All Operator news articles – Page 318
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MT ArticleTurnover rises but profit falls at HW Coates
Leicester-based packaged chemicals logistics provider HW Coates Holdings has declared another rise in turnover for its last financial year but a significant decline in profits. In the year to 31 December, the group – which includes haulage and warehousing firm HW Coates, a majority stake in The Hazchem Network, and ...
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MT ArticleMarks & Spencer's network restructure starting to pay off
Marks & Spencer shaved 8.3% off its distribution costs last year. In its latest results, for the year ended 28 March 2015, the retail giant spent £408.7m on its distribution activities, down from £445.5m the previous year.Savings were attributed to a combination of new contractual terms with long-term food logistics ...
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Continuing turnaround sees Pickfords profit surge
Removals firm Pickfords raised its profit before tax by 141% in the year to 30 September 2014, its latest annual accounts have shown. The firm, which carried out a pre-pack administration back in November 2012 reported profit before tax for the latest financial year of £3.87m (2013: £1.6m); while turnover ...
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Royal Mail warns on overcapacity in parcels market
Royal Mail Group has warned of overcapacity in the parcel market, which is leading to downward pressure on pricing, despite it handling over one billion items in a financial year for the first time.Parcel volumes at Royal Mail Group rose 3% year-on-year to 1.01 billion items for the year-ending 29 ...
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MT ArticleIndependant Glass and Ryder celebrate anniversary with new Dafs
A glass manufacturer is celebrating 25 years of business with vehicle rental company Ryder Scotland by taking delivery of two new trucks. Independent Glass, which has three Glasgow depots and one in Mansfield, has marked the occasion by taking on two new Daf XF460s featuring Space Cabs. They join a ...
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MT ArticleBidvest in talks with employees after strike action vote
Bidvest Logistics has said it is consulting with employees to find the best solution after GMB union members at its Hoddeson voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay.The GMB said that 80 of its members employed as drivers and drivers’ mates at Bidvest’s Hoddeson, Hertfordshire depot ...
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MT ArticleVehicles and warehouse damaged in Sainsbury's DC fire
Photo courtesy of London Fire BrigadeSainsbury’s has said it is working hard to minimise disruption to its deliveries to convenience stores in London, following a fire at a distribution centre in Charlton yesterday afternoon.The fire damaged six trucks and a section of the warehouse. Two hundred members of staff evacuated ...
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MT ArticlePalletline buys S&S Distribution
Palletline has bought network member S&S Distribution, in a first for the pallet network.The Tonbridge, Kent-based S&S Distribution is owned by brothers David and Ken Sanderson, and has been a network member for 19 years.Palletline will retain the S&S company name and branding and work in collaboration with the existing ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Group chairman dies aged 66
Chairman and former MD of the Suttons Group Michael Sutton has died aged 66, after a short illness. The son of the company’s founder Alf Sutton, Michael joined the business aged 19, succeeding his father as MD in 1978 aged just 30.During his time as MD, Michael expanded the family ...
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Clipper to open Northampton DC to handle Zara e-fulfilment
Clipper has signed a lease on a new DC to handle its new contract with Zara parent company Inditex. The 343,000 square foot building, rented from Prologis in Prologis Grange Park, Northampton, will be the base for Clipper’s contract with Zara to handle e-fulfilment of the retailer’s online sales.The new ...
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MT ArticleFDC establishes new northern hub for TPN
Lancashire-based family firm FDC Holdings has established a northern hub for The Pallet Network (TPN) that will handle around 1,000 pallets a night at a new site in Walton Summit, near Preston. Peter Allen, MD of FDC, which has been a member of the pallet network for 15 years, said ...
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MT ArticleTT Express wins Tesco distribution award
Oldham-based warehousing and distribution firm TT Express has been named the 2015 winner of the Tesco Primary Haulier of the Year award. The firm clinched the win - which was assessed on various factors including number of loads delivered successfully, overall consistency of service level and quality of communications - ...
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Amazon to open Dunstable distribution centre
Amazon has signed a lease on a new DC in Dunstable. The online retail giant will rent 310,000ft² of space from Prologis in Prologis Park Dunstable, which will be operational by autumn, according to the owner.It is thought the new centre will create 500 jobs in the local area.This is ...
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City Link group action claim gains momentum
Some 350 former City Link staff have signed up to bring a group employment action claim against the collapsed parcel carrier.JMW Solicitors, the law firm handling the case, lodged a claim with the Employment Tribunal in March in the hope of receiving a greater compensation payout for some of the ...
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MT ArticleMiniclipper refreshes fleet with MAN and Volvo mix
Miniclipper Logistics has taken delivery of nine new MAN TGX tractor units and two new Volvo FL5 12-tonne rigids from Dawsonrentals. The trucks, replacements for Euro-5 vehicles, are fitted with Microlise fleet management systems with forward-facing cameras linked to the system.Miniclipper fleet director Dave Lightfoot said: “We did put telematics ...
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Whistl warns of up to 2,000 job losses as it pulls the plug on final mile service
As many as 2,000 Whistl employees in the UK are facing the threat of redundancy, after the company took the decision to suspend its final mile delivery service. Whistl, previously known as TNT Post, said it had made the “difficult decision” to suspend the service in London, Manchester and Liverpool, ...
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Fraikin set to make biggest annual purchase in a decade
Commercial vehicle rental company Fraikin has made its biggest annual purchase of rental vehicles in a decade, with a three-phase order plan worth £13m for 2015 already underway. The three phases of its investment plan will see the company buy more than 300 new vehicles by the year's end. Phases ...
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MT ArticleGrocontinental boosted by warehousing expansion
A double-digit rise in income from its expanding warehousing operation helped food logistics service provider Grocontinental achieve a 6% increase in turnover in the year to 31 October 2014. The Whitchurch, Shropshire-based firm generated a total of £31.8m during the year (2013: £30m), of which £16.4m came from its multi-temperature ...
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New Great Bear site to create 'significant' number of jobs
Great Bear Distribution has said a large new DC it is to set up at Markham Vale, Chesterfield, will create a “significant” number of new jobs. The 479,000ft² site, located just off junction 29A of the M1 between Sheffield and Nottingham, should be completed in spring next year and is ...
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Culina's IPS sets up joint venture with Eddie Stobart
Culina-owned contract packing services provider IPS has established a joint venture with Eddie Stobart Logistics to run a dedicated packing facility at Stobart’s Bardon, Leicestershire site, where it stores and distributes products for Nestlé. The new contract packing operation will carry out various services for the food manufacturer, including flow ...