All Operator news articles – Page 301
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Potter Logistics expands Merseyside presence following contract renewal
Potter Logistics has expanded its presence in Merseyside after acquiring an additional 87,000 ft² DC on the Knowsley Industrial Park. The multimodal operator will run its recently-renewed contract with Elanco out of the site. Potter secured a five-year contract renewal with the animal health firm in May, extending a relationship ...
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MT ArticleFortec welcomes six new members to its pallet network
Fortec has welcomed six new members to its network, five of which have joined the pallet distribution sector for the first time.Pharmadex Logistics in Hatfield; Surrey Pallets in Wimbledon; Threshers in Bristol; Masterfreight in Oldbury; Cammack in Colchester; and Nova in Birmingham have joined taking total network membership to 72.Pharmadex ...
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MT ArticleK+N increases e-commerce delivery capability with MetaPack deal
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) intends to extend its delivery capability in the UK, after signing a deal with parcel delivery management firm the MetaPack Group to use its software.MetaPack says the deal will allow K+N to offer its customers more delivery options, and will help it meet customer demand for ...
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MT ArticleFreight Shuttle (Bradford) to launch night service
Freight Shuttle (Bradford) is to introduce an additional night service, in a bid to address a perceived shortfall in good quality sub-contractors.The company, founded 30 years ago, runs nine tractor-units and 13 trailers, non-liveried, operating predominately as a third party subcontracted haulier for the likes of Advance Processing, KGT Logistics, ...
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MT ArticleCemex launches Apprentice Driver Scheme
Cemex has launched an Apprentice Driver Scheme for 18 to 23-year-olds, and is on the hunt for 12 candidates for this year’s intake. Run in association with training provider System Training, the scheme offers a professional framework to achieve a Driving Goods Apprenticeship Level 2 and a Category C licence.Candidates ...
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MT ArticleArgos adds to longer semi-trailer fleet
High street retail giant Argos has improved its carrying capacity with 19 multi-deck boxvan longer semi-trailers from Staffordshire manufacturer Don-Bur. The 15.65m long, 4.88m high step-frame trailers replace standard 13.6m long multi-deck boxvan trailers on the fleet, increasing internal volume by 20.4m³ to 142.75m³.Argos, which is part of the Home ...
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Sainsbury's abandons Exeter DC proposals
Sainsbury’s has abandoned plans for a distribution centre near Exeter, claiming that improved efficiency in its logistics network means it is no longer required.Permission for a 528,000 ft² DC in Clyst Honiton was granted by East Devon District Council in 2011, but the plans were shelved in July last ...
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Royal Mail expands SME click and collect offer
Royal Mail is to extend its click and collect offering to all of its SME contract customers, giving them the opportunity to offer consumers the ability to collect parcels from a Post Office branch.The service, called Local Collect, will be available for SME customers who offer delivery using its ‘Royal ...
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Pre-tax profit down at Howard Tenens
Howard Tenens remains confident that it is “well positioned” to grow its business, despite posting a 15.4% drop in pre-tax profit last year.The operator’s annual results for the year to 30 September 2013, filed to Companies House, revealed that despite a 3.3% increase in turnover to £57.1m (2012: £55.2m), pre-tax ...
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Boughey Distribution turnover flat despite business wins
Despite new business wins and growth in average storage volumes, turnover at Boughey Distribution remained flat last year.In its annual results for the year ended 31 May 2014, parent company NWF Group revealed that Boughey, its food distribution division, signed a number of long-term contracts during the year, boosting storage ...
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Palletline secures coverage for gap left by collapsed Orb Logistics
Palletline has appointed a number of operators to cover the postcode area formerly covered by Orb Logistics, which went into administration and ceased trading last week.A spokesman for Palletline revealed that Global Central, Anglia Freight, D.W. Clark & Sons, Welch’s Transport, Balin Distribution and Jonen Shipping will all be making ...
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Palletline member Orb Logistics in administration
Witham, Essex-based Orb Logistics, the succesor to Task Force Movement & Storage, has gone into administration.The Palletline member, which held O-licences to run 62 vehicles and 36 trailers from sites in Witham and Birmingham, appointed administrator Leonard Curtis on 28 July, Motortransport.co.uk can reval.The company, formerly known as Mission Logistics, ...
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MT ArticleKevin Buchanan leaves Palletline
Palletline has confirmed that its MD, Kevin Buchanan, has left the business.Motortransport.co.uk revealed Buchanan was on leave from the pallet network he had led since 2007 last month.In a statement issued today Palletline said: “Palletline can confirm that the company’s managing director, Kevin Buchanan, has decided to leave the ...
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MT ArticleGrocontinental invests £11m in new warehouse and vehicles
Grocontinental has opened a £6.5m chilled warehouse and taken delivery of 65 new trucks in response to increasing customer demand.The trucks, a mixture of Euro-6 Daf XFs and Euro-5 TGX 6x2 units [under derogation], will all be in operation by the end of the year. Five are additions to the ...
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First half earnings at Norbert Dentressangle jump 19%
Norbert Dentressangle said its transport and logistics operations are “well on course” both in terms of growth and profitability, after posting a 19% increase in first-half earnings. EBITA [earnings before interest, tax and amortisation] for all of its operations, including air and sea, rose from €55.1m (£51.9m) last year to ...
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MT ArticleDHL kicks off five-year deal with rugby union's Harlequins
DHL has announced a five-year deal to become the principal partner of rugby union team, Harlequins. The Aviva Premiership team, based at the Stoop in Twickenham, London, becomes the latest member of the DHL sporting stable, alongside football club Manchester United and, in motorsport, Formula 1 and the new global ...
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MT ArticleDunlop Motorsport's first temperature-controlled trailers hit the road
Dunlop Motorsport has added two temperature-controlled trailers to its fleet to help maintain a constant temperature when transporting its tyres.The trailers, built by M6 Motor Bodies in Birmingham, have been fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector 1550 refrigeration units to maintain the condition of its tyres while they are being delivered ...
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Culina to trial beefed-up approach to vehicle monitoring
Food and drink logistics services provider Culina Logistics has revealed plans to fit out its entire fleet of around 400 trucks with forward facing cameras and remote speeding alerts.The operator will also install a trailer tracking system on almost 1,000 trailers. Both measures are subject to a successful trial of ...
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MT ArticlePotter Logistics expands Selby multimodal capability
(from left) Julie Garn business manager at GB Railfreight; Paul Graham, operations manager, MSC; Derrick Potter, executive chairman at Potter Logistics; John Smith, MD at GB Railfreight; and Matthew Lamb, MD, Potter Logistics.Potter Logistics has expanded its Selby rail terminal to accommodate longer-length freight trains, a decision it hopes will ...
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Nationwide strike ballot to be held at UPS depots
A nationwide strike ballot is to be held at UPS depots nationwide according to union Unite, after talks to resolve workers’ claims of unreasonable workloads proved unsuccessful.Plans for a nationwide ballot follow a ballot of members at five London depots; Camden, Feltham, Dartford, Croydon and Barking, earlier this month. ...