All Operator news articles – Page 306
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UPS appoints David Abney as CEO
UPS has appointed David Abney as CEO. He replaces Scott Davis, who will retire later this year.Currently chief operating officer, Abney will take up his new position on 1 September. He started his career at UPS in 1974 as a part-time package loader and has since held numerous positions with ...
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Wincanton now "leaner" as pre-tax profit booms
Wincanton is now a “very different organisation” to what it was a few years ago, as the company increased turnover, more-than doubled pre-tax and continued to reduce its net debt in financial year 2013.The boom in construction activity in the UK also helped push turnover at Wincanton up to £1.098bn ...
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Clipper share price rises on first day of IPO
Clipper Logistics Group saw its share price rise steadily over its first day of trading fully on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) yesterday.At the end of trading on Wednesday 5 June, the firm’s share price had risen to 121p from 100p at admission. 100m ordinary shares were offered on ...
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Arrow XL makes two million deliveries since rebrand
Two-man delivery firm Arrow XL has revealed it made over two million deliveries in its first year of trading under its new identity.The Yodel sister company previously traded as Yodel XL, but launched its new branding in March 2013. Since then it has made two million deliveries, including next-day and ...
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MT ArticleChange in customer behaviour prompts Muller Wiseman consultation
Muller Wiseman Dairies is conducting a 30-day consultation over the future of its Pensilva distribution depot in Cornwall, citing a shift away from individual store deliveries and into RDCs.MD Carl Ravenhall said the company ran a strong network across the UK but that it needed to adapt to the changing ...
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MT ArticleDachser opens new Northampton DC and head office
Dachser has opened its €26m (£21.1m) distribution centre and head office in Northampton, following a period of growth European exports from the UK.The DC sits on a 7.4 hectare site on the Brackmills industrial site and includes a 64,024ft² cross-docking facility, a 113,666ft² contract logistics warehouse and a 21,032ft² office ...
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Pre-tax profit and turnover up at John Raymond Transport
Bridgend, South Wales-based John Raymond Transport saw an increase in both turnover and pre-tax profit last year.Its annual accounts for the year ended 30 September 2013, published to Companies House, showed a 35% increase in pre-tax profit to £56,000, up from £41,752 in 2012.Turnover at the company, which is part ...
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MT ArticleIndustrial action at Wincanton called off after settlement is reached
Industrial action at Wincanton’s operations for customer HJ Heinz in Wigan has been averted after URTU members accepted a fresh proposal over pay.Members of the union had voted for industrial action this week (2 to 5 June) in relation to a pay dispute that goes back to last year. It ...
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MT ArticleEveready adds rigids with Ryder
Plant and tool hire specialist Eveready Hire is expanding its fleet, after taking delivery of three Euro-5 rigids on contract hire from Ryder.Two 18-tonne Daf LF55s and one 26-tonne MAN TGF join the fleet at the ten-year old own-account operator and will run out of its depots in Watford, Leatherhead ...
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Clipper sets date for IPO
Clipper Logistics Group is to begin trading fully on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday 4 June. The placing price has been set at 100p per share and will comprise of 100m ordinary shares.Conditional trading began today (30 May) at 8am under the CLG ticker with 49m shares on offer. ...
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Wincanton braces itself for industrial action by URTU members
URTU members employed by Wincanton working at the HJ Heinz factory near Wigan have voted in favour of industrial action following a pay dispute.Should industrial action take place between Monday 2 June and Friday 5 June Wincanton has said that comprehensive contingency plans are in place to “ensure that the ...
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Bibby Distribution to change its name
Bibby Distribution Services is to change its name to Bibby Supply Chain Services following its return to profitability in 2013.As exclusively revealed by Motortransport.co.uk yesterday, the operator, part of Bibby Line Group, returned a profit for the financial year ended 31 December 2013 after it suffered a loss in ...
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MT ArticleLondon Linen introduces Euro-6 to fleet
London LinenShown here underneath The Shard is the first Euro-6 vehicle to enter service for London Linen, a 7.5 tonne Iveco Eurocargo supplied by Fraikin. The truck, provided under a five-year contract hire agreement, will be used for delivery and collection of linen to high-end restaurants across the capital.It features ...
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MT ArticleHermes opens £14m Warrington hub
Hermes opened its 160,000ft² Warrington hub last week, which is capable of handing 550,000 parcels per day.The £14m hub will help the operator expand its next-day and international delivery services, as well as increase capacity for the Christmas peak.An automated scanner with the ability to process 20,000 parcels an hour ...
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Bibby Distribution is back in the black with £4.6m profit
As promised last year (MT 21 October), Bibby Distribution has returned a profit for the financial year ended 31 December 2013 after it suffered a loss in its subsidiary System Training in 2012.Bibby Distribution Services (Holdings) turned a pre-tax loss of £4.6m in 2012 into a pre-tax profit of £4.6m ...
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MT ArticleCobley Transport to start building new home this summer
Cobley TransportLeicestershire-based Cobley Transport will start work on a £4m purpose-built home in Broughton Astley this summer, in what should be a transformational move for the business.It will bring Cobley’s operations under a single roof for the first time in years, as currently its business is split between Broughton Astley ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution moves to dual-fuel for Unipart Rail
Bibby Distribution has had five MAN TGS LS tractive units converted into dual-fuel trucks using LPG for its work with Unipart Rail, in a move it suggested would save up to £200,000 of fuel and reduce CO2 emissions by 10% over the next five years. Bibby Distribution operates 30 vehicles ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail turnover growth continues despite increased competition
Turnover and pre-tax profit at Royal Mail Group continued to climb last year, despite increased competition in the parcels sector and declining letter volumes.The newly-privatised operator saw year-on-year turnover increase by 2% in the 12 months to 30 March 2014. Turnover derived from its parcels business increased by 7% to ...
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MT ArticleM&S drops London Gateway DC plans
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has reversed its plan to develop its third DC at DP World London Gateway, as it looks to find a more cost-efficient way of delivering its upgraded distribution network instead.The retailer said last year that it would develop a 900,000ft² site at the container port for ...
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Europa restructures sales and customer service functions
Europa Worldwide Logistics has announced a major restructure in its road freight division to enhance its sales and customer service functions.Since acquiring the business in August last year, MD Andrew Baxter (pictured) and his management team have invested in expanding the company’s infrastructure: extending its branch network to 10 sites ...