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All Operator news articles – Page 298
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ByBox extends technical services division with Echo acquisition
ByBox Field Support has extended its technical services arm with the acquisition of courier firm Echo.Echo, which provides time-critical spare parts delivery for clients including Fujitsu, IBM and Getronics, will be incorporated into ByBox’s Technical Services division.The acquisition will see the company’s network of field technicians grow to over 400, ...
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Ceva profit falls 'not good enough'
The chief executive of Ceva Logistics has said reporting a 22% year-on-year fall in profit “simply isn’t good enough” as it continues with further cost-cutting measures.For the year-ending 31 December 2012 the Ashby-de-la-Zouch based logistics company saw global turnover rise 4.8% to €7.2bn (£6.1bn) but did say that if it ...
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Wincanton wins new contract logistics business, but hit by low container volumes
Wincanton’s contract logistics business “is continuing to perform robustly”, it has said, while the company was hit by low volumes in its container business.The first quarter of 2013 saw the operator open a convenience store DC for Morrisons and a similar operation for Sainsbury’s, both serving the London area, the ...
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Life after UPS for TNT Express
TNT Express has unveiled a two-year plan to target higher margin business, which includes palletised freight and larger, heavier parcels, and improve its profitability.TNT has been evaluating its business following the collapse of its proposed merger with UPS in January.One analyst believes that moving into pallets would be a challenge ...
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Elddis Transport on efficiency drive as fuel costs bite
Elddis Transport is focusing on efficiency with new trucks and trailers in a bid to mitigate the effect of the rising price of fuel.The Consett-based operator will take delivery of 10 new Actros units in June from Bell Truck and Van, having already bolstered its fleet with 20 Euro-5 ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain reveals plans for new Heathrow hub
DHL Supply Chain is to spend £8.8m on a new shared user hub at Heathrow airport for its airline catering contracts.The new hub will provide procurement and sourcing services, menu development, food assembly and final mile delivery to aircraft, as well as an integrated specialist-recycling centre, for DHL’s £40m per ...
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Culina reveals new Bristol DC plans
Culina plans to open a chilled distribution centre in Bristol after winning new and extended contracts with major food brands.The proposed 210,000ft² DC is expected to open in the second quarter of 2013 and will replace its current Cabot Park warehouse, which is located on an adjacent site.The new warehouse ...
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Stobart and Palmer-Baunack to part company
Stobart Group is to restructure is board of directors for the second time this year, with executive chairman Avril Palmer-Baunack to leave the company in May.At the same time the company has signed a new three-year contract with Tesco, which runs until 29 February 2016, formalising its role as primary ...
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ArticleGrocontinental enjoys 29% boost to profit
Grocontinental has seen profits riseWhitchurch, Shropshire-based food logistics specialist Grocontinental has reported a near 29% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 October 2012 .Profit increased from £2.08m to £2.68m, which came on a rise in turnover of almost 9% to just over £28.3m (2011: £26m).Turnover was split ...
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Argos facing disruption as workers reject latest pay deal
Argos is facing potential disruption to its UK distribution network, after staff at a flagship DC in Staffordshire overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest pay offer in a long running dispute.Union members at Argos’s Barton-under-Needwood site, described by Unite as the company’s “jewel in the crown” within its distribution network, have ...
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ArticleAsda takes delivery of 187 new Scanias
Retailer Asda has taken delivery of the last of 187 new trucks from Scania, comprising 120 for its retail distribution fleet, 55 for its primary distribution network and 12 for its petroleum distribution fleet.The retail fleet additions are a mix of 420hp 4x2 and 6x2 [with pusher-axle] models with Scania's ...
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ArticleAPC Overnight invests in longer semi-trailers for trunking fleet
Parcel carrier network APC Overnight has added four new double-deck longer semi-trailers to its fleet.The 15.25m Cartwright trailers, which APC hopes will increase load carrying capacity by 15%, have been added to its trunking operation on top of its existing fleet. It is also considering increasing its fleet of standard ...
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CitySprint acquires Heathrow Baggage Services
Same day courier CitySprint has acquired Heathrow Baggage Services, its third acquisition in three months.Operations and staff at the luggage delivery, replacement and repair company, have been transferred to the courier’s luggage delivery arm CityBags, which was created when Lewis Day courier operations was acquired by CitySprint in 2011.Heathrow Baggage ...
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Yusen Logistics promises £20m turnover boost
Yusen Logistics said a series of new business wins and a client base in recession proof markets will help it boost turnover by £20 million year-on-year in the UK.Chief executive Ian Veitch said: “It is fair to say it has been a challenging year for the industry. We are about ...
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ArticleLangdons to re-brand as Nagel Group
Controlled temperature specialist Langdons is to take the name of its parent company Nagel Group and re-brand throughout the UK.The Bridgwater, Somerset-based firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nagel Group in Germany, and has been since 2004. It will now move to dual branding, before adopting 100% Nagel Group ...
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ArticleNew livery for Interlink Express
Parcel carrier Interlink Express has unveiled its new corporate identity, following a period of growth in both its B2B and B2C business.The multi-million pound rebranding will be rolled out across its fleet of 2,500 vehicles, staff uniform, signage and marketing materials across its 97 depots.The firm has simplified the wording ...
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ArticleKnights of Old puts new Iveco Stralis Hi-Way into operation
Knights of Old has added the new Iveco Stralis Hi-Way to its fleet along with five Stralis Hi-Roads.The 6x2 twin-steer tractor units all come with Iveco’s Driver Style Evaluation tool, which the manufacturer claims can help drivers follow a fuel efficient driving style and improve fuel efficiency by between 5% ...
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TNT Express reveals profit improvement plan
TNT Express has revealed a profit improvement plan between now and 2015 to “create a more focused, efficient and profitable TNT Express”.The programme, called ‘Deliver!’, is expected to cost €150m (£ 128m))and aims to increase growth in its most profitable areas, reduce costs by €220m by 2015 and invest around ...
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ArticleCindy Miller becomes UPS Europe president
UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics president Cindy Miller has been promoted to president of UPS Europe.Miller will assume her new role from 30 April and will be responsible for operations over 120 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A spokeswoman said her successor will be announced in due ...
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ArticleSon of Noel Zwecker applies for O-licence
A firm run by David James Zwecker, who previously worked as operations director at failed transport company Noel Zwecker International Transport, has applied for an O-licence. David’s firm, James Zwecker Transport & Storage, is based in the same road in Killylea, Co. Armagh as Noel Zwecker International Transport was, and ...