All Operator news articles – Page 287
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Wincanton boss Eric Born to quit role in summer
Wincanton chief executive Eric Born is to step down in July.He is to be replaced by the company's group finance director Adrian Colman on 1 August, when Born will leave the business to become chief executive of a global, as yet, unnamed company.Born (pictured) joined Wincanton in April 2009 as ...
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Pallet-Track starts new European service ahead of schedule
Wolverhampton-based pallet network Pallet-Track has said its new international service in partnership with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK will begin operating next Monday (13 April). The partnership, which the two firms announced a year ago, will deliver to 56 countries via a combination of road, sea and air.Pallet-Track founder and MD ...
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UK Mail surpasses parcel operational capacity
The volume of parcels being handled by UK Mail has surpassed its current operational capacity.In its pre-close trading update for the financial year ended 31 March 2015, UK Mail said the final quarter saw a 12% increase in parcel volume on the same period of the previous year.The spike, it ...
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MT ArticleFramptons Transport Services acquired by Gregory Distribution
Gregory Distribution has bought fellow South-West haulier Framptons Transport Services.The acquisition is Gregory’s fifth in just over two years and further expands its footprint in the West Country, adding 245 employees, a fleet of 60 vehicles and 220,000ft² of warehousing to its 22 sites throughout the UK, home to 550 ...
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MT ArticleRase Distribution puts Lincoln Cathedral-themed trailers on the road
Rase Distribution has taken delivery of two curtainsided trailers in Lincoln Cathedral livery to promote the opening of the city’s Magna Carta visitor centre.Lincoln is one of only a handful of places in the world where you can find an original copy of the legal charter signed by King John ...
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Yodel fails to turn a profit for fifth year in a row
Yodel has missed its self-set target of delivering a first ever profit in its most recently completed financial year, according to newly published accounts.The company made its fifth loss in a row, recording a pre-tax loss for the year ended 30 June 2014 of £73m – equivalent to losing £1.4m ...
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FedEx to acquire TNT Express
FedEx has made an offer to acquire TNT Express, valuing the business at €4.4bn (£3.2bn), in a deal that both parties describe as having a high level of certainty.The offer already has the backing of PostNL (parent company of Whistl, formerly TNT Post) – which is tendering its 14.7% shareholding ...
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MT ArticleMerc trucks prove 'quay' for DJB
Shown here are two of five new 6x2 Actros 2545 tractive units with BigSpace cabs supplied recently by Mercedes-Benz dealer City West Commercials to ADMP Group company, DJB Haulage. The trucks, delivered during March, join a 40-strong fleet and will work out of DJB Haulage’s new two-acre depot on Southampton’s ...
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Should the pallet sector follow Palletline's lead on maximum delivery weight?
Pallet networks have so far failed to heed a call by Palletline to join it in reducing maximum pallet weights on tail-lift deliveries – though a number of them say they are considering the issue. Palletline said last month that it would be introducing a new pallet weight restriction of ...
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MT ArticleYearsley says new 'superhub' will be finished next year
Building work at Yearsley Logistics’ new Peterborough cold store looks set to start within six months with the new ‘superhub’ up and running in around 18 months, a spokeswoman for the Lancashire-based firm has said.Work on the site, which will complement two other Yearsley superhubs – one at its Heywood ...
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TNT appoints City Link's Robert Peto
TNT UK has appointed ex-City Link finance director Robert Peto to its board. He replaces John Downing, the company’s financial director.Peto had been with City Link since 2011 until its demise last year.Before that he was financial director at Parcelforce and has also served in a financial role at DPD ...
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MT ArticleSchmitz Cargobull appoints first national sales manager for truck bodies
Schmitz Cargobull UK has appointed its first national sales manager for truck bodies, in a move the manufacturer said demonstrates its commitment to the growing sales of temperature controlled truck bodies. Simon Lake, 45, has joined the company with 25 years of industry experience, including seven years with the Bevan ...
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MT ArticleQuartet quality for IPL Haulage
Southampton-based IPL Haulage has added a quartet of Daf XFs to its 30-strong fleet and opened a storage facility in Totton.The 6x2 units feature 460hp MX-13 engines, automated gearboxes, Super Space Cabs and Daf telematics. They were acquired on a four-year funding package through local Daf dealer Adams Morey, with ...
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Owens thanks depot network investment for profit boost
Owens (Road Services) said investment in its depot network and a focus on steel transportation, helped boost its turnover and profit in its most recent financial year.In consolidated accounts for the year ended June 2014, the Dafen, Llanelli-based operator posted turnover up 6.1% to £38.5m (2013: £36.3m) and a pre-tax ...
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MT ArticleFortnum & Mason shifts tea packing to DC
Upmarket grocer Fortnum & Mason has increased the efficiency of its tea packing process by installing a dedicated chamber within the retailer’s warehouse in Sutton near Ely in Cambridgeshire.Previously, Fortnum & Mason employees measured and packed 125g and 250g bags of tea on location at its London-based outlets in Piccadilly, ...
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John G Russell launches rail service to France ahead of Multimodal
John G Russell, part of the Russell Group, is set to exhibit its rail service to France, which was launched following a restricted capacity trial period, at this year’s Multimodal show.The service is operated by Eurotunnel subsidiary Europorte, supported by GB Railfreight, and runs between Barking and Dourges, near Lille, ...
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MT ArticleMoran Logistics and former Arla milk drivers cancel strike action
A strike due to begin today by 100 dairy drivers working at Moran Logistics' Leeds depot has been called off, with an “amicable conclusion” to the dispute reached.The drivers, who had transferred under TUPE regulations last month from Leeds-based Arla Foods to Moran Logistics, had voted in a ballot to ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road strengthens UK to Germany routes
Europa Road has launched a direct service to and from the UK to Stuttgart five times per week.The operator, part of the Europa Worldwide Group, developed the new route following the rapid growth of its route to Frankfurt launched last summer, which it said has expanded quickly due to the ...
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MT ArticleDHL joins Movement to Work scheme
DHL Supply Chain has joined the Movement to Work scheme, which helps businesses train people aged 18-24.As a result of their membership to the volunary collaboration of UK businesses, DHL will run traineeships for around 430 candidates per annum.Candidates will spend six weeks with the company, where they will learn ...
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis to build third DC at Magna Park
John Lewis has signed a deal with the owner of Magna Park in Milton Keynes to build a new 638,000ft² DC at the distribution park.The new DC will be the third property IDI Gazeley has developed for the retail giant at Magna Park, following two previous custom-built sustainable warehouses of ...