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All Operator news articles – Page 275
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ArticleStobart Group sells 51% stake in Eddie Stobart to former TDG owners
Stobart Group has sold a 51% stake in its transport division to Douglasbay Capital (Dbay) – the former owners of TDG - for £280.8m.The move sees William Stobart become chief executive of the newly formed, and once again privately owned, Eddie Stobart Logistics.Under the terms of the deal, the LSE-listed ...
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ArticlePall-Ex looks to Slovakia and Czech Republic as part of its European expansion
Pall-Ex truckPall-Ex is targeting Slovakia and the Czech Republic as its next European network, having also recently begun searching for a franchise partner in Bulgaria.The network, which currently has Pall-Ex Italia, Pall-Ex Iberia, Pall-Ex Romania, Pall-Ex France and Pall-Ex Polska all up and running, wants to have a 15 country-strong ...
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ArticleNew FF&W livery revealed
Fagan & Whalley and Farrall’s Transport have revealed the new livery for their 4PL joint-venture FF&W.The North West-based hauliers revealed they had formalised their joint-venture last month, after the award of a new contract with construction materials manufacturer Knauf Insulation.Created by Driveline Marketing, the first trucks carrying the new identity ...
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Sainsbury's to double dual-fuel fleet
Sainsbury’s plans to double the size of its dual-fuel fleet as it orders 50 more liquefied biomethane fittings for its trucks. The supermarket will fit 50 vehicles with a natural gas fuel system during Q1 and Q2 this year.A spokesman for Sainsbury’s said the retrofitted trucks will be added to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle revealed as part of LPG technology trial
Norbert Dentressangle has revealed that it is one of the six operators involved in a trial of a new LPG system, dubbed EASI-LPG, which could improve vehicle mpg by as much as 15%.Headed by Frome-based vehicle monitoring equipment supplier Btrack, the trial is being lead by fuel efficiency consultant Dr ...
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K+N restructure helps boost profit and turnover
Kuehne + Nagel last year boosted both profit and turnover, globally and in Europe, through a combination of winning new business and restructuring.Its financial statements for 2013 revealed that increased turnover in its road and rail logistics business mainly came from the launch if its Road 2 Profit strategy, which ...
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ArticlePalletways appoints UK managing director
Luis Zubialde, Palletways UK managing directorPalletways has revealed Luis Zubialde is to become its first UK managing director, strengthening its recently remodelled executive team further.Zubialde is currently MD of the company’s Iberian network, a role he will continue in while a successor is found before taking on his new role.Julian ...
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FedEx, DHL and Royal Mail named in top 20 business brands
DHL, FedEx and Royal Mail have been named among the top 20 strongest business brands for the second year running in the annual ‘Superbrands’ league table.FedEx was voted the strongest of the UK’s transport and logistics brands, ranking at number 14 in the 2014 table, while Royal Mail followed closely ...
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Logistics boosts group turnover at Norbert Dentressangle
Strong growth in its logistics division helped offset declining revenues from transport at Norbert Dentressangle last year, leaving the firm's turnover almost 4% up with a fractional increase in profitability.Following a particularly good fourth quarter, the group reported an overall 3.9% rise in turnover during 2013 to just over €4bn ...
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DX Group reveals turnover increase and begins AIM listing
DX Group said it has successfully raised approximately £200.5m through selling shares on AIM this morning, following a 3% increase in turnover for the first six months of its current financial year.Shares began trading at 100 pence per share at 8am today (27 February), with interest from institutional and other ...
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DPD to open £3.5m Peterborough site
DPD has invested £3.5m on a new depot in Peterborough, which will be double the size of its current site in the city.The 37,000ft² site at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park will become fully operational in April and will replace its current Peterborough depot.It will give the operator improved access ...
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TNT Post submits formal complaint over Royal Mail contract changes
TNT Post UK has submitted a formal complaint to regulator Ofcom claiming that rival Royal Mail has breached its regulatory conditions.TNT’s complaint comes after Royal Mail revealed it would be changing the terms of the contracts it holds with other mail carriers, including the price it charges for final mile ...
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C&D South West opens Dorset depot
Chard-based C&D South West has opened a depot in Dorset, expanding its coverage in the South East and granting it easier access to the region’s ports and also central London.The Palletforce founder member believes the expansion will enable it to grow both its domestic and international business interests.Central to this ...
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ArticleProhire appoints second David Barlow
Commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management specialist Prohire has appointed David Barlow as its new group commercial director.Barlow has previously worked for as Hill Hire, Transamerica Leasing and Trailerent in a career spanning more than three decades. He will be responsible for Prohire’s new vehicle procurement and all ...
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Arla to convert fifth of fleet to dual-fuel
Own-account operator Arla Foods plans to convert its HGV fleet at two sites to dual-fuel after opening a refuellingstation in Buckinghamshire.The operator already has 10 dual-fuel trucks in service at its new £150m Aylesbury dairy, with plans to convert up to 80 HGVs at that site this year. It will ...
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ArticleAxle Haulage marks Fors silver success with new specialist MAN
Axle Haulage has a new MANDunstable-based Axle Haulage has invested almost £195,000 in this sleeper-cabbed MAN TGS 8x2 which sports a 66 tonne-metre rated Fassi crane and a platform body.The new vehicle assist it in its nationwide transport work for a range of civil engineering, rail and construction customers.The firm, ...
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ArticleDX Group to trade with a market cap of £200m
DX Group expects to have a market capitalisation of £200m when it begins trading on London's AIM next week.The company expects to begin trading at 100 pence per share on Thursday 27 February under the DX ticker.DX said the proceeds of the IPO will be used to repay existing senior ...
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Clipper Group sees profit up and strong pipeline of business ahead
A "strong" pipeline of new business in its logistics division helped Clipper Group offset a serious decline in turnover at its CV dealerships in the year to the end of April 2013, the firm’s annual accounts reveal.Group turnover fell 5.1% in the year, from £174.9m to £166.1m, but despite this, pre-tax ...
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ArticleFarralls Transport and Fagan & Whalley launch joint 4PL
North West hauliers Farrall's Transport and Fagan & Whalley have officially launched a 4PL joint-venture, FF&W, off the back of an additional contract win with construction materials manufacturer Knauf Insulation.Ahead of the latest contract, Chester-based Farrall's and Padhiam, Lancashire-based Fagan & Whalley were already transporting glass fibre roof insulation and ...
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TNT reveals performance improvement strategy as turnover and profit slip
TNT Express has unveiled a strategy to improve its performance and financial results as both group turnover and operating profit continue to decline. The strategy, called ‘Outlook’, was revealed in its results for the final quarter of 2013 today and will integrate its Deliver profit improvement plan, which was launched ...