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All Operator news articles – Page 285
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ArticleBishopsgate set to enter new stage of growth after Allport purchase
Tim Bloch, MD of Bishopsgate (left) with Maud Armitage (Allport Specialist Services)The MD of Bishopsgate, a two-man delivery and installation firm, has described the purchase of Allport Cargo Services’ Specialist Services division in June as “a massive step” forward for the business.The firm, which has its HQ in Royal Wootton ...
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Task Force Movement & Storage sold in pre-pack deal
One of the firms appointed to take on some of the postcode area of collapsed Palletline Logistics (Midlands) has entered a pre-pack administration.Palletline network member Task Force Movement & Storage entered administration, alongside sister firm Laplock Securities, on 5 August.Administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) completed the sale of the firms, including the ...
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Turnover and profit up at DHL Supply Chain and DHL Express; down at Tradeteam
DHL’s retail logistics arm DHL Supply Chain posted a rise in both turnover and pre-tax profit last year, while sister companies DHL Tradeteam and DHL Express (UK) saw declines.Pre-tax profit at DHL Supply Chain leapt by 49.5% last year to £56.8m, up from £37.9m in 2011, its financial results for ...
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South West Delivery Services owed more than a £1m to creditors
South West Delivery Services owed almost £1.3m to creditors when it was placed into liquidation in June.Following liquidation, the operator’s business was acquired by Kay Transport, part of the Gregory Distribution group of companies, in a move that saved the majority of the workforce’s jobs.Significant creditors to the liquidated business ...
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DPD and Hermes launch returns service for DPD customers
DPD has launched a customer returns service in conjunction with Hermes, extending the parcel carriers’ seven-year relationship.The recently-launched service will utilise Hermes’ myHermes ParcelShops network by offering DPD customers the opportunity to return unwanted goods by dropping their parcel off at convenience stores. Hermes will then collect parcels from the ...
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Menzies Distribution launches high street deliveries business
Newspaper and magazine transport firm Menzies Distribution has revealed that it is currently in talks with high street retailers about delivering other types of freight.It has launched Menzies Logistics Solutions to utilise its 1,600-strong fleet after deliveries of print products have been made, usually between 4am and 8am every day.Menzies ...
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CitySprint acquires Brighton-based Bullit Couriers
CitySprint has acquired Brighton-based same-day firm, Bullit Couriers, improving its access to the area.The company and its staff transferred over to CitySprint, which has so far acquired four other same-day couriers in 2013, on 30 September. A spokeswoman was unable to confirm the size of Bullit’s business.CitySprint chief executive Patrick ...
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Europa Worldwide expands into North Africa
Europa Worldwide has launched its first regular service to and from Morocco, the first route in an expansion of its services over the next 15 months.As part of the twice-a-week service Europa will work with Moroccan haulier GR Valade.Joint MD Gren Turner said the new route provided Europa with the ...
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City Link invests £500,000 in Southampton depot
City Link has opened a new depot in Southampton to handle increased demand for parcel collection and delivery in the area.The parcel carrier has invested £500,000 in the new 64,000ft² site on the Fareham Industrial Park, which is 30% larger than its previous depot.The increased capacity has allowed it to ...
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Amazon Logistics plans four more regional depots
Amazon plans to open four more depots under its ‘Amazon Logistics’ business in 2014 to give it more flexibility and capacity.The online retailer hopes to open four more regional sites at undisclosed locations in the North West, South W est, the Midlands and Yorkshire, in addition to sites already operational ...
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Analysts suggest DHL Express same-day sale will create CitySprint competitor
Analysts have said the planned sale of DHL Express’s same-day domestic business will create another major player in the market to compete with CitySprint, and is unlikely to affect DHL's profitability.Frank Proud, director at Apex Insight said the deal will see Rico Logistics, the company set to buy the ...
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Norbert Dentressangle storage demand hints at possible economic upturn
Norbert Dentressangle has reported higher-than-usual demand for storage space within its shared user network in recent months, suggesting it could be indicative of an upturn in the economy. Although demand for storage always increases in the run-up to Christmas, the company has already seen a 30% reduction in the amount ...
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Cold store costs impact on Reed Boardall pre-tax profit
Costs associated with the opening of a new cold store last October at Boroughbridge, Yorkshire-based food logistics specialist Reed Boardall Group had a significant effect on the firm’s pre-tax profit for the year, it has emerged. The group’s latest accounts reveal a 5.7% increase in turnover for the year ...
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Amazon launches Christmas warehouse staff recruitment drive
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a seasonal recruitment drive for warehouse staff to help meet demand over the Christmas peak.The retailer revealed plans to recruit 15,000 temporary staff for its eight UK ‘fulfilment centres’ in Doncaster, Dunfermline, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rugeley and Swansea Bay. These store ...
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ArticleClugston Distribution expands Interbulk fleet
Clugston Distribution has expanded its fleet to service a five-year contract with multinational liquid and dry bulk giant Interbulk, which it signed in the summer.The four new Renault Premiums will be coupled with specialist 30ft tipping frame trailers, built by manufacturer Martans, and designed to carry and discharge bulk powders ...
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ArticleDHL Express to sell same-day domestic business to Rico Logistics
DHL Express has revealed that it intends to sell its same-day domestic business to technology distributor Rico Logistics later this month, as it continues to focus on the international express market.The firm, which sold its B2C domestic business to form Yodel in 2010, said it has agreed to sell its ...
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Royal Mail to open 10 temporary sort centres for peak
Royal Mail will be opening 10 temporary sort centres for the third consecutive peak to help sort the forecast high volume of parcels.The carrier, which is preparing for its listing on the London Stock Exchange next week, is hoping to recruit 4,000 workers for facilities in Motherwell, Livingston, Heywood, ...
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Yodel brand remains intact as it simplifies group structure
Yodel has simplified its business structure so that all operations will now be run through Yodel Delivery Network.Since it was established in 2010 following the merger of DHL Domestic and HDNL, the parcel carrier operated through four sister companies; Yodel Delivery Network , Parcelpoint, HDN (NI) and Yodel Transport.Yodel has ...
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ArticleTrading "satisfactory" at Currie European
The MD of Currie European has warned that customer rates must increase in 2014, to keep pace with the growing cost of running a haulage business.It comes as the Dumfries-based haulier saw a fall in pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 December 2012 to £336,667, from £657,562 in the ...
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Marcus Bennett becomes UK national manager at Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Marcus Bennett as national manager for the UK, replacing Yngve Ruud.Bennett, former national manager for Ireland, will take up his position on 1 November, while Ruud has become deputy regional manager for Western Europe.“Marcus Bennett brings a wealth of experience in solutions, customer,and people development ...