All Operator news articles – Page 293
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MT ArticleELB Partners introduces its highest ever truck safety spec on new Volvos
ELB Partners has taken delivery of two Volvo FL 18-tonners, featuring Lawrence David XL-rated curtain-sided bodies and the firm’s highest ever specification of vulnerable road user safety kit.The silver Fors member will put the vehicles into use on its Pallet-Track work in London.Fitted with Brigade equipment, they go one better ...
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Thousands of parcels remain in City Link network
The administrator of City Link has revealed that around 20,000 parcels remain in its network.It comes as administrator Ernst & Young announced an additional 230 redundancies on top of the 2,356 made last week.The remaining 141 staff have been retained at its HQ in Coventry and across a number of ...
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MT ArticleRico Logistics appoints new MD to drive growth
Rico Logistics UK and Europe has appointed a new MD, Paul Parrish.Parrish joins the same-day logistics and parts distribution company following the integration of DHL's UK Same-day business, which it acquired in October 2013.An interview with Keith Whitehead, head of strategic development, last November, revealed the business was hungry for ...
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DX Group buys select City Link assets for £1.1m
DX Group has bought some of City Link’s assets for £1.1m as the administrator.DX, which is headed up by former City Link MD Petar Cvetkovic, has bought assets including cages, scanners and certain intellectual property, the nature of which has not been disclosed.The sale comes as a spokesman for administrator ...
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APC to hold recruitment day for former City Link staff tomorrow
APC Overnight is to hold a recruitment open day for former City Link staff tomorrow (6 January).The parcel network plans to make up to 100 jobs available to former City Link employees. More than 2,300 staff at the failed parcel carrier are to be made redundant after it appointed administrators ...
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More than 2,300 City Link employees laid off
City Link’s administrators have made more than 2,300 staff at the failed business redundant.Following the parcel carrier’s collapse into administration on Christmas Eve, Ernst & Young confirmed that although an offer was made for the business by a consortium, it offered “no money up front and significantly undervalued the assets ...
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2014: a year of merger and acquisition activity
Renewed economic confidence and a focus on efficiencies saw an increase in the amount of mergers and acquisitions in 2014 as operators looked to strengthen, diversify and consolidate. Motortransport.co.uk takes a look back at a surprisingly strong year of M&A activity.In February, Pollock (Scotrans) acquired Blackburn-based haulier Gilbraith (TS) for ...
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City Link appoints administrators at Christmas after substantial losses
City Link appointed administrators on Christmas Eve, temporarily suspending all operations over Christmas, citing continued “substantial losses over several years” and admitted it would be unable to accept new parcels due to the further losses it would incur.Administrators Ernst & Young’s (EY) also revealed that it had failed to identify ...
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NFT Distribution was profitable before being acquired
Chilled logistics specialist NFT Distribution was back in the black before it was acquired by new owner EmergeVest earlier in the year, posting a pre-tax profit of £1.6m in the 12 months ending 31 March 2014.NFT had previously posted a loss of £5.8m, and turned around its profit performance in ...
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Pallet-Track opens Scottish hub
Hot on the heels of the launch of a southern hub, Wolverhampton-based pallet network Pallet-Track has officially launched its first Scottish hub.The business said the partnership with network shareholder-member Courier Connections from its depot in Bellshill, would help speed up deliveries, cut costs and improve journey times. Pallet-Track recently boosted ...
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Business uplift pushes Downton to expand Quedgeley warehouse
CM Downton is to extend its 100,000ft² Quedgeley warehouse, after a surge in business and new contract wins.It plans to add 27,000ft² of warehousing space to the site, which is located on the Quedgeley West Business Park in Gloucestershire. The development represents a £1.5m investment by the firm and is ...
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Connect completes Tuffnells takeover
Connect Group has completed its takeover of Tuffnells Parcels Express, with the deal first revealed last month.Tuffnells, known for its Big Green Parcel Machine brand, has been acquired for an initial consideration of £113.4m, according to a statement released to the City earlier.Subject to performance targets being met and continuing ...
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Tesco puts its first refrigerated drawbar into operation
Tesco has taken delivery of its first temperature-controlled drawbar vehicle, which will be used to make deliveries to its convenience stores.The 18.75m drawbar configuration will give the supermarket chain improved access to its Tesco Express stores, which are usually located in built-up and residential areas. It will allow it to ...
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MT ArticleAcumen acquires Stobart enclosed car delivery business
Northampton-based Acumen Automotive Logistics has acquired Stobart Group’s enclosed car delivery operations for an undisclosed sum.The division, which trades as Enable, was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autologic before it was acquired by Stobart in 2012. It specialises in moving visually sensitive and specialist vehicles throughout the UK and Europe.The ...
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MT ArticleDPD £100m hub complete
Work on DPD’s £100m East Midlands hub has been completed, with the facility expected to be fully operational by next September.The 360,000ft² hub at Hinckley Commercial Park, Leicestershire, has 264 loading dock doors, 73,087ft² for mezzanine split over two floors and will have a Beumer automated sortation system which will ...
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MT ArticleGordon Leslie expands warehousing division with Benchmark Packaging acquisition
Gordon Leslie Group has acquired Glasgow-based warehousing and bonded storage business Benchmark Packaging for an undisclosed sum.The deal will boost Gordon Leslie’s turnover more than 40%, from about £7m a year to £10m, with headcount increasing from 50 employees to 110.MD Craig Leslie told MotorTransport.co.uk that the group had been ...
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DX Group buys half of Gnewt Cargo shareholding
DX Group has acquired almost half of last-mile delivery firm Gnewt Cargo for £1.75m.DX has bought a 49.8% stake in the firm, which runs a 100-strong fleet of zero-emission vehicles for last mile multi-drop deliveries in central London. As well as running electric vans, Gnewt also has a fleet of ...
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Royal Mail may face a fine of up to 10% of its turnover from Ofcom
Royal Mail could be hit with a fine of up to 10% of its “relevant turnover” if an investigation into final mile pricing finds it has breached competition law. Ofcom, which last week concluded that competition from rivals is not a threat to Royal Mail’s ability to provide a universal ...
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MT ArticleFarrall's Transport invests £3.5m in Deeside warehousing to unlock Liverpool SuperPort potential
Farrall’s Transport has invested £3.5m in a new 81,000ft² food grade facility in Deeside to tap into a predicted boost in port-centric logistics from the opening of the Liverpool SuperPort next year.The new warehouse will be operational by January 2015 and complements an existing 80,000ft² DC on ...
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Norbert Dentressangle and Wrings Transport fined for breaking weight limit
Norbert Dentressangle and Wrings Transport have been prosecuted for a second time after breaching a weight restriction in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.The companies were among eight operators hauled before Chippenham magistrates last month after breaking the 18-tonne ban over a bridge in the town, plus a 7.5-tonne weight restriction in ...