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All Operator news articles – Page 307
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ArticleConsumers unwilling to pay extra for evening deliveries, says Hermes
The majority of online shoppers are unwilling to pay extra for premium parcel delivery, despite demanding greater choice and flexibility, a Hermes survey has revealed.The carrier has stressed the importance of offering a variety of delivery options, after a survey of 1,000 e-retail customers, commissioned by Hermes, found that many ...
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ArticleElddis Transport puts first of its urban artics into operation
Elddis Transport has put its first urban artic on the road, as an alternative to the 18-tonne rigids it usually operates within towns and cities.Comprising a 10-metre Lawrence David engineered trailer pulled by a Euro-5 New Actros, the configuration was trialled in Manchester earlier this year and provides four additional ...
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ArticleCitySprint to add couriers for Christmas peak
CitySprint is looking to recruit an additional 300 couriers ahead of its Christmas peak.In response to a 318.7% increase in parcel volumes last December, compared to the monthly average for the rest of the year, it is hoping to take on additional delivery staff to handle what it predicts will ...
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ArticleExact Logistics joins German freight sharing firm
Rugby-based Exact Logistics has bought into CTL, a German freight sharing firm, that will see it increase volumes by an anticipated 80% over the next 12 months.The “five-figure” deal will enable Exact to deliver and collect from CTL’s 130 ‘partners’ between Germany and the UK and Ireland, as well as ...
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ArticleHargreaves to give subcontractors 3% rate rise
Specialist bulk and waste carrier Hargreaves Transport Services (HTS) is raising the rate it pays subcontracted drivers in an attempt to develop a more stable relationship with them.The 3% rise, to be applied from 1 December, will add £750,000 a year to HTS’s costs. But the County Durham-based operator believes ...
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ArticleC Butt to takeover Mainland's Pall-Ex postcode
Pall-Ex has confirmed C Butt will be taking on the postcode currently run by Mainland, following the latter’s merger with Knights of Old.Kettering-based Knights of Old is a member of the Palletforce network, while Northampton’s Mainland runs in the Pall-Ex network. The businesses merged last year.From the 1 June Mainland ...
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ArticleGefco looks to extend its boundaries after narrowing losses
Gefco expects its UK arm to be profitable in 2012, as it prepares for the beginning of a major seven-year contract with General Motors that begins in January.The automotive logistics specialist narrowed its losses in the UK for the year-ending 31 December 2011 to £324,000 from £3.7m in the previous ...
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ArticleWincanton on course for full year profit
Wincanton looks to be on course to achieve its stated aim of returning to profit this year, despite the impending loss of its finance director.In June Eric Born, chief executive at Wincanton, told MT the company would be back in the black in this financial year, after a pre-tax loss ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail Group posts profit ahead of privatisation plans
Royal Mail Group has turned a loss into a profit in its UK letters and parcels arm as it revealed details behind its strategy to develop into a more parcels-focused business ahead of its planned privatisation.The Group’s first half profit for the six months ending 23 September leapt to £99m, ...
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ArticleStobart Group launches savings product
Stobart Group has entered the savings market with a new six-year retail bond.The retail bond is aimed at small investors, and will yield a fixed-rate of 5.5% per annum, while providing Stobart with another funding stream.Well known retail brands names such as Tesco, John Lewis and National Grid already market ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart and Unite to hold talks at Acas this Thursday
Eddie Stobart and the Unite union will start talks at Acas this Thursday (15 November) in a bid to end the row over drivers’ jobs at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.A spokesman for Eddie Stobart confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk that the operator's MD David Pickering will personally attending the talks with Unite at ...
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ArticleReed Boardall expands cold store
Frozen food storage and distribution business Reed Boardall Group says it has extended cold store capacity at its 55-acre site in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, to 142,000 pallets with a new 102,000ft² building that incorporates 14 additional loading docks.The new store, which opened in October, has cost the firm around £14m ...
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ArticleClipper creates 300 jobs at new Asda hub
Leeds-based Clipper Logistics is creating over 300 jobs at a new site on Teesside, following the signing of a 10-year deal last year with retailer Asda to provide deconsolidation solutions for its George clothing brand.The Wynyard Park hub, which opened at the end of October, will be largely dedicated to ...
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ArticleOlympic Games hits City Link profit
City Link's profit and volumes suffered as it fell victim to lower than expected demand during the Olympic Games.The parcel firm posted a turnover of £76.2m for the three months ending 30 September, a 2.4% increase on the same period in 2011. It is the first time City Link has ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart and Unite could go to Acas over Doncaster jobs row
Eddie Stobart and the Unite union could be heading to arbitration service Acas to end the row over drivers’ jobs at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.The move comes after a 72-hour walkout last week by 180 Unite driver members facing redundancy at the DC. This included a demo outside a Tesco store ...
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ArticleNorbert's £100m Comet contract in the hands of the administrator
Norbert Dentressangle’s five-year, £100m contract with Comet is in the hands of administrator Deloitte following the biggest high street collapse since Woolworths in 2008.Wincanton, Comet’s previous logistics partner, walked away from a warehousing and distribution deal with Comet on 30 April after it was unable to agree terms with OpCapita, ...
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ArticleSheldon Clayton buys CFT's Wednesbury operation
West Bromwich-based Sheldon Clayton Group has acquired the Wednesbury, West Midlands operation of Manchester warehousing and transport firm CFT Services for an undisclosed sum.The move will see all 30 staff at CFT’s Wednesbury operation move to Sheldon Clayton’s 12-acre, West Bromwich site.Sheldon Clayton group MD Stephen Pollock said the acquisition ...
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ArticleMontjotin takes the helm at Norbert Dentressangle
Hervé Montjotin has been named as the new chief executive officer at French logistics group Norbert Dentressangle, following the resignation of François Bertreau. In addition to his new role, Montjotin retains his previous responsibilities as head of the group’s transport division.Montjotin has worked for Norbert Dentressangle since 1995, when he ...
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ArticleFreshLinc takes on four longer semi-trailers
Refrigerated distribution specialist FreshLinc has taken delivery of four new longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams.The four 14.6m long trailers, fitted with Carrier Vector dual-temperature fridges and BPW self-steer axles, can carry 28 pallets each – two more than a standard 13.6m trailer. They will be used for intensive trunking ...
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ArticleCollectPlus network reaches 5,000
CollectPlus has signed up its 5,000th store to its parcel delivery and returns network.It means the network of local convenience stores offering the CollectPlus service has grown by nearly 1,000 in the last year, with its latest addition in Brentwood, Essex.Parcel volumes through the network have leapt 250% in the ...