchased Macintyre Transport, for an undisclosed sum.Suffolk-based Turners said it had been expanding its container division during the past five years, and the acquisition of Macintyre was an excellent opportunity to continue its growth in the market.Turnover at Macintyre Transport in the year to 30 April 2014 ...
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MT ArticleOwens Group looks to Wrexham as profit doubles
Owens Group is looking to buy a facility in Wrexham after its last financial year saw profit more than double.The group, which rebranded from Owens Road Services last year, saw a 107.5% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 June 2015 to £1.8m (2014: £884,000), which company secretary ...
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MT ArticleHargreaves buys CA Blackwell Group for £12m
HargreavesSolid fuels and bulk materials logistics provider Hargreaves Services has acquired bulk earthmoving and civil engineering firm CA Blackwell Group, which trades as Blackwell. The £11.9m deal includes a net cash payment of £5.3m and the transfer of Blackwell shareholders to a property valued at £3.4m.Hargreaves chief executive Gordon Banham ...
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Top 100 operators warn of challenging year ahead
Two MT Top 100 operators have warned that a double whammy of the continuing driver shortage and falling fuel prices could make 2016 a challenging year for the contract logistics sector.Speaking off the back of strong financial performances in 2015, the heads of both Jack Richards & Son and Meachers ...
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MT ArticlePremier Logistics to return to acquisition in 2016
Premier Logistics is looking to boost its contract partnerships and palletised-freight customer base in 2016, and make further acquisitions.Speaking ahead of the publication of its accounts for 2015 at Companies House, sales director Mark Steel told Motortransport.co.uk turnover had hit £20m last year, which would be a 25% increase on ...
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Wincanton contract taken back in-house
Mobile elevated-platform supplier Lavendon Group, which trades as Nationwide Platforms, has terminated its five-year delivery and collection contract with Wincanton a year after it outsourced transport to the 3PL.The contract, inked in November 2014, will be wound up by March of this year with the service returning in-house.Lavendon said the ...
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EC gives go-ahead to FedEx takeover of TNT Express
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to FedEx’s €4.4bn (£3.2bn) bid for TNT Express announced in April last year.In a joint statement issued this morning (8 January) by the two parcel giants, the EC confirmed it had given its unconditional approval to the deal.This follows an investigation ...
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MT ArticleDriver shortage and fuel rebates may challenge operators, warns Jack Richards & Son
Jack Richards & Son experienced a strong financial year during 2015, posting a 5.1% boost in turnover and a 16.7% rise in pre-tax profit.However, MD Peter Brown warned the 2016 market would likely prove more challenging to navigate as the driver shortage continued to push up wages and agency costs.“Last ...
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Hermes gunning for two-hour delivery slots in 2016
Hermes is set to roll out an improved delivery window service this year, which will narrow its delivery slots down to just a couple of hours. The carrier’s chief executive Carole Woodhead told Motortransport.co.uk the service should be launched over spring and summer of this year.End-customers will, at first, be ...
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Competition for HGV drivers is pushing wages up and heaping pressure on operators, warns Meachers Global
Rising driver wages look set to exacerbate the current squeeze in labour supply, Meachers Global Logistics MD Stuart Terris has warned.Commenting on the financial performance of the firm in the year to 31 May - which notched up a 25% increase in turnover with a 67% rise in pre-tax profit ...
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Hellmann Worldwide signs up for Apex Park development
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has leased space at Prologis UK's new Apex Park in Daventry. The 3PL said it will use the 85,000ft2 facility to service a number of new and existing companies.Hellmann will move into the site in April this year, once Prologis has completed construction of the park.Andrew Sulston, ...
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DPD Precise to allow customers to pick their own delivery slot
Multi-Motor Transport Award winning parcels carrier DPDgroup is set to introduce a new service later this year that will allow its customers to choose their own hour-long delivery slot. DPD Precise, which should be running by the summer according to chief executive Dwain McDonald, follows in the footsteps of ...
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MT ArticleBuffaload double-decker fleet passes 100 mark
Buffaload's double-decker trailer fleet has passed the 100 mark after delivery of a consignment of new Gray and Adams trailers. The 10 temperature-controlled trailers, which bring the company’s double-decker fleet up to 105, are part of ongoing expansion in the business.Buffaload said each trailer can carry around 60% more volume ...
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MT ArticleUPN launches latest version of live signature capture app
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has launched a new live signature capture application to enhance its proof of delivery offering. SmartPOD is the network’s third generation of signature capture app, and sees signatures uploaded to the UPN servers in real time. This means proof that a pallet has arrived and ...
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Muller to integrate Dairy Crest's dairy operation "at pace"
Müller UK and Ireland is planning a rapid integration of Dairy Crest’s dairy operations following the completion of the £80m takeover deal.The integration could bring major changes to its milk collection and delivery operations.Unlike Dairy Crest, which mainly used third party logistics suppliers, including Wincanton, for fresh milk operations, Müller ...
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2015: A year of industrial disputes in road transport
With an improving economy and subsequent pressure for operators to improve pay, it's been a year of hard negotiation for many, and in some cases road transport businesses and even the DVSA have had to contend with industrial action including strikes. Motortransport.co.uk looks back at a year of disputes.January2015 began ...
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2015 - a year of mergers, acquisitions and shocks
2015 saw some shocks in the market; FedEx bidding for TNT Express; XPO Logistics buying Norbert Dentressangle and BCA Marketplace buying Eddie Stobart's automotive business. But they weren't the only acquisitions in a year packed with M&A activity. We take a look at some of the deals that changed the ...
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Bibby Distribution boasts confident outlook with new flagship depot
Bibby Distribution is set to open a new flagship depot in Wakefield next year, a move it described as a “reflection of confidence” in its future. The new 280,000ft² site, which has storage for 39,000 pallets, will become operational in Q1.Two major grocers will be the first to use the ...