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All Operator news articles – Page 297
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ArticleGreenergy reaps benefits after bringing transport operations in-house
Wholesale fuels supplier Greenergy has revealed it is planning to bring more of its haulage operations in-house after an initial insourcing operation a year ago proved successful. The nationwide petrol and diesel supplier, which first decided to start running its own transport operations in April 2012 and initially employed 59 drivers ...
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ArticleCo-op completes logistics overhaul with Castlewood opening
Co-op Castlewood is now openThe Co-operative Group has completed the overhaul of its UK logistics network today (19 April) with the opening of its Castlewood DC in North Derbyshire.The official opening of the £22m DC brings to an end a project begun in 2004 to modernise the retailer’s distribution network, ...
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ArticleKeltbray splashes out on 32 new Scania tippers
Keltbray has added Scania tippers to its fleetConstruction services firm Keltbray has spent £5.5m on 32 new Scania Euro-5 tippers in a bid to improve the safety and efficiency of its fleet.The company, which operates in and around London and also provides decommissioning services, has also entered into an agreement ...
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ArticleGoldstar Heathrow comes to Glasgow
Air freight specialist haulier Goldstar Heathrow has opened a depot in Glasgow and is completing the consolidation of its three depots around the London as part of a restructure and expansion of its business.The Glasgow depot,10,000 ft² located near the airport in the city, was set up by Goldstar to ...
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ArticleBritish Gypsum cements new deals with DHL and Don-Bur
Construction products manufacturer British Gypsum has entered into a new contract with DHL for the distribution of plaster products from its site at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire. DHL will transport all deliveries from the site to customers across the UK, handling up to 130 full loads a day. British Gypsum ...
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ArticleKay Transport buys King Stag (Transport)
Kay Transport has bought King Stag TransportIvybridge, Devon-based Kay Transport has bought King Stag (Transport).The deal, completed on the 12 April, sees the Pallet Track member, which is based in Stalbridge, Dorset, snapped up by the West Country haulier, which is a Palletways member.In a joint letter to customers Kay ...
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Hargreaves raises more than £40m in share placing
Current Tip-ex Haulier of the Year Hargreaves Services has raised £42.3m via a share placing as it looks to expand its portfolio of UK surface mining assets, to the benefit of its transport division.The shares have been placed in two tranches with a mixture of existing and new institutional investors. ...
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Hermes invests £25m in new north-west hub
Hermes is investing £25m in a new Warrington hub, almost tripling capacity in the area to support volume growth.The hub is due to open in April 2014 and will be capable of processing 560,000 parcels a day, which the firm said will allow room to accommodate growth in online shopping ...
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UK Pallets back on track
UK Mail has conceded that its pallet business suffered a tough year in the twelve months to 31 March 2013.In its pre-close trading statement last week, UK Mail said UK Pallets had “faced a difficult year”, and confirmed “revenues in our pallets business declined”.This comes despite the latest data from ...
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ArticlePentalver expands at Port of Tilbury
Container specialist Pentalver has relocated to a new, larger site at the Port of Tilbury as it expands its empty container storage service. The 8.5 acre depot, titled ’45 Berth’, is the sole provider of empty container storage on the perimeter road side of the Essex port. It has increased capacity ...
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K+N road logistics EBITDA hit by poor weather conditions
Adverse weather conditions hit volumes in Kuehne + Nagel’s road and rail logistics division, which saw an 85% drop in first quarter EBITDA.The firm’s Q1 results revealed that invoiced turnover for the division dipped slightly to CHF 737m (£517m) from CHF 744m in Q1 2012, as volumes were hit ...
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Jigsaw wins less-than-truck-load Kellogg's contract
Eleven strong haulier consortium Jigsaw has won a contract with food manufacturer Kellogg’s to handle less-than-truck-load volumes.The deal will see it consolidate smaller consignments and partial loads into full loads at Kellogg’s distribution centres in Manchester for delivery to retail warehouses across the UK.“This is another example of how we ...
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Sameday shares small buisnesses' concerns with chancellor
Lancashire courier Sameday was given the opportunity to share concerns about road repairs and business finance with chancellor George Osborne last week.The meeting, which took place with other North West businesses and representatives from the Forum of Private Business last Friday (5 April), covered subjects such as finance for small ...
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ArticleTwo-man delivery firm Yodel XL rebrands as Arrow XL
Yodel sister company Yodel XL, which provides a two-man delivery service, has rebranded as Arrow XL to coincide with the opening of a new hub.Chief executive Gary Monk said the firm decided to rebrand after relocating some of its operations from Bolton to Wigan, where it recently moved to increase ...
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RTH Lubbers secures new international routes for oil and gas market
RTH Lubbers has secured new routes across south west Europe, Africa and the Middle East after seeing an increase in demand from the oil and gas market.The operator has seen increased traffic across its international routes over the last few months, pushing it to expand into areas it traditionally found ...
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UK Mail sees highest ever daily volumes in March
UK Mail saw its highest ever daily volumes across its parcels and mail divisions in March, the firm reported in its pre-close trading update today (9 April), but would not reveal the actual numbers.Group reported turnover for the year ended 31 March was up 11% on 2011/12's figures. Performance in ...
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ArticleYeardley MD 'disappointed' by lack of Euro 6 availability
Featherstone, West Yorkshire-based vehicle operator Brian Yeardley Continental has said it is “very disappointed” that new Euro-6 trucks cannot be delivered by some vehicle suppliers in the UK yet. MD Kevin Hopper told Motortransport.co.uk the firm wanted to trial Euro-6 tractors from Iveco, Scania and Volvo from May or June ...
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UPS appeals against TNT merger decision
UPS has appealed against the European Commission's (EC) decision to prohibit its acquisition of TNT Express, on the basis the decision was “factually and legally erroneous”.If successful, the prohibition would be annulled, meaning that the EC would not be able to use the UPS decision as a basis for future ...
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Ceva Logistics postpones NYSE float
Ceva Logistics has postponed its proposed float on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as it looks to restructure its balance sheet and stem its shrinking profits.In May 2011, Ceva, which is owned by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, revealed its intentions to file for an initial public offering (IPO) ...
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ArticleCourier TGH Logistics to be liquidated
Courier company TGH Logistics has gone into liquidation, owing creditors over £130,000.The courier, which was based in Toddington, Bedfordshire, provided an international and UK same day courier service, including regular deliveries for the banking sector.It traded for over five years before appointing liquidator Nigel Spearing of Spearing Insolvency on 21 ...