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All Operator news articles – Page 303
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ArticleBrian Yeardley Continental turnover up 17% in 2012
Brian Yeardley Continental said a willingness to reinvent itself and innovate had helped boost turnover by 17% during 2012.Summary accounts for the year ending 31 December 2012 showed sales increased to £10.2m during the period, compared with £8.7m in 2011.However, managing director Kevin Hopper said he expected a tough 2013 ...
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ArticleDHL lends support to rugby's Harlequins
DHL Express will today (18 January) transport nearly a ton of rugby kit and equipment for London side Harlequins in support of their Heineken Cup clash in France with Biarritz.The gear will be moved from Harelquins’ training ground at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford to the Parc des Sports ...
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ArticleNFT finds Yoplait's sweet spot
French yoghurt manufacturer Yoplait has extended its contract with chilled food and drink specialist NFT for a further three years.The contract involves NFT storing up to 500,000 cases a week at its Daventry depot, repacking products to meet UK requirements, and delivering to all the major UK retailers nationwide. This ...
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ArticleAKW predicts £1m boost to turnover
Expansion into international distribution should add around £1m a year in turnover this year, Manchester-based operator AK Worthington (AKW) has predicted.Having started daily services to nine overseas countries with weekly services to eight more, contributed to a 5.9% rise in the year to 30 June 2012 in annual turnover to ...
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ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain to offer China freight forwarding service
Advanced Supply Chain plans to begin a freight forwarding operation serving China, which it hopes will open up the country for British businesses.The new plans will extend its existing relationship with Chinese logistics provider Sinotrans and provide import and export at the Pinhu Logistics Centre in Shenzhen, South China, which ...
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ArticleTNT Express and TNT Post await HMV outcome
HMV transport providers TNT Express and TNT Post are awaiting the outcome of the retailer’s administration.Both carriers have confirmed that they worked with the music and film retailer, which appointed administrator Deloitte on Tuesday (15 January).A spokesman for TNT Post confirmed that the carrier would continue working with HMV as ...
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ArticleMiniclipper grows business and fleet
Miniclipper Logistics has expanded its operations and vehicle fleet due to increased demand for warehousing from existing customers, as well as new business wins.The operator has taken on an 87,000ft² warehouse a mile from its main base in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, boosting its overall warehousing capacity to 200,000ft².Jayne Masters, sales ...
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Allport Cargo Services puts new leadership team in place
Allport Cargo Services, which recently rebranded and adopted its new name in celebration of its 50th anniversary, is to reshape its executive team with the appointment of joint group MDs from April.Danny Clayton, MD of the supply chain division, has been named as joint MD of Allport Cargo Services alongside ...
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Hermes ParcelShop concept running ahead of expectations
Hermes has revealed that each of its ParcelShops handled an average 60 parcels a week in the run up to Christmas, as more than 60,000 parcels were moved through the network during the festive period.The carrier has also hit its target of opening 1,000 ParcelShops by the end of 2012, ...
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ArticleJobs at risk at Dublin haulier
Up to 83 jobs, including a dozen driving jobs, are at risk at Dublin-based distribution firm Johnson Brothers after it decided to outsource warehousing work to DHL (pictured), according to union SIPTU.It said the announcement that it planned to implement redundancies came as a shock and it was urging the ...
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DHL wins £100m Panasonic contract
DHL has won a £100m contract with electrical goods manufacturer Panasonic that will see it manage its warehousing and transportation.The contract will see DHL carry out order fulfillment of electronic goods, manage a shared warehouse operation, and look to enhance Panasonic's domestic transport operation.DHL Supply Chain MD of specialist ...
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ArticleCity Link extends partnership with Secured Mail
City Link is to extend its relationship with postal service Secured Mail from mid-February to include mail items.It already collects larger packets and parcels from businesses and the new collaboration allow it to extend the service.Secured Mail accesses Royal Mail mail centres and collects its customer’s mail. It then transports ...
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ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain turnover leaps 57%
Advanced Processing, which trades as Advanced Supply Chain, took another step towards its target of £100m turnover by 2016, after a revealing a 57% rise in its most recent financial year.For the 12 months ending 30 June 2012 turnover rose to £28m, from £17.5m in the previous 12 month period.The ...
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ArticleHellmann strengthens Dutch connections
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has entered into partnership with BF Global Logistics and said it will strengthen freight networks in the Netherlands.BF Global Logistics has recently taken over from former Hellmann partner at Tilburg, Cargo-Partner Network BV, and this new partnership is expected to continue the Road Xpress and logistics ...
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ArticleJohn G Russell warns of continuing squeeze ahead
Glasgow haulier John G Russell (Transport) has warned the distribution sector of a “difficult” 12 months ahead as costs keep rising while rates and profit margins continue to stagnate.Alan Poulton, chief executive, logistics at the group, told MT the firm was finding it increasingly difficult to squeeze further efficiencies out ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain wins £14m Travis Perkins contract extension
DHL Supply Chain has won a £14 million contract renewal with Travis Perkins Group, which will see it handle 160,000 deliveries per year.The three and a half year contract extension will see the firm manage national transport operations from the builders merchant's Northampton DC, moving 20,000 loads annually.It will transport ...
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Panther provides three hour delivery window with new technology
Two-man delivery firm Panther has invested £250,000 in technology, allowing it to provide customers with a three hour delivery window.It has developed a mobile app in its aim to stay ahead of its competitors, allowing Panther to track the location of its drivers, send them the details of their daily ...
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ArticleTIP Trailer Services opens seventh ATF
TIP Trailer Services, part of GE Capital, has opened its seventh authorised testing facility (ATF) in Essex, following a £120,000 depot upgrade.The Grays, Essex site offers LGV and ADR as well as hire and maintenance as part of a rolling programme to develop a network of ATFs.The trailer rental service ...
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TNT Post offer LGV driver training courses
TNT Post is to offer LGV driver training courses, including Driver CPC modules, at a number of sites across the UK.DSA-approved Driver CPC courses will be conducted at training centres nationwide, along with LGV driver training, legal, digital tachograph, safety, customer service and fuel-related courses.It has also launched a commercial ...
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Profit and turnover up at Goldstar Transport
Container haulier Goldstar Transport saw an 8.6% increase in turnover and a pre-tax profit rise of 35% in the 12 months ending 31 July 2012.The Felixstowe-based haulier, which has depots in Tilbury, Rochester, Southampton, Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham and Wakefield, said in its annual report that turnover rose from £65.4m in ...