All Operator news articles – Page 298
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DPD seeks permission for Stoke-on-Trent site
DPD and Interlink Express parent Geopost UK has submitted plans for a depot in Etruria, near Stoke-on-Trent.The depot, which a spokesman confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk is in addition to DPD’s investment in 15 new or upgraded hubs and depots by the end of 2015, will include spaces for 16 HGVs and ...
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MT ArticleOcado boosts capacity with two more depots
Ocado is opening two more depots this year as it continues with plans to increase capacity in its distribution network.The online supermarket opened a 36,000ft² depot in Dagenham, Essex, this month and plans to open a second depot, a 20,000ft² site on the Knowsley Industrial Park in Liverpool, in November.Ocado ...
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MT ArticleCeva opens global excellence centre in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leigh Pomlett_president of Ceva EuropeCeva Logistics has opened its third global centre of excellence, at its UK head office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. This European centre joins others in Florida and Singapore and is designed to demonstrate and develop Ceva’s end to end supply chain services for potential and existing customers.The centre ...
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UPS plans Dordon site
UPS plans to open a site in Dordon, near Tamworth, after signing a 15-year lease with developer IM Properties.The express parcel carrier plans to move into a 152,500ft² unit on the Birch Coppice Business Park, located near junction 10 of the M42.The site will include 7,500 ft² of office ...
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Collapsed Orb Logistics owed £1.2m
Former Palletline member Orb Logistics owed unsecured creditors over £1.26m when it went into administration earlier this year, it has been revealed.Orb, formerly named Mission Logistics, went into administration and ceased trading in July. It began trading, initially as Mission Logistics, when its directors bought the trading name and assets ...
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DX Group turnover up as Nightfreight turnaround continues
DX, which listed on AIM in February, has said that the focus for the next three years will be the turnaround of the former Nightfreight business, which is now called DX Freight.The move to one, unified, network infrastructure – incorporating both DX and former Nightfreight business – is being conducted ...
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MT ArticleEx-Innovate Logistics staff to receive payments
Ex-employees of defunct business Innovate Logistics will receive surprise payments three years after the business was dissolved, after the administrators applied for a £470,000 rates rebate.Harry Yearsley is also in line for a payment after it helped pay staff wages at the time of Innovate’s administration more than six years ...
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MT ArticleCorporate Solutions Logistics boosts fleet to support Lidl contract
Corporate Solutions Logistics (CSL) has added 44 trucks and trailers to its fleet to support growing volumes on its contract with supermarket chain Lidl.The Solihull-based operator has added 44 Montracon refrigerated trailers and 44 Euro-5 tractor units- a mixture of Daf, MAN and Mercedes- to its predominantly Daf fleet. This ...
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Fortec parts ways with managing director and senior executives in management restructure
The Fortec Distribution Network has announced the departure of its senior management team, after MD Neil Hodgson, the commercial director and the operations director all left the business earlier this month.In a statement the pallet network said a new senior management structure was being put in place to “support both ...
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Parcels, pallets and prices hit UK Mail
Parcel volumes over the summer at UK Mail were below expectations, causing turnover to slip 1% year-on-year in the first half of its financial year.For the six months ending 30 September UK Mail said that the first quarter showed good revenue performance, but the second quarter has been more challenging ...
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Boughey Distribution finalises Wardle consolidation
Boughey Distribution parent NWF Group had a stable quarter of trading over the summer as it revealed that all customers have now been relocated to its Wardle, Manchester, DC.During June, July and August NWF said that Boughey “remained stable” with the normal seasonal reduction in activity across the summer months. ...
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MT ArticleAPC appoints head of transport
APC Overnight has appointed Mike Allison as head of transport.Allison has held various roles in the transport industry over the last 15 years and has also specialised in the movement of hazardous goods with the police. He has joined the company to improve efficiency, as well as setting and maintaining ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express warns it is unlikely to hit 2015 profit target
TNT Express has admitted that it is unlikely to hit its profit improvement target for 2015, following an increase in competitive pressures and poor trading conditions in Europe.In a trading update today, the express parcel carrier admitted that it is likely to take three to five years for its Outlook ...
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City Link shakes-up management team
City Link has completed a restructure of its executive board, appointing three new directors.It has appointed ex-Hermes operations director and former Tradeteam MD Liam Tucker as operations director. He replaces Adele Henderson. Tucker has also held logistics roles at Iceland Foods and Scottish Courage.David Biggs will join as sales and ...
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Premier Logistics bringing young blood into its business via apprenticeships
Premier Logistics has launched an apprenticeship scheme to encourage local young people to join its Leicester-based operation.The Pall-Ex member will ultimately take on four youngsters to work in different areas of the business: accounts, vehicle maintenance, transport operations and customer service.Mark Steel, commercial manager, told Motortransport.co.uk that in the past ...
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Freight First predicts tripling in turnover by 2018
Time-sensitive logistics services provider Freight First has predicted it will triple its turnover to between £10m and £12m in the next four years.The Runcorn-based firm, which carries out general haulage and ADR work in addition to time-sensitive contracts for customers like shop-outfitters and catering equipment suppliers, has just increased the ...
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Norbert Dentressangle appoints two new MDs for transport and logistics divisions
Norbert Dentressangle has appointed two new managing directors to head up its transport and distribution & logistics divisions in the UK. Dan Myers takes the reins as MD of Norbert Dentressangle Transport and Distribution UK, while Richard Cawston steps up as MD of Norbert Dentressangle’s UK Logistics division.Between them, the ...
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Maritime confident growth will continue
Container giant Maritime is confident that continuous investment during the recession has positioned the business for strong organic growth now the market is showing signs of recovery.Speaking to MT following its acquisition of Roadways Container Logistics last month, MD John Williams said while the deal wasn’t about gaining market share ...
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MT ArticleDrivers have HGV licences revoked
Twelve former drivers at North Cumbria haulage firm Ross International have had their HGV licences revoked after they used various devices to falsify their driving records.After driver conduct hearings in Carlisle, Glasgow and Warrington, traffic commissioner for Scotland Joan Aitken and deputy TCs for the North West of England, Patrick ...
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MT ArticleTNT Post opts to Whistl while it works
TNT Post has rebranded itself as Whistl.Following its split from TNT Express in 2011, with the latter retaining the distinctive orange brand name, TNT Post was required to change its identity by the end of this year.In a statement released about its new name, the company said: “We chose Whistl ...