All Operator news articles – Page 310
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MT ArticleGreat Bear takes on 400,000ft² Sheffield site
Chester-based logistics services provider Great Bear has confirmed it is taking on a new 412,000ft² warehouse in Sheffield. The site (pictured), which it is leasing over 15 years from the Logistics Property Partnership – a joint venture between Segro and Moorfield Group – is located approximately half a mile from ...
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Contract logistics "solid" at Wincanton
Wincanton has told investors that it continues to trade in line with expectations, with solid levels of activity in its contract logistics business, as it financial year concluded.Its preliminary results for the year-ending 31 March will be revealed on 5 June, but it confirmed and upturn in volumes results from ...
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MT ArticleSimarco sees export led boost in sales
Essex-based freight forwarder and haulier Simarco has revealed that its turnover rose by 10.5% to £26.5m in its most recent financial year.While official figures are yet to be filed at Companies House - Simarco International finished the financial year ending 31 March 2013 with a turnover of £24.1m and a ...
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Parcelforce unveils Chorley hub
Parcelforce Worldwide has opened a new parcel sort hub in Chorley, Lancashire, as part of parent Royal Mail’s investment in growing its parcels business.The site is capable of processing up to 120,000 parcels per day and will operate alongside its existing national and international hubs in Coventry.Some 120 jobs have ...
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MT ArticleCulina puts 140 Volvo FHs into operation
Culina Logistics has put 140 Euro-5 Volvo FH tractor units on the road, purchased under derogation.The FH4 trucks have been supplied by the Hartshorne Group with full repair and maintenance contracts and were taken on as part of Culina’s fleet replacement programme. They will be used to deliver food ...
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Stobart shareholders back plan to partially divest transport business
Stobart Group’s plans to partially divest its transport business, creating a new private company Eddie Stobart Logistics, has received the backing of shareholders at a general meeting today.The plan was backed by more than 96% of shareholders earlier today, and is expected to complete within ten working days.A special resolution ...
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MT ArticleDHL puts longer semi-trailers on Lidl contract
DHL Supply Chain is to put 14.6m longer semi-trailers into service on 50 Lidl delivery routes across the UK.The shorter of the two variants available as part of the DfT’s 10-year longer semi-trailer trial will be part of DHL’s operation that sees it deliver to 90 Lidl stores, making a ...
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CitySprint snaps up courier firm Network Logistics
CitySprint has purchased Birmingham-based Network Logistics UK, continuing its recent acquisition spree.Founded in 2004, Network Logistics UK was built up by current directors Craig Guthrie, David Costin and Paul Ryder.CitySprint has now acquired all of Network Logistics UK SameDay, Overnight and International Operations.Network Executive Chauffeurs, which was associated with Network ...
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MT ArticleCity Link continues revamp with 85 Lawrence David trailers
City Link has ordered 85 new Lawrence David single-decker trailers in the second stage of its strategy to update 40% of its trailer fleet by the summer.The new single deckers, which comprise 80- curtainsiders and five box-vans, follow the recent addition of 86 double-deckers onto City Link’s night trucking fleet ...
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MT ArticleReason Transport opens second site
Palletways Platinum Club member Reason Transport has opened a new 20,000ft² warehouse at an old RAF base.The new warehouse (and depot) is located at Heyford Park, near Bicester, on the former RAF Upper Heyford Air Base.As part of the £1.5m expansion, Reason has created 15 full time jobs and added ...
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Parcelforce improves delivery notifications as it continues investment programme
Parcelforce Worldwide has launched a new delivery notification service which it hopes will improve convenience for business customers and consumers.The investment new technology follows a £75m funding boost for its hubs and depots, which was revealed in 2012.In the last 12 months, the company has expanded its site in Newport ...
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Asda opens LNG refuelling station at Bristol DC
Asda Logistics Services has opened a liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling station at its chilled DC in Avonmouth, Bristol after taking an order for 50 dual-fuel Volvo FMs earlier this year.The refuelling station has been supplied by compressed and liquefied gas supplier BOC and will be used to fuel some ...
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TNT Post expands final-mile deliveries into Liverpool
TNT Post is continuing to increase its final-mile delivery coverage, making its first official deliveries in Liverpool today.The expansion follows a funding deal that parent company Post NL signed with private equity investment firm LDC at the beginning of the year to help support the roll-out of the service.The first ...
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Phillips 66 contract win for Wincanton
Wincanton has extended and expanded its relationship with oil refining and energy firm Phillips 66 in a deal that will see it deliver in excess of one billion litres of petroleum products a year to forecourts across the Midlands and North-East of England.The new contract will take the working relationship ...
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MT ArticleDBL Logistics MD appointed to UPN board
DBL Logistics managing director David Clarkson has been appointed as a non-executive director of United Pallet Network (UPN). Clarkson, 46, will join the UPN board in an advisory capacity, acting as a regional representative for fellow companies within the national network.Sheffield-based DBL Logistics is a founding member of UPN and ...
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The Co-operative plans to close Huntingdon DC, relocating Wincanton operations
The Co-operative Group plans to close its Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, distribution centre later this year in a bid to improve efficiency and make its transport activities more cost-effective.Work carried out by the DC, which the supermarket hopes to close by the end of the summer, will be transferred to its depots ...
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DPD to offer more home delivery options
DPD plans to offer consumers more delivery options to reduce the number of failed delivery attempts, following an upgrade to its Predict service.The service was launched in 2012 and notifies consumers of a one-hour slot when they can expect their parcel to be delivered.The upgrade will notify recipients the evening ...
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MT ArticlePalletline completes new business development team
Palletline has recruited Peter Stewart (L), Amy Liston and Peter Carter as its new GM for business development.Palletline has completed its newly created business development team line-up, welcoming Amy Liston, Robert Carter and Peter Stewart to the pallet network.Liston was most recently business development manager for Palletline member HMT Shipping. ...
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MT ArticleAssociation of Pallet Networks: 16 million pallets delivered by members in 2013
The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) has revealed 15.7 million pallets were delivered by its member networks last year, which on a restated basis was 13% ahead of 2012. Next Day services delivered growth of more than 15% in the period, with 66% of all pallets shipped making use of ...
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MT ArticleTyre change set to save 300,000 litres of fuel a year for Dixon International
County Dublin family-run haulier Dixon International has switched to Michelin X Line Energy tyres across its 110-strong truck fleet after a trial revealed significant fuel savings.Us of the X Line tyres in a six month trial involving six tractive units on international work demonstrated an average 5.2% fuel saving. ...