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All Operator news articles – Page 316
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ArticleViridor pays £7.6m for recycling business JWT Holdings
Viridor Waste Management has acquired JWT Holdings, a waste collection and recycling business based in Atherton, Greater Manchester, from John William Thomasson for £7.6m.JWT Holdings employs 45 staff and handles around 70,000 tonnes of material a year.Its materials recycling facility and fleet of 29 vehicles will be integrated into Viridor's ...
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ArticleKnights of Old goes longer with Palletforce liveried trailers
Northamptonshire-based Knights of Old has taken delivery of two new Palletforce-branded longer semi-trailers. Both are already in action - one based at its Kettering headquarters and the other at its Hitchin site.The 15.65m long double-deck trailers are part of an order for nine longer semi-trailers in total, all being supplied ...
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ArticleCitySprint acquires same-day operations of Scarlet Couriers
CitySprint has purchased the same-day operations of Thames Valley-based Scarlet Couriers.The deal sees CitySprint acquire Scarlet Courier's same-day, overnight and international operations in Bracknell, as well as the company’s same-day courier operation in Slough.Patrick Gallagher, chief executive, CitySprint, says: “This deal is another significant milestone in CitySprint’s on-going growth strategy. ...
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ArticleWincanton wins Kiddicare contract
Wincanton has won a contract with Kiddicare to handle the fulfilment of the retailer’s new superstores, including its new flagship Peterborough store.Kiddicare, owned by supermarket giant Morrisons, currently generates 85% of business through online orders, but following the acquisition of a number of former Best Buy sites in January, it ...
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ArticleDPD warns retailers to be Olympics savvy
DPD is urging retailers to talk to their delivery companies about the potential disruption threatened by the Olympics later this month.The parcels giant is concerned that many retailers are still underestimating the extent of the upheaval the Games could create during peak times.Dwain McDonald, DPD chief executive, says: "We are ...
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ArticleMixed fortunes for Eddie Stobart in past four months
Stobart Group says its transport and distribution division Eddie Stobart has experienced “mixed fortunes” since March.In the past four months Eddie Stobart says its ambient transport and warehousing operations have been performing well and is “witnessing more new business opportunities than in previous years”.However, it warns that the restructure ...
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ArticleBullet Express improves driver performance with telematics
Bullet Express has invested in Smart Telematics from Navman Wireless to help promote efficient and safe driver behaviour across its fleet of 36 vehicles after a trial of various systems.David McCutcheon, managing director of Bullet Express, says: “We saw great improvements in the driver’s performance over the two week trial; ...
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ArticleOcado distribution centre investments boost first half
Ocado says investments in its network and fleet led to revenue growth in the first six months of its financial year.The online grocery giant and own-account operatorsinvested £9m into capacity improvements at its existing Hatfield customer fulfilment centre (CFC1), as well as pumping £49.7m into the first phase of building ...
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ArticleAcumen's Stocker joins Gefco
Gefco has appointed former Acumen Logistics Group commercial director John Stocker as its sales and marketing director.Stocker is now responsible for all sales, marketing and communications in the UK and the PSA Peugeot Citroën division as it looks to expand its customer base.Tristan Balayn, MD at Gefco UK, says: “I ...
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ArticleCeva Logistics signs €50m contract with Crown Paint
Ceva Logistics has had its 26 year relationship with Crown Paint extended after it signing a five and a half year contract, worth €50m (£40.3m).The contract will see Ceva manage Crown's trade warehouse operation, nationwide distribution of retail and trade product, and inter-site and bulk transport movements.In addition Ceva has ...
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ArticleRevenue up 6% at Fowler Welch
Fowler Welch boosted revenue 6% to £152.4m for the year ended 31 March, with pre-tax profit up to £3.9m, from £2.6m the previous year.The FMCG specialist downsized its container division in the period, with the closure of its Felixstowe site. It now runs a smaller operation from its site in ...
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ArticleUPS to submit cash offer for TNT Express tomorrow
UPS is due to formally submit its €9.50 per share cash offer for Dutch-owned parcels firm TNT Express tomorrow.The offer has been recommended to shareholders by TNT’s board, with majority shareholder PostNL, which holds nearly 30% of all shares, agreeing to sell its stake under the offer.If agreed, the transaction ...
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ArticleHermes slashes CO2 emissions
Hermes has slashed its CO2 output by 6% in the past year, with the business achieving savings of 18.4% since 2008. The parcels firm has set itself a target of a 20% reduction by 2015.The reductions are part of a strategy implemented by German parent Otto Group, which requires a ...
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ArticleBoughey owner NWF Group in line with expectations
Boughey Distribution’s parent company NWF Group says trading for the year ended 31 May has been in line with expectations.However, its food division, which incorporates the activities of Boughey Distribution, has experienced a weaker second half, which NWF says reflects lower volumes stored in the business.Nevertheless, the division’s profit ...
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ArticleStobart Group in for Autologic with £12.4m cash offer
Stobart Group has made its expected formal offer for car-transporter firm Autologic, which values the company at £12.4m.The deal would in effect see Stobart become the largest car-transporter haulier in the UK.Both parties have been in talks since Thursday 24 May and Stobart has made the offer in cash through ...
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ArticleLenham Storage turnover up 17.6%
Kent-based haulage group Lenham Storage saw only a modest increase in its profit last year due to the soaring price of fuel, despite a 17.6% rise in turnover across the group.Combined results for Lenham Storage Company and smaller sister-company Lenham Storage (Southern), which are published separately, show that turnover rose ...
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ArticleWincanton on track to return to profit in the coming year
Wincanton will be back in the black this financial year as the group’s extensive restructuring and disposals programme bears fruit.Wincanton chief executive Eric Born tells MT: “When [we] started this programme we said it would take two years to arrest the decline. We are bang on track. It’s absolutely what ...
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ArticleHoyer profit falls as it warns of "challenging" future
Hoyer says 2012, and the medium term future, will be a “challenging period” as the bulk liquid giant reported a 6.8% fall in pre-tax profit to £3.5m for the year ending 31 December 2011 (2010: £3.8m).Turnover for the period also fell, by 3% to £133m (2010: £137.7m) according to results ...
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ArticleUPS under starter's orders to deliver Paralympic kit
UPS is under starter’s orders for the delivery of team kit to more than 300 London 2012 Paralympic athletes.The operation will require the warehousing, packing and delivery of more than 27,000 items.Kit will first be warehoused, before being picked and packed for athletes according to their size and individual requirements. ...
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ArticleSJ Bargh wins Dairy Crest contract renewal
SJ Bargh has revealed another win in the dairy sector, with the news that it has renewed its contract with Dairy Crest.It comes a week after the business revealed it had signed its first totally organic milk collection contract with the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative. The contract extension sees SJ ...