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All Operator news articles – Page 315
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ArticlePre-tax profit up 60% at Saints Transport
Airfreight specialist Saints Transport has reported a 60% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 December 2011.The firm, whose revenues rose 4.7% to just under £23.2m last year, revealed a profit before tax of £1.48m, compared to just over £922,000 the previous year.Saints vice chairman Piers Carroll says ...
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ArticleNorbert takes yellow jersey with Tour de France renewal
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has extended its contract with Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation to remain the event’s official transport provider until 2018.The logistics firm has handled the transportation of equipment needed for the race for the past 30 years, including materials for the ‘Start’ and ‘Finish’ villages such ...
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ArticleUPS opens Olympic Park parcels facilities
UPS has opened two facilities within the Olympic Park allowing athletes, team officials and the international media the ability to send and receive packages throughout the Games.The first 'relay room' will be located within the Olympic Village providing team officials with an outbound service offering packaging, customs advice, security clearance, ...
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ArticleNFT urges food firms to ‘be prepared’ for Olympics
NFT is urging food manufacturers and retailers to bring forward availability and adopt strict dispatch time policies during the Olympics, or face a failure to sell their goods in the event of delays.The chilled distribution specialist says real-time monitoring and communication of sales will be key to the success of ...
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ArticleContainer hauliers will struggle, warns Pentalver boss
Pentalver has warned there could be casualties in the container haulage market in the second half of the year as the sector struggles with low volumes.The warning comes as the firm reported turnover and pre-tax profit growth in 2011: Pentalver Transport saw turnover grow to £57.4m in the year, from ...
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ArticleNorbert gets a lotta bottle with £3m Nestle deal
Norbert Dentressangle has won a £3m two-year contract with Nestlé Waters UK to provide an intermodal operation for importing bottled water from mainland Europe.The logistics giant will make around 900 scheduled collections and deliveries a year, moving full trailer and container loads at fixed times.This will involve collecting Vittel ...
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ArticleElddis Transport to introduce urban artics into fleet
Elddis Transport has won the Haulier of the Year AwardElddis Transport has decided to introduce a number of 'urban artics' to its fleet after a successful trial of a 10m trailer last month.The Consett-based company has been looking for a viable alternative to the 18-tonne rigids it normally operates within ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail logistics students identify £400k of savings
Royal Mail is introducing a fuel surchargeRoyal Mail celebrated the first wave of graduates to achieve its Foundation Degree in Logistics from Aston University last week, with more than £400,000 in operational cost savings posting an extra boost to the occasion.Designed for experienced managers who may not have studied since ...
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ArticleNightline pumps €5m into Parcel Motel infrastructure
Nightline is to invest €5m into the roll-out of its self-service parcel terminals across the UK, creating 50 jobs in the process.The Irish carrier says the funding will be used to set up the infrastructure for 400 Parcel Motel locker boxes that will all be operation by the end of ...
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ArticleUPS to wrap-up TNT Express takeover in Q4
UPS says its takeover of TNT Express is likely to be completed in the fourth quarter.The US firm says it wants to carry out a what it describes as a 'Phase II review', as there are "certain areas that require more time to analyse”.This extended review could take up ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel sees UK performance as satisfactory
Kuehne + Nagel says it is back on track after a weak start to the first six months of trading this financial year.Citing muted consumption and increased market volatility throughout the world, the Swiss logistics giant saw turnover increase just 2.8% to CHF10bn (£6.5bn) for the six months ending ...
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ArticlePollock (Scotrans) becomes latest Palletways member
Pollock (Scotrans) has joined the Palletways pallet network, covering the EH postcode as well as some of KY and TD.The West Lothian operator has signed a ten-year deal with Palletways. It was previously a member of the Pall-Ex network.Fraser Pollock, MD at the operator, says: “As a business, operating within ...
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ArticleTradeteam turnover falls as on-trade volumes decline
DHL Tradeteam saw its revenue and profit fall in 2011 as customers’ thirst for drinking in pubs, clubs and restaurants diminished.For the 12 months ending 31 December 2011 turnover at the drinks distributor fell to £160.3m (2010: £172.2m), while pre-tax profit also fell from £12m to £11.1m.A spokeswoman for ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics launches specialist automotive centre
Yusen Logistics has begun trading out of its specialist automotive centre in Tamworth, building on volumes out of its operation at Burnaston, near Derby.The 81,000ft² site, adjacent to the M42, offers decanting, crossdocking, stockholding and sequencing operations from first and second tier automotive parts manufacturers serving Yusen’s major car manufacturing ...
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ArticleEvents logistics firms say the show goes on despite wet summer
Events logistics firms are coping well with the prolonged wet summer, claiming the miserable weather is just “par for the course”.EST senior manager Del Roll says: “Big outdoor stadium events usually throw in a rain date, it’s almost standard procedure, so the weather doesn’t stop us. We do the transport ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics wins vevie.com contract
Clipper Logistics has won an e-fulfilment contract with women’s exercise clothing company Vevie, following the launch of its online sales site vevie.com.The deal will see the logistics giant handling all inbound freight from vendors and suppliers, order fulfilment and home deliveries for Vevie’s customers across the UK and globally using ...
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ArticleUK Mail Group reveals satisfactory Q1 results
UK Mail Group has made a “satisfactory” start to its financial year, with revenue up by 13% compared with the same period last year, or by 10% if excluding Royal Mail price hikes implemented on 2 April.First-quarter results, for the period 1 April to 10 July, show mixed fortunes across ...
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ArticleIveco Ecostralis joins Stobart fleet
Stobart Group has taken delivery of two Iveco Ecostralis units as part of a three-year trial.The vehicles' performance will be monitored in upcoming months as the pair operate from its depot in Carlisle. The trucks, named Sophie and Lynda Dawn, are expecting to remain in the fleet for three years ...
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ArticleDawson Rentals goes for Bandvulc tyres
Dawson Rentals has awarded a tyre supply contract to retread specialist Bandvulc Tyres. The deal includes collection and reuse of worn tyre casings across the UK.“The Bandvulc Group like ourselves has an industry leading name in its specialist field and of course we have synergies with both of our ...
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ArticleCollectPlus launches Meadowhall Parcel Point site
CollectPlus is opening a Parcel Point operation at the Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield, enabling customers to drop-off packages and collect online purchases while shopping.More than 25 million shoppers use Meadowhall each year, and CollectPlus says the new service will help extend and enhance its network of sites located at ...