All Operator news articles – Page 305
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Fire destroys stock at ND-operated Asos warehouse
A fire that destroyed stock at Asos’s Norbert Dentressangle-operated DC in Barnsley is currently under investigation by police.The fire broke out on Friday evening (20 June) at the DC and forced the online retailer to stop taking orders until 2am this morning whilst the warehouse was cleaned up. It estimated ...
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Clipper opens Harlow shared-user DC
Clipper Logistics Group has opened a new shared-user DC in Essex, which it hopes will improve service for retail customers in London and the South East.Clipper will base 50 vehicles at the site, which is located at Pinnacles West in Harlow. It was chosen due to its proximity to ports ...
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Royal Mail calls for protection from TNT Post threat
Royal Mail has called for its regulator to protect it from last mile delivery competitors such as TNT Post, claiming that TNT’s expansion plans could cut £200m from its annual turnover.In a report to Ofcom, which is also currently investigating a complaint made by TNT Post about changes to Royal ...
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Sainsbury's Merseyside DC drivers to strike
Nearly 200 Sainsbury’s drivers at its Haydock, Merseyside DC plan to walk out tomorrow (Friday 20 June) in a dispute over changes to their pensions.Union Unite claims the strike will cause “substantial” disruption, as 197 drivers begin their shifts two hours later than usual.A further 1,700 drivers and warehouse staff ...
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Wincanton refinaces banking facility
Wincanton has successfully refinanced its main banking facility, securing a new five-year term through to June 2019.The operator, which revealed its pre-tax profit had more than doubled in its annual results earlier this month, said the refinancing comprises a new £170m facility with improved pricing for the group.Wincanton’s facility is ...
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Hermes to open Liverpool depot
Hermes has taken on a 47,000ft² depot near Liverpool, as part of its ongoing investment in its network and capacity.A spokeswoman for the parcel carrier confirmed that it would move into the depot, which is situated on the Trio Knowsley Industrial Park in Knowsley, near Liverpool, this year.Plans for the ...
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TNT Post to offer track and trace for the first time
TNT Post is giving its customers the ability to monitor the status of their parcel and packet deliveries for the first time with the launch of a track and trace system.The new service, called P&P InSight, is aimed at small e-commerce businesses and mailing houses with e-commerce customers.It will allow ...
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MT ArticleDBL becomes first operator to join Logistics Hub UK
DBL Logistics has become the first warehousing and distribution company to become a member of the Logistics Hub UK scheme. The Sheffield-based business has agreed to support the hub, which aims to establish the Sheffield city region as the north of England's leading multimodal logistics location.Logistics Hub UK is a ...
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MT ArticleLomas Distribution takes on collapsed Seafield's Winsford site
The MD of Buxton-based Lomas Distribution has expressed his delight after the company secured the Winsford warehousing business of collapsed firm Seafield Logistics saving jobs in the process.Following Abbey Logistics successful deal for much of the failed business’s bulk powder operations, Lomas Distribution secured Winsford and the palletised transport operation ...
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Europa Worldwide continues expansion plans
Europa Worldwide has made two significant steps towards its goal of becoming the number one groupage operator in the UK; opening a new site in Nottingham and delivering the first phase of its £1.7m IT investment.The international groupage and freight forwarding specialist has become one of the first tenants in ...
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Rates freeze contributes to profit drop at Arcese UK
Pre-tax profit at Arcese UK fell over 30% in the year to the end of December, accounts posted at Companies House have shown.Turnover at the Thurrock-based firm, which runs around 80 vehicles, rose almost 1.7% during 2013 to £24.07m (2012: £23.67m) but profits before tax fell to just under £259,000 ...
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Seafield Logistics in administration
MT Top 100 company Seafield Logistics has been placed into administration.In a statement Grant Thornton confirmed it had been appointed as the firm's administrator today (11 June), with David Riley, Les Ross and Joe McLean handling the process.“Immediately following the appointment, the bulk powder transport business was sold to ...
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Abbey Logistics buys majority of Seafield Logistics' bulk powder operation
Abbey Logistics Group has acquired the majority of the assets and customer base relating to the bulk powder transport business of Seafield Logistics.Seafield Logistics is a major player in the UK bulk powder transport market, with significant contracts in food and non-food markets. It ranked 55 in Motor Transport’s Top ...
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Morrisons extends reach of home delivery service
Morrisons has extended its home delivery service into Hull and Manchester as it continues with plans to offer grocery deliveries to 50% of UK addresses by the end of the year.Deliveries in the two areas began on Monday 2 June and follow the introduction of similar operations in Yorkshire, London ...
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Inglis promoted to chief development officer in DHL reorganisation
DHL Supply Chain Europe CEO Graham Inglis has been promoted to chief development officer as part of a management shake-up.Inglis (pictured right) will be responsible for global sales and marketing and DHL's sector and product teams. He will also take on responsibility for its global Service Parts Logistics and Life ...
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MT ArticleACS&T "best in the business" strategy boosts profit to £1.1m
Temperature-controlled operator ACS&T has said that making its operation and facilities some of the “best in the business” led to improvement in profit last year.Pre-tax profit was £1.1m in 2013, from £651,000 in 2012. Turnover for the year ended December 2013 was £20.5m, flat on 2012’s £20.47m.MD Malcolm Johnstone ...
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MT ArticleFortec Connects in bid to leapfrog rivals
FortecFortec will complete its most significant IT project in a decade by the end of the year, in a move it claims will put it ahead of its pallet network rivals and on par with the best the parcels sector can offer.Andrew Knowles, Fortec operations director, told MT: “If you ...
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Trouble at TNT UK as it makes a loss
TNT UK saw its finances tumble into the red last year following the loss of a major contract, posting a £6.4m loss just a year after it quadrupled its pre-tax profit.In a year that saw it cut staff numbers and make managers in a number of departments redundant, TNT’s financial ...
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MT ArticleCris Stephenson is the new Pall-Ex UK managing director
Cris Stephenson, UK MD, Pall-ExCris Stephenson has taken on the role of UK MD at Pall-Ex, succeeding Adrian Russell who becomes group MD, and assumes exclusive responsibility for the pallet network’s European operations.Stephenson, who joined Pall-Ex in 2011 and was assistant MD, said his first role would be to reorganise ...
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NFT reveals more details of its plan to head south
NFT has revealed more details in regards its plan to venture south and open a substantial new facility, in its bid to take a larger slice of the UK’s £38bn imported food market.The operator, which revealed its plan to Motortransport.co.uk last month, hopes a new warehouse in the region will ...