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All Operator news articles – Page 299
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Yearsley opens first 'superhub'
Yearsley Group has officially opened its new Hams Hall ‘superhub’ at Coleshill, in the West Midlands.The site, which it bought from Ropemaker Properties after formally acquiring the business and assets of former site occupier Partner Logistics Hams Hall in September last year, incorporates a 200,000ft² automated cold store.The cold store ...
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ArticleEconomic pressures take their toll on CM Downton
A harsh economic climate, growing costs and rising customer resistance to rates increases all left Gloucestershire-based haulier CM Downton struggling to raise its profit level significantly, despite a 13.8% increase in turnover in the year to the end of June 2012. Group turnover excluding joint ventures rose from £78.3m to ...
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ArticleStalkers pays moving tribute to former MD
Stalkers Transport Services has put a new Daf CF85 on the road to honour the memory of MD Hughie Stalker, who passed away on 10 February after a five- year battle with lung cancer. The truck, supplied by Solway Daf in Carlisle and based at the firm’s headquarters in ...
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ArticleSupply chain managers reject Post Office pay deal
Royal MailSupply chain managers at the Post Office have voiced their discontent over a pay deal that would have seen them awarded an unconsolidated lump sum averaging 2.5% a year for two years.In a ballot organised by the Unite union, nearly 96% of those taking part from the supply chain ...
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ArticleTurnover up 28% in 2012 says RTH Lubbers
The UK arm of oil and gas specialist Lubbers Transport Group, RTH Lubbers, saw turnover rise last year as a result of an increase in sales and the rapid expansion of its interests in Italy.The company said it saw a 28% increase in turnover in the last financial year, which ...
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Howard Tenens expands after winning new business
Howard Tenens is increasing its number of depots as well as expanding existing ones since winning new business this year.The Gloucestershire-based operator recently acquired the 240,000ft² warehouse located next to its site in Swindon, Wiltshire, which was originally built by the firm and sold on.It bought the warehouse back ...
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ArticleElddis new Actros units hit the road
Elddis now has its ten new shape Euro-5 trucks on the roadElddis has put another ten Euro-5 new Actros trucks into operation.The units will be used on trunking activities within the fleet, which comprises standard and longer semi-trailers, as well as shorter length ‘urban artics’.Last year the Consett-based operator found ...
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Hermes sees volume growth since introduction of ParcelShops
Hermes has revealed that its ParcelShops have handled more than 870,000 parcels since the concept was introduced in June.The carrier says its SME online delivery service, myHermes, has experienced significant growth in the past 12 months. myHermes volumes, including that handled by its network of 1,000 ParcelShops, have more than ...
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City Link pleased with cost savings but still makes a loss
City Link narrowed its losses by 54% in 2012, but a reduction in volumes from higher margin B2B customers meant that its performance was behind the expectations of parent company Rentokil Initial.The parcel firm's pre-tax loss shrunk to £35.9m for the year ended 31 December 2012, from a loss of ...
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ArticleRhys Davies boost profit by nearly 60%
Transport and logistics firm Rhys Davies & Sons marked its sixtieth anniversary last year with a 58% rise in profit, the firm’s latest annual results statement has revealed. The Cardiff-based haulier, which runs 170 trucks and has nine sites around the UK, reported profits before tax of just over £1m ...
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ArticleDelivered delivers growth and buys new vehicles
Delivered's Martin Cavendish, group operations managerThames Valley parcel firm Delivered is expanding its truck and van fleet after seeing an increase in volumes just a few months after its launch. MD Jon Barber said the firm is currently seeing similar volumes as in the run-up to Christmas in both its parcels ...
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Potter Logistics gets Multimodal
Potter Logistics will be championing its plans for improved rail gauges and longer head shunts at its rail freight terminals in Ely, Knowsley and Selby, and showing off its new livery at the Multimodal exhibition running from 23 to 25 April at the Birmingham NEC.Stuart Taylor, business development director, said: ...
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ArticleNorth West Logistics reveals new livery
North West LogisticsNorth West Logistics, which recently superseded the Ainsworth & Martin name, has taken delivery of eleven new trailers featuring its updated group livery.The operator, which is lead by MD Stephen Dunn, has purchased nine Euroliners for its work on the Continent, and two double decker trailers for use ...
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ArticleNew reefer trailers aid a Noble cause
Egg supplier Noble Foods has taken delivery of 29 new 13.6m temperature-controlled trailers from manufacturer Gray & Adams.Noble Food's Eggs For Soldiers brand supports army charity Help for Heroes by making a 15p donation for every box of eggs sold. The new units join Noble’s 200-strong trailer fleet and will ...
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ArticleGrowing Hermes takes delivery of 300 new trailers
Hermes has added 300 Cartwright trailers to its trunking fleet to keep pace with growing parcel volume.The 13.6m Fastback trailers were bought as part of the parcel firm’s plan to increase capacity to accommodate the rise in volumes.A spokeswoman told MotorTransport.co.uk that volumes have jumped to 163 million parcels per ...
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ArticleFormula 1 extends logistics contract with DHL
Formula 1 has extended its contract with DHL in a deal that will see it remain as the competition’s official logistics provider.The firm will move race cars, broadcasting equipment, fuel and components over 19 race locations, with the new season starting this coming weekend in Australia (15-17 March).It will also ...
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ArticleAsda rewards supply chain partners
Belgian consolidator 2XL and the male cancer charity Orchid were the two big winners at the fifth annual Asda Supply Chain Awards held in Leeds last week.Zeebrugge-based 2XL was shortlisted in several categories and picked up the coveted supply chain excellence award from Asda supply chain director Gavin Chappell at ...
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ArticleMcDowell's adds six new Scanias to its fleet
West Yorkshire-based R McDowell Distribution has put six new Scanias into operation after seeing an increase in business volumes.The tractor units were added to the firm’s fleet after the opening of its new depot in Milton Keynes.An increase in volumes on Scottish routes also played its part in encouraging it ...
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ArticleJigsaw gets a new livery
Jigsaw has unveiled a new livery, which it said is designed to reflect its position within its network of nine regional partners.The livery will appear on its fleet of 15.6m trailers, which were built by Cartwright and are allocated to Jigsaw’s majority shareholder MT Haulier of the Year 2012 Downton ...
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ArticleDHL’s aviation deal with BP takes off in Scotland
DHL started work this week (Monday 4 March) on its three-year deal to handle aviation fuel movements for BP in Scotland.DHL will take over distribution of fuel from BP’s Grangemouth refinery to airports in Scotland and northern England. DHL already handles many of BP’s aviation fuel deliveries throughout the rest ...