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All Operator news articles – Page 294
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Royal Mail to launch click and collect service for online retailers
Royal Mail will launch the UK’s largest click and collect network later this year, introducing the service to over 10,000 Post Office branches.The post and parcel carrier is currently in talks with a number of major online retailers about offering the service on their websites when it becomes available later ...
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ArticlePall-Ex France goes live
Pall-Ex has launched in PolandPall-Ex France has officially gone live, becoming the business’s fourth active network on the Continent.Pall-Ex France, which is run by De Rijke, has a hub in Bourges and 40 hauliers in membership.Lionel Brizard, network director at Pall-Ex France, said: “Unlike Pall-Ex Romania, we’re not the first ...
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Pall-Ex appoints marketing director to support European expansion
Pall-Ex has appointed marketing consultant Jean-Paul Benizri as its marketing director, to support it in its expansion on the Continent.Benizri has been active most recently within the international drinks market, working with brands such as Fratelli Martini, Tequila Agave Azul and Azarro Wine in a number of senior roles.Pall-Ex MD ...
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George Willis named as MD of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics
George Willis has replaced Cindy Miller as MD of UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics, following Miller’s promotion to president of UPS Europe, Middle East and Africa earlier this year.The former US operations manager will be responsible for the parcel carrier’s business in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, ...
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Interoute Transport Services collapses into administration
Oxfordshire-based Interoute Transport Services has been placed into administration, and its transport business closed with immediate effect.The operator, which is based in Thame, appointed administrator Quantuma last Friday afternoon (17 May).MT understands that Interoute director Neil Daniells had been offering the business for sale ahead of its collapse.Carl Jackson, partner ...
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ArticleLangdons boosts Scottish urban deliveries
Langdons has taken on two more trailers from Gray & Adams to boost its urban delivery operations in cities in Scotland.The trailers are equipped with Anteo tuck-under tail-lifts, Whiting roller shutter doors and the latest Thermo-King Spectrum fridge units to cope with urban deliveries. The tractor units can also operate ...
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ArticleGrocontinental opens £5m frozen goods warehouse
Environment Minister Owen Paterson officially opened Grocontinental’s £5m frozen goods warehouse at its Whitchurch, Shropshire HQ last week.The 4,000m² warehouse boosts the company’s storage capacity by 13,000 pallets taking total storage capacity to 143,000 pallets.“As the biggest employer in a predominantly rural area, the company makes a major contribution to ...
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TNT UK quadruples profit through cost saving and operational changes
Profit at TNT UK almost quadrupled in 2012, during a year that put parent company TNT Express under pressure while the proposed takeover by parcel giant UPS was being considered.Pre-tax profit soared to £13.8m for the year ended 31 December 2012, after a year that saw it slip to £3.4m ...
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ArticleCollectPlus more than doubles parcel volumes in a year
CollectPlus has reported record volumes, more than doubling the number of parcels handled last year to 7.7 million, up from 3.3 million the year before.It claimed that its client base has risen 32% in the past 12 months, winning new contracts from retailers including John Lewis, Asda, Clarks, Schuh and ...
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Yearsley 'confident' on Peterborough planning decision
Heywood, Lancashire-based transport and logistics provider Yearsley Logistics has said it is “confident” its planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough will be approved.The 385,000ft² site, which it plans to establish in the Great Haddon Employment Zone and is intended to provide around 300 jobs, has ...
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Reed Boardall recognised by Tesco for service and sustainability
Temperature controlled storage and transport firm Reed Boardall has been named Fresh and Frozen Foods Haulier of the Year by retailer Tesco.The firm, which operates from a 142,000 pallet capacity cold store in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire and runs 160 refrigerated trucks, won the award for a combination of good service ...
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UK Pallets saw operating profit evaporate last year
UK Pallets, the pallet network owned by UK Mail Group, was rocked by a 64% collapse in year-on-year profits in the year to 31 March, its parent company has revealed.UK Mail Group warned in April that its pallet business, which contributes 6% of its total revenues, had experienced a difficult ...
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UK Mail to invest in network and automation after pre-tax profit rise
UK Mail chief executive Guy Buswell has said the company will be investing in its depot network and automated sortation equipment after delivering an18% uplift in pre-tax profit.The firm’s latest figures, published today, revealed that group turnover was up 10% on the previous year, while pre-tax profit was up at ...
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City Link launches international packet delivery service
City Link is launching two new cross-border packet delivery services as it continues with its plans to become a ‘one stop shop’ for customers.Its untracked service, called Citypack Worldwide, is available now, while a tracked packet service will be launched later in the summer.Both will be powered by Belgium’s bpost ...
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Ceva: first quarter turnover fall is 'disappointing'
Turnover at Ceva Logistics fell 6% in the first three months of 2013, while its profit halved as the company continued with its cost reduction measures.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to €31m (£26m), compared to €66m in the first quarter of 2012.Global turnover fell to ...
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Royal Mail recovery continues with profit and turnover both up
Price increases and a rise in parcel volumes have contributed to Royal Mail Group’s continuing rise in annual profit and turnover, the firm said today.Its UK parcels, international and letters (UKPIL) division, which encompasses its Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands, saw year-on-year EBITDA before transformation costs jump 45% to ...
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Marks & Spencer streamlines its logistics roadmap
Marks & Spencer now believes three rather than four DCs will serve its future needs, as it continues the transformation of its supply chain to match consumers’ changing shopping patterns.In its full year results released today, the retailer said that to fulfil its multi-channel ambitions, including meeting the demands of ...
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ArticleXDP Express upgrades to offer its most detailed delivery-time information yet
Parcel carrier XDP Express is now offering customers its most specific delivery time information to date, after introducing new route planning software into its operation for the first time.The company, which has a network of 60 franchised depots across the UK, is now able to offer customers an estimated time ...
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Morrisons signs deal with Ocado to offer home delivery
Morrisons has signed a 25-year deal with Ocado to enable it to develop its online grocery home delivery business, using its logistics and technology operations along with a fleet of Morrisons-liveried vehicles.The supermarket will take on half of Ocado’s warehouse in Dordon, Warwickshire. It will also invest £46m in expanding ...
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Optima joins Fortec pallet network
Manchester-based Optima Logistics has joined the Fortec pallet network, for which it will cover the Oldham and Bolton areas. Optima, which transports a range of ambient goods throughout Europe including food products in the UK and camping furniture, kitchenware and bedding in France, operates from a 90,000ft² warehouse in Manchester ...