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All Operator news articles – Page 302
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ArticleMacintyre Transport profit slides on stagnant rates
Pressure on rates has led to Felixstowe-based container specialist Macintyre Transport reporting a 9% fall in pre-tax profit despite a near 11% rise in turnover.Turnover in the year to 30 April 2012 rose from £19.3m to £21.4m due to organic growth, said chairman Harvey Macintyre; pre-tax profit, however, fell from ...
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ArticleDHL to close Widnes DC after customer review
DHL has closed one of its DCs in the North-West after one of the site’s major customers reviewed its entire transport operations.The firm plans to move operations which are part of its Supply Chain division at its Widnes, Cheshire site to its existing Avonmouth, Somerset, and Radlett, Herts, sites, following ...
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ArticleUK now 32% of total Norbert Dentressangle turnover
A “satisfactory” fourth quarter left French logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle with group turnover of €3.88bn (£3.32bn) during 2012 – up 8.5%.The group’s transport division accounted for just over €2bn of this (up 3.7%), despite reduced volumes from some customers; with its contract logistics work adding just under €1.8bn (up 12%), ...
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UPS and TNT deal would have restricted competition, says regulator
The European Commission (EC) said the aborted UPS and TNT merger would have increased prices and would not have been challenged enough by other carriers.The regulator officially blocked the merger from taking place on 30 January, claiming it would have restricted competition for express delivery between European countries in 15 ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics exceeds one million pallets target
More than a million pallets of medicines and pharmaceutical raw materials have already been contracted out for carriage in Yusen Logistics’ pan-European network.The Northampton-based logistics provider is also expanding its fleet on the self-titled ‘Pharma Superhighway’ service to incorporate more double-deck, duel temperature trailers as it looks to improve load ...
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Turnover and volumes fall at Boughey Distribution
Turnover at Boughey Distribution fell during the first half of its current financial year, after the loss of a customer was not offset with enough new business.In a statement issued today by parent company NWF Group covering the six months ended 30 November 2012, it was revealed that turnover at ...
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Co-operative's logistics consolidation remains on course for April
The Co-operative Group’s consolidation of its logistics operations in the South West at a new operating centre in Avonmouth will be completed by April, despite continuing concerns from union Unite.The group’s food wing ceased operations at Chelston, Torbay earlier this month and the Co-op's Portbury, Bristol site will close on ...
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APC Overnight sees 30% uplift in Christmas volumes
APC Overnight saw record 30% increase in year-on-year volumes over the Christmas peak, the parcel network said.To keep up with demand, the network increased trunk levels by 35% compared to 2011’s peak figures and fleet numbers increased by 20% across its network of 115 depots.Chief executive Syed Ziaullah said it ...
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ArticleWho needs Santa Claus? Investigating the 2012 Christmas peak
Christmas 2012 was another record-breaking year for parcel carriers, with many reporting volumes that made 2011’s peak seem a simple task. With year-on-year volumes rising every Christmas and the online retail boom not showing any signs of slowing down, how are carriers ensuring they are well prepared for 2013’s peak?Retailers ...
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ArticleBrit European buys into dual-fuel for JCB
Brit European Transport is investing in a fleet of 24 new dual-fuel vehicles to service a contract with long-term customer and construction equipment manufacturer JCB.The firm, which has worked with JCB for 15 years, has just signed a new five-year deal with optional two-year extension to distribute finished JCB products ...
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ArticleDrummond highlights its Hankook connection
Armadale, West Lothian vehicle operator Drummond Distribution has brought into service three new trailers in Hankook livery.The family-run transport business, which has worked with the premium tyre manufacturer for over 12 years so, provides it with a next-day delivery service, collecting product from Hankook’s Daventry warehouse and delivering to ...
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ArticleStalkers Transport Services back in the black
New business, better marketing and an emphasis on streamlining appear to have paid off for Cumbrian firm Stalkers Transport Services, which posted a pre-tax profit of just under £35,000 for the year to 30 September after two years of heavy losses.Turnover fell from £6.7m in the previous financial year to ...
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ArticleTilbury Logistics Terminal sees 100% increase in volumes
Tilbury-based The Logistics Terminal (TLT) said it has seen a 100% increase in throughput in a year, reducing bottom-line storage and distribution costs for its customers.The port centric logistics hub, which opened in January 2011, processes an average of 160 containers a week, double the volume it saw last year.Partner ...
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Wincanton moves record grocery volumes during snow
Wincanton moved record volumes of groceries from one of its DCs to meet a 25% increase in demand as snow fell across the UK.The north England DC increased the shift lengths for its warehouse staff and put additional trailers on the contraxt to meet the demands of shoppers during ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle puts hybrid to work at Mitsubishi Electric Europe
Norbert Dentressangle and the UK arm of customer Mitsubishi Electric Europe have jointly purchased a Daf LF Hybrid.The 12-tonne diesel/electric hybrid has joined the operator's dedicated distribution fleet, which moves large industrial air conditioning units, Ecodan heating systems, spare parts and instruction manuals, for Mitsubishi Electric Europe.Norbert Dentressangle has handled ...
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Former Kuehne + Nagel man joins Great Bear as chief executive
Great Bear Distribution has appointed former Kuehne + Nagel senior vice-president for contract logistics, Glenn Lindfield, as chief executive.Lindfield, who will step down from his role as senior vice president for contract logistics for K+N North West Europe, will take on his new position from 1 February.He will take ...
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ArticleMeachers and Steve Porter launch Isle of Wight consolidation centre
Southampton-based Meachers Global Logistics and Isle of Wight operator Steve Porter Transport Group have announced the opening of a cross-Solent consolidation centre as part of their alliance.The move cements the strategic partnership that the operators entered into last year, which sees them co-operating on the delivery of inbound and outbound ...
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ArticleSuttons Group MD to retire
Andrew Palmer, MD at Motor Transport Award-winning Suttons Group, is to retire at the end of April.John Sutton, who currently manages the group’s international division, will take on Palmer’s responsibilities as group MD from 1 May.Palmer (pictured second from right with Christine Bond of Mexichem Fluor) will step down ...
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Stobart sells automotive aftersales arm to Paragon Group
Stobart Group has sold its automotive after-sales division, Stobart Vehicle Services, to Paragon Group for an undisclosed sum.The division, which was part of Autologic prior to its purchase by Stobart in August 2012, provides car manufacturers and dealerships with services ranging from new car preparation to customisation.As part of the ...
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ArticleTNT Express: our future is still bright
TNT said it is more certain about its future after the collapse of its multi-billion euro acquisition by UPS last week, despite analysts warning that the industry giant needs to “work out what is going on”.UPS pulled the plug on the €5.16bn (£4.31bn) deal after it became clear that the ...