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All Operator news articles – Page 292
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CWU rejects Royal Mail pay offer
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has rejected Royal Mail’s pay rise offer, labelling it as a “sweetener to swallow some very bitter pills”.The post and parcel giant proposed an 8.6% pay rise over three years for around 125,000 staff yesterday, but the union said the offer did not meet its ...
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Fortec boosts its commercial team
The Fortec Pallet Distribution Network has appointed a new commercial manager as it continues to identify and pursue new opportunities for corporate business development.The Watford, Northampton-based pallet network has welcomed Lin Simpson to the newly-created role of commercial manager, which will see her work to develop the network's corporate division ...
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Royal Mail proposes agreement with the CWU
Royal Mail has proposed a new three year agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU), following a ballot for industrial action last month.The operator will propose an 8.6% pay rise for around 125,000 staff over three years, as well as a lump-sum payment of £300 in December 2013.Royal Mail is ...
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ArticleJon Barber joins APC board of directors
APC Overnight founding member MD, Jon Barber, has joined the network’s board of directors less than a year after his latest firm, Delivered, was established.Barber joins the board with over 30 years of experience in the industry and his appointment marks his second directorial position at APC, with the first ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution fills longer semi-trailer allocation
Bibby Distribution will use its full allocation of 25 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) when it takes delivery of twelve more 15.65m models. They will join 13 identical Don-Bur trailers which Bibby added to its fleet in 2012 as part of the on-going trial of longer trailers.Bibby is now lobbying to extend ...
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Norbert Dentressangle plans London stock exchange listing
Norbert Dentressangle is seeking approval to be listed on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange from next week.The company’s application will be heard by the UK Listing Authority on Monday (2 July) and if successful, shares will be listed on the standard listing segment on Thursday (4 July) under ‘GND’.It ...
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HW Coates enjoys 'satisfactory' increase in profits
Leicester-based packaged chemicals logistics provider HW Coates Holdings has described its financial performance in the year to 31 December 2012 as "satisfactory" - despite raising its profit before tax by 34% over the previous year.The firm, which raised turnover by 4% during the year from £32.9m to £34.3m, reported profit ...
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Approval finally granted for Yearsley Logistics' new Peterborough cold store
Heywood, Lancashire-based Yearsley Logistics’ planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough has finally been approved. The 385,000 ft² site, which Yearsley wants to construct in the Great Haddon Employment Zone, has been in planning for months but had drawn fire from a number of sources ...
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Stobart reports satisfactory start to the year
Stobart Group has reported a “satisfactory” start to the year, despite low volumes from FMCG customers in its Eddie Stobart transport and distribution division.Its first quarter interim management statement today, covering the period from 1 March, the company said it expects volumes in the division to increase over the summer ...
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DPD launches 15 minute delivery window for ASOS
DPD has launched a 15 minute delivery window for online fashion retailer ASOS to cut down on the number of failed deliveries.The ‘Follow My Parcel’ service, which was developed in partnership with the retailer, is an extension of DPD’s Predict service which launched last year.Like Predict, customers will receive a ...
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Hermes network expansion to deliver a third more capacity
Hermes has revealed the timescale for some of its expansion plans throughout 2013 and 2014, in what it hopes will deliver a capacity uplift of around a third.Speaking at the Mail & Express Delivery Show in London yesterday (25 June), sales director Gary Winter said the carrier is currently doubling ...
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Arrow XL launches 'container port to home delivery' service
Two-man delivery operator Arrow XL has launched its complete logistics service, covering all aspects of goods movement from unloading products from containers and delivering them to households.The firm, which was formerly known as Yodel XL before it unveiled its new identity earlier this year, will offer goods movement from container ...
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DB Schenker adds 43 new trucks to its UK fleet
Schenker, the UK division of German firm DB Schenker Logistics, has taken a delivery of a mixed fleet of 43 new trucks as it looks to increase the number of lightweight vehicles on its operations.The new fleet comprises of 25 7.5-tonners and 15 18-tonne trucks, including Volvo, Daf, Renault and ...
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ArticleExtended Aspray Transport hub to be unveiled next month
Aspray Transport is awaiting the completion of its 18-acre expanded Willenhall, West Midlands hub, which is due to be unveiled next month.The hub, which was extended after the company saw an increase in UK next day volumes from both new and existing customers, has been extended by 6 acres and ...
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Royal Mail workers vote for boycott of competitors mail
TNT Post said it will work with Royal Mail to ensure that final mile deliveries continue, following a vote which saw the majority of union members at Royal Mail support a boycott of competitors’ mail and packet deliveries.The results of a Communications Workers Union (CWU) ballot of Royal Mail staff ...
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ArticleArcese UK turnover flat but pre-tax profit up 77%
Arcese UK said it expects 2013 to remain as flat as 2012, despite posting a 77% increase in pre-tax profit in 2012.The Thurrock-based arm of the Italian logistics giant said that it viewed volumes in the year as quite positive, considering the state of the economy across the Continent and ...
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TNT Post extends final mile deliveries in south-west London
TNT Post has extended its end-to-end delivery service in south-west London as it seeks to provide customers with an alternative to Royal Mail.It has taken on an additional 500 staff in the London Borough's of Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Merton and Lambeth, where it has introduced ‘final mile’ deliveries following ...
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DSV Road appoints Jesper Hansen has UK MD
DSV’s Road division has appointed Jesper Hansen as UK managing director, following former MD René Falch Olesen’s decision to concentrate on his role as group chief commercial officer.Hansen joined DSV as traffic manager for the Benelux/France region in 1997 and worked his way up to his former role of division ...
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ArticleHellmann targets contract logistics and consulting growth
Hellmann UK Contract Logistics and Consulting (CLC) has increased its shared user space to 130,000 ft².The expansion to the division of Hellmann Worldwide will see it open two new shared user sites in Winsford, Cheshire and Colnbrook, Berkshire, allowing it to continue to grow following recent wins with Avanti ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle moves two giant horse heads
A client made Norbert Dentressangle an offer it couldn't refuse when it asked the distributor to carry two giant horses heads from Scotland to Sheffield.Its long-term customer Outokumpu Stainless commissioned the heads to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of stainless steel in Sheffield by Harry Brearley, a steelworker ...