All Operator news articles – Page 281
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MT ArticleEntertec takes delivery of a tailor-made trailer from Schmitz Cargobull
As the festival season ramps up, Aylesbury-based audio services and event transport business Entertec has taken delivery of a tailor-made trailer from Schmitz Cargobull.The Schmitz Cargobull FP25 dry freight box van trailer will be used to transport large audio hardware across the UK and mainland Europe. It carries on its ...
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MT ArticleCar production boom puts STVA UK results into overdrive
The recent rise in the new car market across Europe helped STVA UK achieve a near 10% rise in turnover and a 13% rise in pre-tax profit last year, the Bristol-based car transport specialist has reported. Turnover in the year to the end of December reached £37.6m (2013: £34.3m); while ...
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MT ArticleTurnover and profit up at John Hackling (Transport)
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire storage and distribution firm John Hackling (Transport) said a near 12% rise in turnover and profit before tax in the year to the end of September was “in line with expectations”.The firm, which is a member of both Palletline and The Hazchem Network, reported an 11.9% rise ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track appoints former Palletline man as divisional director
Pallet-Track has recruited former Palletline man Steve Butler as a divisional director.Butler, who was head of network services at Palletline, is tasked with assisting the strategic growth of the Pallet-Track business and will directly support MD Nigel Parkes and operations director Lisa Burrows .He said of his appointment: “I’m ...
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MT ArticleSuttons appoints Lofts to develop tanker business
Greg Lofts, business development director, Suttons TankersGreg Lofts (pictured) has been appointed business development director at Suttons Tankers, joining from Wincanton’s defence business.Lofts remit at the tankers division of Suttons – which acquired Imperial Tankers from Hargreaves last year - includes the strategic development of the division’s new business opportunities ...
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Knowles Transport joins its first pallet network, Palletforce
Cambridgeshire family firm Knowles Transport has joined pallet network Palletforce as part of a fresh drive to grow its business though more local work. Knowles business development director Alex Knowles told Motortransport.co.uk the firm had moved around 130 pallets for the network on each of its first two nights earlier ...
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MT ArticleDrivers at Indesit UK vote to strike
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at white goods manufacturer Indesit UK could be about to walk out, after Unite members voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a recent ballot. In the ballot, which ran from 23 June to 7 July, 93% of Unite members voted for strike action ...
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Birds Groupage Services and Montgomery Transport disappoint directors
The directors at Birds Groupage Services and Montgomery Transport – the two operators that are part of Northern Irish conglomerate Ballyvesey Holdings – have said that they are “disappointed” with the financial performances of the businesses.In a directors’ report filed to Companies House for Birds Groupage – which Ballyvesey acquired ...
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MT ArticleEuropa will "change market" for European groupage
European groupage specialist Europa Worldwide has said that its ‘One Hub’ concept will “change the market place for how freight is run into Europe” from the UK.On 1 August Europa will close its northern hub operations in Birmingham (retaining its sales, sea freight, logistics and local distribution capabilities in the ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells continues to exceed Connect's expectations
The Big Green Parcel Machine is continuing to exceed Connect Group’s expectations.Connect Group purchased the business, formally known as Tuffnells Parcel Express, late last year for £113m.In a trading update for the 44 weeks to 7 July 2015, Connect said Tuffnells had continued its strong start within the group and ...
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MT ArticleWincanton wins contract with manufacturer Taylor and names new finance director
Wincanton has been awarded a new contract with manufacturing firm Taylor and revealed its new finance director.The new contract sees Wincanton managing all of Taylor’s domestic transport.Taylor produces four-wheeled galvanised steel containers and said the arrangement would help it widen its geographical reach as well as offer its customers more ...
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Creditors back CVA at AM Widdowson & Son
Creditors at AM Widdowson & Son have voted to approve a CVA that will see them paid 36.12p in the pound.Creditors met to vote on the CVA proposals at the Leicester haulier on Friday 3 July. It was approved ahead of a winding up petition hearing at the High Court ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail 'screwed' us, says Whistl CEO
Whistl CEO Nick Wells has blamed Royal Mail for the demise of its final-mile delivery service last month, claiming the company “screwed” Whistl with “differential pricing and some changes to zonal arrangements”.Speaking at the Mail and Express Delivery Show in London last month (30 June), Wells said: “Because of that ...
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MT ArticleTEF Transport acquires Millfield Haulage
Palletforce member TEF Transport has acquired fellow North Yorkshire haulier Millfield Haulage for an undisclosed sum, after it was offered the business following the retirement of owners Alfred (Ted) and Jayne Beat.The Scarborough-based firm - which recently added four new Mercedes Benz Actros units to its 40 strong fleet – ...
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MT ArticleACS&T boosts turnover, but profit hit by competitive margins in transport division
ACS&T said squeezed rates and higher subcontracting costs in its transport operations were the main reasons for a fall in operating profit during 2014, despite a boost in turnover.Results for the year ended 27 December 2014, show an operating profit before exceptional costs of £500,000 (2013: £1.2m). Turnover rose 4% ...
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MT ArticlePotter Logistics celebrates 50 years with UKWA awards
Derrick Potter, chairman of Potter LogisticsDerrick Potter, founder and chairman of Potter Logistics, celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary by receiving the Chairman’s Award at the annual UK Warehousing Association Awards at the Dorchester Hotel yesterday (1 July).The award, presented by UKWA chairman Tony Mohan, recognises the individual who has ...
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Panther to introduce Sunday deliveries
Two man delivery group Panther Warehousing plans to launch a Sunday delivery service later this year, following a successful take up of the Saturday service the group launched in 2013. Over the two years since its implementation, demand for Saturday deliveries has grown by 135%, so MD Colin McCarthy said ...
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis to introduce click and collect charge
John Lewis has announced it plans to introduce a £2 surcharge on click and collect deliveries under the value of £30, having said it can’t afford to continue to offer the service for free. The scheme, launched in 2008, sees six million orders collected from stores every year, compared to ...
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Union Unite wants “positive and constructive” discussions after Widdowson job losses
Union Unite has said that it is looking to work in a “positive and constructive manner” with the management at AM Widdowson & Son after it emerged that a recovery plan at the Leicester haulier would involve 50 redundancies.Last week Motortransport.co.uk exclusively revealed that HMRC issued a winding-up petition against ...
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Lloyd Fraser satisfied with profit and turnover growth
Lloyd Fraser Holdings has said it is “broadly pleased” with its performance after reporting a rise in profit before tax of almost 60%.In the year to 31 August 2014, the firm notched up a near 14% gain in turnover to £53.85m (2013: £47.28m) while profit before tax shot up over ...