All Operator news articles – Page 319
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Palletforce members share £5m dividend
A dividend of nearly £5m is to be shared out among Palletforce's 86 member shareholder members as part of the biggest pay out in the network’s 13 year history.The dividend was agreed at Palletforce’s AGM last month, following a record year of success, in both increased volumes and profits.Palletforce chief ...
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Europa targets Southampton for growth
Europa Worldwide Logistics is expanding its presence in Southampton as it looks to double the number of consignments made out of the region in the next 12 months.The operator and freight forwarder has appointed John Moy as Southampton branch manager, alongside new account managers Gary Thorne and Peter Jaffray.Sales director ...
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DX Group to list on stock market
DX Group has revealed its intention to sell shares via an initial public offering (IPO).The operator is scheduled to start trading on AIM from 27 February but the size of the share offer is yet to be determined.DX Group describes its growth strategy as including a combination of organic growth, ...
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FedEx Express expands healthcare condition-monitoring service
FedEx Express has increased the coverage of its SenseAware service, which monitors the conditions needed to transport environmentally-sensitive goods.The service, which has previously been operating in the UK and Ireland, has been expanded to cover deliveries to, from, and within 14 more countries on the Continent.It is aimed at customers ...
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MT ArticleUPS acquires Leighton Buzzard operator Polar Speed
UPS has acquired temperature-controlled operator Polar Speed for an undisclosed sum.The Leighton Buzzard-based operator, which runs a mixture of 118 temperature-controlled HGVs and vans for customers in the pharmaceutical sector, has been added to UPS's healthcare operation across Europe.UPS Europe president Cindy Miller said: "Polar Speed is an excellent strategic ...
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Turnover and operating profit up at Hargreaves Logistics
Hargreaves Services’ transport division, Hargreaves Logistics, saw both turnover and operating profit increase in the first six months of the current financial year.Like-for-like turnover in the division grew from £40m to £49.5m, an interim management statement for the six months to 30 November 2013 have shown, which the operator put ...
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MT ArticlePoundland spends big on 35 new Volvo trucks
Poundland has ordered 35 Volvo trucksHigh street retailer Poundland has added 35 Volvos to its own-account fleet to replace existing vehicles and support its store opening programme.The order, via the Wallsall branch of the Hartshorne Group, consists of 27 FH 6x2 tractor units, three FM 6x2 rigids and five FL ...
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MT ArticleBaxter adds four former RH Freight directors to Europa Worldwide
Europa Worldwide Logistics has appointed four new directors, all formerly of RH Freight, as MD Andrew Baxter continues to build the business.Last August Europa was acquired by Baxter, the former joint owner of RH Freight, who took a 90% controlling stake in the international operator.It marked a return to the ...
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MT ArticleFreight First targeting turnover leap after marketing drive
Freight First MD Simon MeredithRuncorn-based logistics company Freight First has predicted a 40% rise in its turnover in the current financial year thanks to a major marketing drive during the last 12-14 months.The firm, which runs a 19-strong fleet of rigids and artics engaged in general haulage as well as ...
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MT ArticleFrancis tips the odds in its favour with new trailers
Francis Transport (Northwich) has acquired, on five-year lease, 30 replacement trailers from TIP Trailer Services.The new curtainsiders – all 13.6m units from SDC with an internal height of 3.1m– will be used on low-mileage work within the UK for the transport of lightweight items, such as plastic bottles for major ...
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UK Mail secures land for new hub
UK Mail has secured a 231,000ft² plot of land in the West Midlands to develop its new hub.The purpose-built mail and parcel sorting centre will be developed at Prologis Park Ryton, near Coventry, and will include a 36,330ft² head office building.Automatic sorting equipment will be installed at the site, which ...
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MT ArticlePalletways fills coverage gap as Heathcliff Haulage enters administration
Palletways has worked quickly to fill a gap in its coverage left by Cambridgeshire operator Heathcliff Haulage, which went into administration in January.The Wisbech operator, which covered the PE and CB postcodes for Palletways, left the network earlier this month.“This was a mutual decision based on the company’s ability to ...
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Royal Mail union dispute comes to an end
Royal Mail staff have accepted a deal with the Communication Workers Union to increase pay, job security and stability, ending the operator's lengthy dispute with the union.Today members voted to accept an offer which will see an increase in pay in excess of 9%, over the three years to 2016.Over ...
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MT ArticleOcado to invest £100m in network and vehicles this year
Ocado plans to invest £100m in its hubs, depots and vehicles this year to increase capacity in its network.The online grocery delivery firm hopes to be able to commit to a third customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in a, as yet, undisclosed location to provide enough capacity for growth in the ...
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MT ArticleHermes to introduce Sunday deliveries
B2C parcel carrier Hermes is launching a seven-day home delivery service, which it hopes will increase its first-time delivery rate.Sunday deliveries will initially be available as a next-day delivery option for retail orders made on Saturdays, and will be fully tracked.Hermes' service follows the introduction of seven-day deliveries by Amazon ...
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Turnover at Boughey Distribution falls despite new contract wins
Turnover at Boughey Distribution fell during the first half of its current financial year, despite winning a number of long-term contracts.Results for the half year to 30 November 2013, published by parent company NWF Group, showed a 2.1% decline in turnover at the food distribution arm to £18.5m (H1 2012: ...
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MT ArticleWorldwide Logistics and Distribution acquires Home Direct Logistics
Parcel carrier Worldwide Logistics and Distribution (WWLD) has acquired two-man delivery firm HTH Logistics, which trades as Home Direct Logistics.The acquisition of the furniture transport company will increase the Milton Keynes-based firm’s owned and leased fleet to 25 vehicles.A spokesman said WWLD will continue to use subcontractors, which takes the ...
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Scania named as most sustainable CV manufacturer
Scania has been ranked the most sustainable vehicle manufacturer by Corporate Knights in its annual Global 100 Index.The truck manufacturer ranked as the 38th most sustainable company, while Daimler was at the 60th position in the list, which was revealed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this month.Van ...
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Unite optimistic over future of jobs at TNT Fashion Group
Union Unite remains optimistic that most of the jobs under threat as a result of a restructure at TNT Fashion Group UK can be saved, regional officer Nick Halton told Motortransport.co.uk after an initial consultation meeting with the company. Up to 130 jobs at three sites in Leicester, Clayton and ...
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MT ArticleRT McEwan poised to open second site
Scottish general haulier and Palletline member RT McEwan is poised to open a second site in Dundee. The family firm, which has up to now operated from a single depot in Arbroath, is aiming to start operations at the new site in Noble Road, on the Wester Gourdie Industrial Estate ...