All Operator news articles – Page 286
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Norbert Dentressangle to be acquired by XPO Logistics for £2.3bn
Norbert Dentressangle is to be acquired by US 3PL XPO Logistics for €3.24bn (£2.3bn) – in a deal that values ND at €2.17bn and incorporates €1.08bn of net debt – creating what both parties claim to be one of the top 10 logistics firms in the world.The deal will also ...
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Nagel Langdons pleased with performance
Temperature controlled supply chain specialist Nagel Langdons saw its turnover increase by 11% year-on-year, but its margins contract slightly as it sought to maintain service levels for customers.For the year-ending 31 December 2014 turnover rose at the MT Top 100 firm to £94.2m, compared to £85m in the previous year.Pre-tax ...
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MT ArticleBOC shows Frostcruise refrigeration system at Multimodal
Bulk gas supplier BOC is exhibiting its Frostcruise cryogenic truck and trailer refrigeration system, which it claims can chill a trailer in less than half the time of a mechanical system, at this week’s Multimodal show.The system, developed by BOC and its parent The Linde Group, uses liquid nitrogen at ...
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MT ArticleHigh Cube Network targets customers who cube out before weighing out
A multi-national haulage consortium specialising in high cube movements, incorporating eight operators from the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, has been formed - led by former TDG and Norbert Dentressangle business unit head Mick Wilson.The High Cube Network comprises of: Archbold Logistics; Collaborative Supply Chains; Elddis Transport; H ...
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MT ArticleAsda to open up Avonmouth LNG refuelling station to other operators
Asda is to open its Avonmouth liquefied natural gas (LNG) station to third-party hauliers.The announcement was made by the supermarket’s gas supplier, BOC, at the Multimodal Show opening today at Birmingham NEC.Opened last year at its chilled DC in Avonmouth, near Bristol, Asda’s LNG station incorporates zero-loss refuelling technology, developed ...
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MT ArticleOwens Road Services boosts fleet risk management control
Owens Road Services has picked 3Sixty Fleet to boost its fleet risk management processes.The Llanelli-based operator will be adopting 3Sixty’s Fleetwatch service to help it analyse and understand any road traffic incidents its employees and vehicles are involved in.“We realised that we needed to have greater control over our fleet ...
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MT ArticleMultimodal seminar to promote the importance of the Humber estuary
HumberPort is to present its case for establishing the Humber estuary as the “logical choice for shippers” at the Multimodal show.In the ‘HumberPort: Opening the door to the Northern Powerhouse’ seminar session on 28 April, delegates will hear about the capabilities and advantages of using the Humber for freight transport, ...
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NFT opens new site for food importers
Food logistics supplier NFT Distribution is to open a new distribution centre at the Port of Tilbury to serve importers. The 230,000ft² multi-temperature site should be opened in late 2015 and will be able to store 25,000 pallets with a throughput of over 2.5m cases a week, said the firm.The ...
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Tuffnells owners 'delighted' with recent surge in turnover
Tuffnells Parcels Express sales have risen sharply with almost 300 new customers being brought on board since it was acquired in December by Connect Group. Commenting on Connect Group’s interim results to the end of February, group chief executive Mark Cashmore said Tuffnells represented “a significant step in our growth ...
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MT ArticleEx-Yodel boss Jonathan Smith joins APC Overnight
APC Overnight has appointed former Yodel boss Jonathan Smith as its chief executive.He replaces former chief executive Karl Brown, who took the reins at the parcel delivery network in November 2013. Brown will remain on the APC board and continue to act as chairman of his three member depots; Direct ...
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Tesco loses distribution director to Eddie Stobart
Tesco distribution director Alex Laffey is to take over as the new chief executive of Eddie Stobart Logistics. Laffey, who takes up the post on 5 May, has been at the helm of the whole of Tesco’s UK distribution operation, which delivers to over 3,000 stores and moves 50 million ...
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MT ArticleGregory Distribution welcomes apprentice drivers
Gregory Distribution has taken on four apprentice drivers at its Cullompton depot as part of a drive to attract younger people into the industry.Sean Pearson, Mitchell Brooks, Callum Clinton and Jack Miles, all aged 19, are undertaking driver training at a local training facility as part of their apprenticeship, while ...
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Deben Transport applied to change its O-licence weeks before its collapse
In the weeks leading up to its collapse, Deben Transport attempted to make changes to its depot network as it battled to stay afloat.A list of newly published applications and decisions via The Office of the Traffic Commissioner, shows that in the weeks leading up to its demise, Deben had ...
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MT ArticleDPD's Predict wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
DPD’s Predict delivery service has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.The award was given to Predict because of its role in what was described as DPD’s recent transformation and “dramatic” growth over the last five years, as well as the quality of the service itself.Predict gives ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics picks Pallet-Track network to boost growth plans
Abbey Logistics Group has become a shareholder member of the Pallet-Track network, which it said will complement the growth of its general haulage division.The MT Haulier of the Year 2014 will cover the WA postcode region for Wolverhampton-headquarterd Pallet-Track pallet network.Steve Granite, MD at Bootle, Merseyside-based Abbey, said: “Our general ...
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MT ArticleEastern boost for Norbert's two-man delivery operations
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) is expanding its two-man delivery Specialist Services arm by investing in new infrastructure at its Bury St Edmunds DC to accomodate the operation.This latest investment follows the opening of a similar centre at its Wakefield, West Yorkshire site in March to “meet growing demand” for the operation, ...
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CM Downton feels benefit of C&H (Hauliers) buy
CM Downton’s acquisition of C&H (Hauliers) in 2013 helped boost turnover by 15% year-on-year, according to its most recent filings at Companies House.For the year-ending 30 June 2014 turnover stood at £108.5m (2013: £94.2m) but pre-tax profit fell to £4.7m, from £5.3m in the previous year. The directors’ report described ...
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MT ArticleRecovery plan and cost-cutting couldn't save Deben Transport
Deben Transport was unable to save itself despite taking cost-cutting measures leaving it with no choice but to cease trading, as revealed by Motortransport.co.uk on Monday, its administrator has said.In a statement, Mark Upton and David Scrivener of Ensors, which were appointed as administrators of the firm earlier this week ...
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Operators hope to forge new business relationships at Multimodal
Many of the UK’s major multi-modal operators will be heading to the Multimodal exhibition at the Birmingham NEC later this month.Potter Logistics will be redesigning its stand (237) to highlight some of its major milestones as it celebrates 50 years in business.“Meeting up with new clients and customers is never ...
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Deben Transport ceases trading
MT Top 100 company Deben Transport has ceased trading, with an administrator expected to be appointed later today.The Felixstowe-based operator, which rescued Elite Transport Services from administration in 2013, blamed a “sustained period of losses” for the decision to cease trading, in a termination of employment letter seen by Motortransport.co.uk.The ...