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All Operator news articles – Page 319
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ArticleDBL Logistics plans second DC with £1.8m HSBC backing
United Pallet Network member DBL Logistics has secured £1.8m of funding from HSBC to expand the business with a new 50,000ft² Sheffield DC.Due for completion in January 2013, the new site will run in tandem with DBL’s existing 25,000ft² facility in the Sheffield Business Park, and the company hopes additional ...
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First Euro-6 Actros to hit the roads
KMS Mallinson Transport will be the first UK operator to run Euro-6 versions of the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. The Barnsley-based operator placed an order for two of them at the CV Show, along with a further eight Euro-5s."We are a forward-thinking company," said MD Stephen Mallinson, who is looking forward ...
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ArticleDPD announces extra staff and depot for Olympics
DPD is to deploy and additional 200 staff and open an extra London depot to minimise disruption resulting from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.As part of its plans during the games, the company says it will: open an additional facility near its London Bridge depot; increase the number of ...
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ArticleCulina acquires Cert Octavian's supply chain operations
Culina Group has acquired the supply chain activities of Cert Octavian for an undisclosed amount, as it continues with its strategy to double the business in the next five years.The deal will see Culina Logistics’ parent taking over Cert Octavian’s distribution and warehousing contracts, facilities and staff, which will expand ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics wins Swedish clothing contract
Clipper Logistics has won a new contract with Swedish children’s clothes retailer Polarn O. Pyret.It sees Clipper provide logistics from its Ollerton facility, as well as a warehousing arrangement that will allow expansion of Polarn’s current product range and offer store replenishment it its second phase, reducing the lead time ...
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ArticleSainsbury's gets FTA Van Excellence accreditation
Sainsbury’s has received accreditation to the FTA’s Van Excellence scheme, the 25th van operator to do so since the scheme began in 2010.The retailer runs a fleet of 1,400 vans, and employs some 4,000 drivers, and it satisfactorily achieved the standards laid out in Van Excellence code – which are ...
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ArticleStore Twenty One saves on fleet costs with Paragon
Fashion and homeware chain Store Twenty One has reduced its fleet size by 27% since implementing Paragon routeing and scheduling software in December 2011, which its says will lead to around £500,000 in annual cost savings.The retailer says it has been able to remove three 18-tonne rigids from its fleet, ...
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ArticleUPS adds dual-fuel Mercedes Axors to Olympics fleet
UPS has added 10 new dual-fuel Mercedes-Benz Axors to its dedicated London 2012 fleet, the first of their kind in the logistic giant’s global 2,500-strong alternative fuel fleet.The long-wheelbase Axors feature a 4x2 drivetrain with a 360hp six-cylinder diesel engine, which has been modified by the Handstaff Group to enable ...
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ArticleMyhermes delivers two millionth parcel
Myhermes.co.uk has delivered its two millionth parcel just 10 months after reaching the one million mark in June last year.Following high levels of demand over the Christmas period, which saw volumes double during the busiest shopping week to more than 60,000 parcels per day, the company says the service is ...
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ArticleCulina scoops Gu Desserts contract
Culina Logistics has won a chilled warehousing and primary distribution contract with Gu Desserts, part of the Noble Foods Group.The Shropshire logistics firm says it won back the Gu Desserts business, which was a previous customer of Culina, due to a collaborative arrangement splitting operations between the food manufacturer’s Walthamstow ...
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ArticleCompensation package for Hams Hall Tradeteam staff
Union Unite says it has secured a compensation package for more than 120 Tradeteam employees who lost their jobs after the Hams Hall site closed earlier this month.The drinks distributor, part of DHL, delivered to pubs and clubs across the West Midlands but it was hit by a decline in ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel turnover up after RH Freight contribution
Kuehne + Nagel felt the benefit of its acquisition of RH Freight last year as turnover in its road and rail division rose 18% during the first quarter of 2012.The logistics giant says that it made “good progress” in its European road freight operations with volumes up in its groupage ...
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ArticleYodel to raise rates to handle e-commerce boom
Yodel has revealed it will raise its rates as part of a wider strategy to cope with the demands of a rapidly growing e-commerce sector.The courier firm says the surge in internet shopping is leading the need for a highly flexible infrastructure to keep pace with the shifting parcels market, ...
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ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain wins three-year Matalan contract
Advanced Supply Chain (ASC) has won a three-year contract with Matalan to handle the fashion chain’s pre-retail distribution. The deal will see ASC deliver approximately 10 million garments a year to Matalan’s DCs.The Bradford firm says it won the contract after its audit of Matalan’s supply chain, which identified the ...
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ArticleWiddowson Group picked for Waitrose Midlands logistics
The Widdowson Group has been appointed as the Midlands logistics partner for Waitrose, the first time a third party has been selected by the supermarket to cover this region of the country.Waitrose has previously only nominated carriers to assist with distribution work in the North and South of the UK.The ...
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ArticleUK Mail hit with a £2m restructure cost
UK Mail Group’s depot closure programme will cost it approximately £2m as it looks to continue to cut costs.In a pre-close trading update for the year ended 31 March, UK Mail says the closure of four depots in the past 12 months will leave it with a low-cost and integrated ...
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ArticleHermes wins five-year New Look deal
Hermes has been awarded a five-year contract with fashion chain New Look to handle the home delivery of the retailer’s e-commerce orders.Delivering more than three million parcels per year to UK households, the goods will first be collected from New Look’s fulfilment hub in Lichfield, Staffs, before being transported to ...
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ArticleNFT wins Adams Foods primary distribution deal
NFT has beaten rivals to a primary logistics contract with Adams Foods, that will run for a minimum of three years.Operated from NFT’s flagship Daventry DC, the deal will include the handling of more than 3,500 pallets per week of cheese and butter products, including Kerrygold and Pilgrims’ Choice brands. ...
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Miniclipper bids farewell to Pall-Ex
Miniclipper Logistics is leaving Pall-Ex after more than 15 years with the network to join rival Palletline.The Leighton Buzzard-based firm was one of the founding members of Pall-Ex went it launched in 1996. Jayne Masters, sales director at Miniclipper, tells MT.co.uk that it wasn’t an easy decision to make.“Periodically, every ...
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ArticleGefco revenue up ahead of "decisive year"
Gefco, the logistics arm of PSA Group, saw its global revenue rise 12.9% in 2011 as it prepares to embark on what it describes as a “decisive year” for the company.For 2011 Gefco reported global revenue of €3.8bn, compared to €3.4bn a year ago, and an operating income of €223m ...