All Operator news articles – Page 295

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    Steve Porter Transport updates fleet

    2013-05-16T15:00:00Z

    Steve Porter TransportIsle of Wight haulier Steve Porter Transport has spent £750,000 on 40 new trailers.The renewed trailer fleet, which has been purchased on a replacement basis, will operate out of the firm’s Isle of Wight and Portsmouth and Southampton depots.The company, which entered into a load and resource-sharing partnership ...

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    Trading conditions remain tough at Boughey

    2013-05-16T10:47:00Z

    NWF Group, which owns Nantwich-based food logistics firm Boughey Distribution, has said its performance during the current financial year will be “significantly ahead of current market expectations”. In a statement issued on 16 May, the feed, food and fuel distribution business said trading in the winter and early spring months ...

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    Stobart shakes off turbulent year with turnover and profit gains

    2013-05-16T10:35:00Z

    Stobart Group has shaken off a tough start to the year by revealing a 7.2% improvement in the profitability of its transport operations, and a 13% leap in turnover driven by the addition of Autologic.For the 12 months ending 28 February 2013 turnover at Eddie Stobart rose to £517.1m, compared ...

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    Panther launches delivery service for lighter goods after increased demand

    2013-05-13T15:04:00Z

    Two-man delivery firm Panther has extended its range of delivery services to cover lighter large goods, as well as opening two new depots, following a surge in business over the last 12 months.The company said it has won £35m in new business over the last year due to customers seeing ...

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    CM Downton orders 180 trailers from Cartwright

    2013-05-13T11:57:00Z

    CM Downton has 0rdered 180 Cartwright trailers to service existing business and provide additional capacity for growth.The order consists of double-deck and hydraulic deck trailers, including longer-length and aerodynamic versions.Rob Emery, director at CM Downton, said: “We’re increasingly requiring larger and more flexible fleets to meet customers’ needs, and help ...

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    Potter Logistics trials new Hybrids in York

    2013-05-13T09:51:00Z

    Potter Logistics has bought two Fuso Canter Hybrids.Yorkshire-based Potter Logistics is the first third-party UK logistics company to purchase the 7.5 tonne Fuso Eco Canter Hybrid. Potter has bought two of the diesel-electric vehicles for its Palletline operations in and around York city centre.Nick Brightey, general manager of Potter Logistics’ ...

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    Howard Tenens advances north

    2013-05-13T09:50:00Z

    Howard Tenens has acquired a new warehouse in Cheshire as part of its continued expansion into the North of England.The Gloucester-based operator is leasing a 177,000 ft² warehouse on Winsford Industrial Estate near Crewe, as part of the firm's plans to expand its operations northwards within the next five years. ...

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    Royal Mail to expand south Wales Parcelforce depot

    2013-05-10T11:12:00Z

    Royal Mail has been granted permission to extend its Parcelforce depot in Newport, south Wales, as part of a multi-million pound investment in its parcels business.The expansion forms part of a £75m investment in expanding its network of hubs and depots in its express parcels division, and will see Parcelforce ...

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    Simarco granted accreditation to allow faster customs clearance

    2013-05-10T07:11:00Z

    Simarco has been granted authorised economic operator (AEO) status, after seeing an increase in import and export volumes this year.The accreditation is awarded by HMRC to companies with trusted security operations, allowing goods to be moved quickly and more efficiently through customs.Simarco said securing the status had allowed it to ...

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    Yodel site raided by immigration officers

    2013-05-09T10:03:00Z

    Parcels distribution firm Yodel says it is working with immigration officials following a raid at one of its depots in Surrey last Friday (3 May) that resulted in the arrest of 10 men working there. Acting on a tip-off, some 40 Home Office immigration officers took part in the operation ...

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    Nightfreight to be rebranded

    2013-05-09T08:23:00Z

    The Nightfreight name will disappear from UK roads as its parent company, DX Group, revealed its fleet will be re-liveried as it strengthens the acquisition it made last year.It has also emerged that Nightfreight contributed £300,000 of EBITDA to DX in its first 15 weeks under new ownership, albeit during ...

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    DPD plans new East Midlands hub to increase capacity by 65%

    2013-05-08T15:58:00Z

    DPD hopes to build a £100m parcel hub in the East Midlands, increasing its overall capacity by 65%.The firm is currently in the process of obtaining planning permission to develop the purpose-built 330,000 ft² hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, which it hopes will be fully operational in 2015.The development forms part ...

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    Coca-Cola Enterprises axes store delivery operation

    2013-05-08T15:06:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has axed its direct-to-store delivery operation, as itlooks for a more efficient way to distribute its products.Announced last month, the own-account operator proposes to partner with wholesalers for its remaining direct-delivery customers, as it expects they will continue to choose “alternative” delivery arrangements.The changes will affect CCE’s ...

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    Hargreaves completes fund raising exercise

    2013-05-08T11:40:00Z

    Bulk logistics and solid fuels supplier Hargreaves Services has confirmed the issue of a second tranche of a new shares worth £21.15m, following shareholder approval at a meeting on 7 May.The 2.73m new shares, due to be released onto the market immediately, bring to fruition its plan to raise over ...

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    TNT Post to extend end-to-end delivery operation in London

    2013-05-08T11:36:00Z

    TNT Post has begun extending its end-to-end service in London and is seeking investors to fund the roll-out of the offer across the UK.Parent company PostNL revealed that the operator is in the process of expanding its ‘final mile’ service into south west London, following successful pilot in west London.The ...

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    City Link must improve account management to return to profit

    2013-05-08T10:54:00Z

    City Link will need to improve account management and customer service if it is to become profitable again, analysts said, following its sale to private equity investor Better Capital.Experts said the carrier has a better chance of completing its turnaround programme without pressure from former parent Rentokil Initial after suffering ...

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    Loss of contract affects Howard Tenens profit and turnover

    2013-05-07T15:41:00Z

    Howard Tenens Storage & Distribution saw a 20% drop in pre-tax profit last year after it lost customers at two of its depots.The Gloucester-based operator's financial results for the year ended 30 September 2012 revealed that it had lost business at its depots in Andover, Hampshire and Boston, Lincolnshire.However, the ...

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    Fuel trial spurs Malcolm Group to buy 40 new tractive units

    2013-05-05T07:00:00Z

    Linwood, Renfrewshire logistics firm the Malcolm Group has taken delivery of 40 Volvo FM11 tractive units, following a fuel trial in which it achieved over 9mpg.The Euro-5 Globetrotter-cabbed tractor units, all 6x2s with the 450hp D11C engine and Volvo’s I-Shift automated gearbox, were supplied by Volvo Truck & Bus Centre ...

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    Knights of Old buys A.E. Parker

    2013-05-03T16:03:00Z

    Knights of Old has acquired Chichester-based A.E. Parker Warehousing and Distribution in a deal that creates a haulier with 500 staff, 200 trucks, 225 trailers and 300,000ft² of warehousing.Pall-Ex and fellow Partnerlink member A.E Parker, which will continue to trade under its own name, is a family-owned haulage and storage ...

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    ARR Craib looks to rental to ride out peaks and troughs

    2013-05-03T13:37:00Z

    Aberdeen transport and logistics provider ARR Craib has taken delivery of 15 new Iveco Stralis 6x2s and 45 SDC triaxle curtainsided and platform skeletal trailers in a long-term rental deal with Ryder. ARR Craib MD Eddie Anderson said the use of long-term rental enabled the company, which operates more than ...