All Operator news articles – Page 320
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MT ArticleMalcolm Group to take on 30 Euro-6 Volvo FMs
Malcolm Group has taken delivery of its first Euro-6 Volvo FM, and placed an order for 30 more, basing its decision on the performance of its existing Euro-5 FM units.Back in May Malcolm Group took delivery of 40 Euro-5 Volvo FM11s, following a fuel trial in which it achieved over ...
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MT ArticleDriver crushed at Toyota factory worked for Goldstar
A driver who died while making a delivery to Toyota’s factory in Burnaston last week worked for Goldstar Transport in Felixstowe, the motor manufacturer has confirmed.Toyota said the 56-year-old male driver was delivering a container of parts to the Derbyshire site and had been instructed to collect an empty container ...
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Stobart ends driver apprenticeship scheme
Eddie Stobart has ended its award-winning driver apprenticeship scheme run in association with System Training. The pair won Apprenticeship of the Year in the 2012 MT Awards for their two-year scheme that saw 10 trainees taken on from 200 applicants.“The apprenticeship was stopped due to the funding available to the ...
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MT ArticleThe Green Group leaves UK Pallets for Pall-Ex
Maltby, South Yorkshire-based Green Group has left UK Pallets for Pall-Ex and will cover part of the S and part of the DN postcode areas.Green Group said Pall-Ex’s Twine IT system had been a significant factor in its decision to move. It believes it will help it deliver the best ...
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Royal Mail Hatfield review will not include vehicle operating centre
Royal Mail is reviewing the need for its mail distribution centre in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, but does not expect the decision to affect the vehicle operating centre at the same site.A spokeswoman said the current review of operations at its Northern Home Counties DC does not include the vehicle operating centre ...
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Knights of Old keen to snap up more firms
Knights of Old remains on the hunt for more acquisitions after turnover jumped during the first full year of trading following its integration of the Mainland Group.In its financial statement for the year ending 31 May 2013, Knights revealed a 38% increase in turnover to £44.3m (2012: £32.1m), which the ...
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Yodel appoints sales and marketing director
Yodel has appointed Nick Porter as its new sales and marketing director.Porter joins the parcels firm from rival City Link’s parent Rentokil Initial, where he was group sales director.Porter has also worked in senior commercial roles at TNT Express and Iron Mountain, as well as being a non-executive director and ...
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United Biscuits seeks out new subbies
Biscuit and snack food manufacturer United Biscuits is looking to take on a number of new subcontractors, including some with longer-semi-trailers, to help service its growing business volumes.The firm, which recently placed an ad for subcontractors in Motor Transport, distributes over 350 loads a day throughout the UK and is ...
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MT ArticleVehicle strategy leads to 26% rise in profit at Macintyre Transport
Container haulier Macintyre Transport has reported a 26% rise in profits on the back of extending the working life of some of its vehicles. In the year to 30 April 2013, the Felixstowe based firm’s turnover rose 2.3% from £21.42m to £21.92m, with pre-tax profit rising from £813,000 to ...
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Europa to move into Dartford head office
Europa Worldwide Logistics is to move into a new head office in Dartford, which will increase capacity for handling logistics contracts.The operator has leased the 262,500ft² site at the Prologis Park in Littlebrook, Dartford, with construction work expected to begin in the summer.The site will become its new southern hub, ...
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Royal Mail sees new pricing model affect parcel volumes
Royal Mail has admitted that the threat of industrial action and the introduction of size-based parcel pricing led to volumes being flat in the first nine months of the current financial year.In its interim management statement covering the nine months ended 29 December 2013, like-for-like turnover in its UK parcels ...
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S&S Distribution sees turnover slip but better times ahead
S&S Distribution saw a 3.2% decrease in turnover in the financial year ending 31 July 2013, but experienced an upturn in fortunes during the latter half of last year.The Kent-based Palletline member saw turnover fall to £7.58m from the previous year’s £7.82m.Pre-tax profit also fell from £175,549 in financial year ...
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Premier Logistics expands Pall-Ex coverage
Leicester-based Premier Logistics has extended its coverage within the Pall-Ex pallet network, following its purchase of the business and assets of Cobley Transport (Reading) last year.At the time of the acquisition, following the administration of Cobley Transport (Reading), Premier took on the former Palletways member's RG postcode too, a move ...
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Fowler Welch plans to increase services at Kent site
Fowler Welch plans to offer more services to agricultural produce customers at its Teynham, Kent, site by increasing its packing and processing capabilities.Plans submitted to Swale Borough Council show that the operator wants to extend storage space at the site by over 52,000ft², taking it to 130,000ft² in total.Although the ...
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MT ArticleDHL wins Team GB Winter Olympics contract
DHL has been picked to be the official Team GB logistics partner for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.Following a kitting out event in Stockport yesterday (21 January) where British athletes received their sporting gear for the first time, DHL will now transport more than eight tonnes of equipment across ...
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Yodel expresses "serious concerns" with results of consumer poll
Yodel has expressed its disappointment at the results of a consumer poll in which it was voted the worst of the major parcel delivery firms in the UK.In a statement, the parcel carrier said it had “serious concerns” about the validity of the MoneySavingExpert poll, and accused it of being ...
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Palletways ended relationship with Nigel Rice Transport last month
Palletways and Nigel Rice Transport parted company at the end of last year due to concerns about the now collapsed operator’s ability to meet its network commitments.Nigel Rice Transport, which had been trading under a Company Voluntary Arrangement since March 2013, ceased trading and was placed into liquidation last week ...
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MT ArticleMorrisons makes its first online food delivery
Morrisons has begun delivering its first online food orders using a fleet of Morrisons.com-liveried vehicles.The first delivery was made in Leicester at around 6am on 10 January, following the launch of its online offering across the Midlands earlier this month.The launch follows a deal with Ocado last year, which also ...
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MT ArticleKnights of Old partners with German operator Transland Spedition
Knights of Old has entered into partnership with German operator Transland Spedition, which will allow it to offer daily departures to all European capitals.The Kettering-based operator believes the deal will help it accommodate its existing business in the Hesse region of Germany, and offer quicker transport times for German distribution.Transland, ...
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Stobart EBIT grows in final quarter of 2013
Stobart Group has reported a busy Christmas in its transport and distribution businesses, as EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) for the final four months of 2013 grew.In its interim management statement covering the period from 1 September 2013 to today (17 January), it confirmed that all of its businesses ...