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All Operator news articles – Page 286
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ArticleTesco takes delivery of 28 Volvo FMs for Northern Ireland operation
Tesco has taken delivery of 28 Volvo FM tractor-units for operation in Northern Ireland.The new trucks will operate out of the supermarket’s Belfast and Antrim DCs, and take its fleet in the province to 35 trucks and 155 trailers.Nine more Volvo FMs are due for delivery before December too, all ...
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TNT Post expands final mile deliveries into Greater Manchester
TNT Post will expand its final mile delivery service into Greater Manchester in November as part of its plans to roll-out a nationwide end-to-end network.It will open 11 depots in Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan and Bury when the service begins later this year, covering all households and businesses within the ...
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David Price Food Services ceases trading
Tyne and Wear-based David Price Food Services has gone into administration just over a year after entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).The chilled haulage division of the business stopped trading with immediate effect today - with 109 employees made redundant – but its cold storage division, which has facilities in ...
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Royal Mail listing to begin on 11 October
Royal Mail will begin its listing on the London Stock Exchange on 11 October, with the price per share set between 260p and 330p.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also revealed that it intends to make between 401 million and 522 million shares available in total for public and ...
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ArticleHarlequin Logistics on track for £10m turnover in 2013
Haulage consortium Harlequin Logistics has signed five new contracts so far this year, and expects to close 2013 with turnover in excess of £10m.The consortium was launched in 2011 and comprises of Currie European Transport, Jack Richards & Son; John Raymond Transport, R Swain and Sons and Prestons of Potto ...
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WH Malcolm enjoys increase in activity levels
WH Malcolm saw both turnover and pre-tax profit rise in the 12 months ending 31 January 2013 as it “enjoyed an increase in activity levels”.Turnover was up 2.8% to £177.4m, from £172.5m in the previous financial year, at the logistics arm of the Malcolm Group. Pre-tax profit in the division ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis launches CollectPlus collection trial
Collect_PlusRetailer John Lewis has launched a trial allowing customers to collect goods from CollectPlus outlets.Customers will be able to pick up items purchased online via John Lewis at 1,500 local convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations within the CollectPlus network, initially in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the South West ...
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KNDL restructuring plan remains intact
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has said its plan to restructure its drinks distribution network remains in place, despite industrial action by Unite members last week.Members of the union carried out a 24-hour strike earlier this month and were engaged in an indefinite ban on overtime and a ...
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Boughey Distribution network restructure making progress as planned
Boughey Distribution, the food division at NWF Group, is making “progress as planned” as it looks to consolidate work for several customers customers at its Wardle, Greater Manchester, site.In August NWF announced that Boughey would restructure its network, after reporting a 14.2% year-on-year drop in turnover to £36.4m, which would ...
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Unite suspends industrial action at KNDL after fresh talks
Industrial action by Unite members at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has been halted, following meetings between union representatives and company managers last week, KNDL has confirmed.The industrial action, which began with a 24 hour strike by drivers, draymen and warehouse staff on 11 September and included an indefinite ...
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B2C parcels continues to drive growth at UK Mail
Turnover at UK Mail Group is ahead of expectations as its parcels business continues to post double-digit growth in the B2C sector.In a pre-close trading update issued today (25 September) UK Mail said that reported turnover for the first half of the year would show a 7% year-on-year improvement – ...
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Hargreaves Logistics performance remains solid
Turnover at the transport division of Hargreaves Services have risen in the past 12 months, however its profit fell marginally as its tanker division struggled.Hargreaves Logistics turnover increased by £5.4m from £77.3m to £82.7m for the 12 months ending 31 May. However operating profit fell slightly to £4m, from ...
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ArticlePallet network concept set to thrive in Eastern Europe
The MD of Pall-Ex has predicted the pallet network concept is due to come of age in Eastern Europe, with newly launched Pall-Ex Polska set to capitalise.Speaking following the launch of the fifth European network under the Pall-Ex banner, Adrian Russell said that with the launch of Pall-Ex Romania in ...
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Stobart banks £25m from property sale
Stobart Group has said a £25m windfall generated by a property sale this month will be held in cash pending reinvestment or used to repay debt. The windfall results from the sale by Stobart’s estates division of an investment property at Admiral Retail Park, in Eastbourne, which the firm took ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics adds New Actros units to fleet
New Actros units for Premier Logistics from MertruxLeicester-based Premier Logistics has bought five New Actros units with BigSpace cabs from its local branch of Midlands Mercedes-Benz dealer Mertrux. The additions are to keep pace with business growth and will take its fleet size close to 90 trucks.Last month, the company ...
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ArticleDHL and Unite settle Jaguar Land Rover pay row
Unite and DHL have settled their pay dispute at Jaguar Land RoverDHL Supply Chain has come to a pay settlement with union Unite at Jaguar Land Rover following a dispute that had lasted two months.Staff at DHL voted for industrial action at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull ...
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Palletline on course to launch direct trunking service from 2014
Palletline is on course to launch a direct trunking service from January 2014, a move that its MD Kevin Buchanan believes has the potential to evolve the decades-old pallet network model.Palletline is in its second pilot phase of the scheme. Buchanan told MT that while there were obstacles, not least ...
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ArticleNightline restructures to handle volume growth
Nightline is to restructure in a move that will see the creation of three different divisions at the firm, which has sites in Dublin, Belfast and Chorley, Lancashire.Its parcels business, Nightline Delivers, will remain as one of divisions, incorporating its Eirpost and Parcel Motel subsidiaries.However they will be joined by ...
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Seven day strike at City Link called off
The RMT union has called off a week-long strike at City Link after the parcel carrier applied for an injunction at the High Court.Nearly 800 staff had planned to strike for seven days beginning Tuesday 24 September over pay, conditions and alleged changes to contracts, following a ballot which closed ...
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Unite claims overtime ban will stifle KNDL strike recovery
Union Unite has claimed the real impact of recent industrial action at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has yet to be felt, as an indefinite ban on overtime restricts the logistics firm’s ability to recover from the 24-hour strike held on 11 September. A spokesman for Unite told Motortransport.co.uk ...