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All Operator news articles – Page 288
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Unite recommends DHL/ Jaguar Land Rover pay settlement
Union Unite is to recommend to its members a settlement with DHL and four companies providing the operator with agency staff on its contract with Jaguar Land Rover.DHL, alongside staffing firms NAC, Staffline and Milestone had been in negotiations with Unite over terms of pay for permanent and agency staffDHL ...
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UK Pallets adds Neill & Brown and Hellmann Worldwide
UK Pallets has added two new partners - Neill & Brown Global Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics – as part of the “continued development” of the network.Neill & Brown will handle the HU postcode for the network, effectively replacing D&P Haulage, which, at the end of 2011, switched networks to ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) acquires Lewis Tankers
Turners (Soham) has acquired hazardous logistics specialist Lewis Tankers, as part of a strategy to expand its ADR operations.Hensall, East Yorkshire-based Lewis Tankers already has a well-established presence in the chemicals, aviation and energy industries, which will complement Suff0lk-based Turners' fuel distribution operations.Turners general manager Colin Rutherford will head ...
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ArticleYearsley Logistics opens northern superhub
Yearsley Logistics has completed the first phase of its new £20m northern ‘superhub’ in Heywood, Greater Manchester.The new 13.6-acre cold, which will be constructed in three phases, will double the chilled distribution specialist’s pallet capacity from 40,000 to 80,000 units per night.Harry Yearsley, MD at the Lancashire firm, said the ...
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Tesco receives permission for Oxfordshire home delivery DC
Tesco has received planning permission to develop a 134,333 ft² DC near Abingdon, Oxfordshire.Documents submitted to Vale of White Horse District Council in May revealed the supermarket’s plans to develop a home delivery DC on a former Esso site in Milton Hill, near Abingdon, which will be used specifically ...
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Premier Logistics adds second southern location
Leicester-based Premier Logistics has added a second southern site to its rapidly growing operation.The operator, which revealed plans to leave its Meridian Business Park home last month for bigger premises, has acquired the business and assets of collapsed haulier Cobley Transport (Reading).The deal for the Thatcham depot of Cobley Transport ...
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Nightline Logistics joins Fortec network
Nightline Logistics has joined the Fortec Distribution Network as it seeks to enter the next phase of growth.The Nuneaton-based firm will serve Fortec customers in Coventry, parts of Warwickshire, including Nuneaton, Rugby, Leamington, Warwick, and Tamworth in Staffordshire.This is the first time Nightline, which also operates a satellite depot in ...
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Trading at Welch's Transport "progressing well" in 2013
Trading at the transport operations at Welch’s Transport this year is “progressing well” after a “reasonable performance” in 2012, according to MD Jim Welch.Despite the contribution of road haulage and warehousing activities at Welch’s Transport falling slightly from £8.8m in 2011 to £8.6m in the 12 months ending 31 December ...
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ArticleStobart Group reports solid first half, appoints new chairman
Stobart Group has made a “solid” start to its financial year despite a cold and wet June followed by the July heat wave causing volatility in its retail distribution business.The Group said today (23 August) that in the six months to the 31 August its transport and distribution division had ...
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Turnover down but profit up at John Raymond Transport
John Raymond Transport, which celebrates 60 years in business next month, achieved a modest increase in profit last year.For the year ending 30 September 2012, the company, with depots in Bridgend, Cannock and Swindon, reported a pre-tax profit of £42,000, on a turnover of £19.9m.Director Jonathan Raymond, son of the ...
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John Mitchell feels the benefit of tough rates stance
The managing director of John Mitchell (Grangemouth) said an increase in turnover and profit at the company was down to being tough with customers who wouldn’t move on rates.The haulage and warehousing firm saw an 8.5% increase in turnover for the year ending 31 March 2013, to almost £13m.Pre-tax profit ...
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ArticleCourier Diamond Logistics opens four new franchise sites
Courier franchise network Diamond Logistics opened four new depots last month as it continues with ambitions to operate over 30 sites by the end of 2015.The new sites in Croydon, Norwich, Newcastle and Ashburton in south Devon were opened in July to allow the franchises to grow before the Christmas ...
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Palletways expands into Czech Republic and Slovakia
Palletways is to launch services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia next month, a move that expands its services across 13 countries on the Continent.On the same day, Palletways’ European business will also start offering mini quarter pallet and light pallet services, bringing its number of different sized pan-European pallet ...
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Bedfords enters international haulage market
Bedfords, of Birstall, West Yorkshire, has had its application for an international O-licence granted by the traffic commissioners.The operator, which is a Palletforce member and the parent company of haulage consortium LinQ Alliance, will now provide a pan-European service to satisfy the demands of its clients.MD Steff Pfadenhauer, said: “This ...
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Palletways launches the Platinum Club
Palletways has relaunched its member recognition scheme with the help of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, in a bid to create an even more exclusive club.The pallet network, which previously accorded its best members Platinum status, has introduced the Platinum Club.In doing so it moves from an accolade conferred to ...
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Kuehne + Nagel appoints new group CEO
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Dr. Detlef Trefzger as its CEO, following the departure of former group CEO Reinhard Lange earlier this year.The former executive vice president of K+N’s contract & integrated logistics division will take up his new position with immediate effect, but will still be responsible for the ...
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ArticleAndrew Baxter takes control of Europa Worldwide Group
Europa Worldwide Group has been acquired by the former joint owner of RH Freight, Andrew Baxter – who takes a 90% controlling stake in the international operator.It marks a return to the industry for the former deputy managing director at RH Freight, which was sold to Kuehne + Nagel in ...
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ArticleMatthew Clark reduces delivery costs
Matthew Clark has taken 13 Dafs via RyderDrinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has taken delivery of 13 custom-built Dafs from its vehicle supplier Ryder, in a bid to increase the load capacity of its 190-strong fleet and further improve operational efficiency.Matthew Clark has estimated, with assistance from Ryder, that it can ...
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ArticleUnite to ballot for industrial action at KNDL
A ballot for industrial action by drivers and warehouse staff at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has been launched with “severe disruption” to deliveries likely if strike action goes ahead.Some 970 Unite members at 27 of KNDL’s sites in England, Scotland and Wales were today (13 August) invited to ...
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UK Mail opens Middleton depot as demand grows
UK Mail has opened a new depot in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in response to growing demand from both B2B and B2C parcel customers.The carrier opened the Stakehill Industrial Estate site on 15 July, taking on 20 additional staff, including 10 new drivers.The 25,000 ft² depot was chosen because of its ...