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All Operator news articles – Page 291
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ArticleEvans Transport opts for Euro-5 fleet renewal
Evans Transport in fleet renewalPalletforce member Evans Transport has spent £2.5m on more fuel efficient vehicles in the past year, as part of an on-going fleet replacement programme.The family-run firm, which has its head office in Barnstaple, has replaced 35 LGVs over the past 12 months. The bulk of ...
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Brit European prepares for growth in 2013
Automotive specialist Brit European Transport improved its margins in 2012, despite a slight fall in turnover.The haulier – which acquired bulk liquids business Tankplus in November 2012 – saw pre-tax proft for the year-ending 31 December 2012 rise to £465,265 from £334,522 in the previous financial year.This represents an pre-tax ...
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Schenker and Roadways Container Logistics cut truck miles
Rail freight operator DB Schenker Rail UK has selected Roadways Container Logistics' Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) as its Midlands rail hub.Two DB Schenker trains from Southampton and one from Felixstowe run daily into the state-of-the-art terminal, carrying more than 770 containers a week in and out of BIFT. Roadways ...
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ArticleDPD East Midlands parcel hub given the green light
Building work for DPD’s £100m East Midlands parcel hub is likely to begin in August, following the granting of planning approval.The project, which will form part of the £175m investment in its hubs and depots revealed last year, will see a 330,000 ft² hub developed on the 33-acre site close ...
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Norbert Dentressangle to open two-man DC in Taunton
Norbert Dentressangle will open a new DC in Taunton, Somerset, at the end of this month, granting it greater access to the South West.The Taunton site will act as a regional hub for its two-man delivery Specialist Services division.The operator is spending £150,000 in refurbishing a 160,000 ft² warehouse, located ...
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ArticleHermes and ByBox team up to offer parcel locker deliveries
Hermes has teamed up with ByBox to offer a parcel locker delivery and collection service for SMEs and online retailers.The carrier will launch the service with 100 drop-off and pick up points across the UK, with hopes to increase the number of lockers to 250 by the end of 2013.The ...
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Gregory Distribution snaps up Interoute Transport Services
Devon-based Gregory Distribution has acquired the business, assets and goodwill of Oxfordshire firm Interoute Transport Services, which went into administration on 17 May. The acquisition includes Interoute’s 120,000ft² warehouse operation on a leased site in Thame. It also includes the 27 employees retained out of its original 65 staff after ...
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Royal Mail IPO to take place this year
Royal Mail’s planned privatisation will go ahead with the sale of shares through an initial public offering (IPO) this year, the government has revealed.Business secretary Vince Cable told MPs that the IPO will include both a retail offer to allow large investors and members of the public to buy shares ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens to convert 35 LGVs to dual-fuel
Gloucestershire-based Howard Tenens is converting 35 of its LGVs into dual-fuel vehicles to reduce its carbon footprint.The company, which received a £1.26m funding boost from the Department for Transport last year to help install the fuel systems, will convert a selection of 4x2 and 6x2 trucks to run on a ...
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UK Mail sees daily parcels volume surge in first quarter
UK Mail saw a 25% year-on-year increase in daily parcels volume during the first quarter of this year, the post and parcel carrier has revealed.The firm’s interim management statement, covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2013, and published today, shows that group turnover for the first quarter ...
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DHL staff at Jaguar Land Rover sites vote for industrial action
DHL Supply Chain staff belonging to the Unite union have voted in favour of industrial action at some of customer Jaguar Land Rover’s sites, after rejecting a pay offer.The DHL employees at plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Hams Hall, voted for industrial action in what the logistics firm has ...
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Pall-Ex Romania receives boost
One time Pall-Ex Romania rival TCE Holding has joined the network, it has been revealed.Following the deal, TCE will now move its palletised goods through the network of hauliers, rather than competing against it.Danor Ionescu, CEO of Pall-Ex Romania, said: “By working alongside TCE Holding, we are able to bring ...
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Hazardous waste partnership for Potter Logistics and Chloros Environmental
Potter Logistics and hazardous waste management company, Chloros Environmental, have formed a “strategic partnership” to run a new waste transfer facility at Potter's Droitwich DC.The partnership will see Chloros opening a 4,000 sq ft hazardous waste transfer facility, located at Potter's top-tier, Control of Major Accident Hazards-accredited DC in the ...
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Grampian Continental business booms thanks to Newcastle site
Grampian Continental has won £500,000 in new contracts since it opened a Newcastle site last year, it has said.The Aberdeenshire-based operator, which specialises in gas and oil transport, claimed it is winning new business each week, the majority of which has come from Aberdeen firms looking to increase their presence ...
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Norbert Dentressangle begins trading on London stock exchange
Norbert Dentressangle has today (4 July) began trading on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange, following approval from the UK Listing Authority.Chief executive Hervé Montjotin rang NYSE Euronext’s opening bell in London this morning to celebrate its first day of trading.The firm, which is already listed on the NYSE Euronext ...
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UPN launches mobile track and trace App
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has launched a mobile App, providing customers and depots alike with a track and trace service.The App, developed in-house, allows the tracking of palletised goods through their journey from collection, to UPN’s Lichfield hub, to final delivery via the input of a consignment number and ...
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ArticleExol adds new Scania to lubricants fleet
Lubricants blender Exol Lubricants has increased its delivery fleet to 18 vehicles, following the addition of a new Euro-5 Scania unit.The 13-litre Euro-5 G440 6x2 tractive unit entered operation for Exol in January and was joined in May by a new 36,000 litre Lakeland Tankers trailer with a lightweight chassis ...
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Keedwell pre-tax proft jump as construction recovery continues
Highbridge, Somerset-based RT Keedwell Holdings boosted its pre-tax profit almost 25-fold in the year to 31 October 2012, reporting pre-tax profit of £198,000 compared to just £8,000 the previous year as it recovered from a serious downturn in the construction sector. Turnover at the group, which includes RT Keedwell, K&J ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics opens first southern hub
Premier LogisticsLeicester-based Pall-Ex member Premier Logistics has opened its first southern hub, as part of its stated plan to double its operation in size in the coming twelve months.The company has secured the St Albans site of Bill Chippington Haulage, which ceased trading last month.Mark Steel, commercial manager at Premier ...
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ArticleCFT Services to become part of Birds Transport
CFT Services is to become part of Birds Transport & LogisticsBallyvesey Holdings has added to its road transport interest with the purchase of the the trade and assets of Heywood-based CFT Services.Following the deal last month (28 June), CFT Services, which is a Pallet-Track member, will continue to operate from ...