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All Operator news articles – Page 321
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The days of cheap transport are over, says Downton
The boss of CM Downton has said customers need to be realistic about haulage rates as the economic recovery begins to lay bare capacity issues within road transport."The days of cheap transport are over," said CM Downton MD Andy Downton.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk about the family-run firm’s latest financial results for ...
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MT ArticleNFT has new owner as Phoenix bows out
NFT is under new ownershipChilled food distribution specialist NFT is under new ownership, after private equity firm EmergeVest bought out long-tem backer Phoenix Equity Partners in a deal that values the operator at £60m (inclusive of debt).EmergeVest, set up last year by financier Heath Zarin and headquartered in Hong Kong, ...
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MT ArticleHopkinson snapped up by Norbert Dentressangle
Hopkinson Transport was bought by ND in April 2014Staveley, Chesterfield tanker operator Hopkinson Transport has been acquired by Norbert Dentressangle. Established in 1987, the hitherto family-owned firm specialises in the storage and transport of bulk powder and PVC resin, operating a fleet of 25 vehicles from Staveley and a second ...
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MT Article'Natural growth' at Nagel Langdons helps boost turnover and profit
Controlled temperature specialist Nagel Langdons increased turnover by almost 15% to £85m in the year ending 31 December 2013.The company also reported a 55% rise in pre-tax profit to £4.43m during the period, up from £2.85m in 2012.MD Arran Osman said the figures reflected a “continuation of natural growth” within ...
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MT ArticleCS Ellis to launch e-commerce fufilment business
CS Ellis (Group) is adapting to a "changing marketplace" this year with the launch of an e-commerce fulfilment division, Motortransport.co.uk can reveal.The new business has been created to cope with rising demand for added-value warehousing services connected with e-commerce, such as pick and pack, reworking of goods, resale of out-of-season ...
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Ocado creates more than 1,000 jobs across the UK
Online supermarket Ocado has created more than 1,000 driving, warehousing and operational support jobs as it looks to increase capacity in its network this year.It is looking for 800 more warehousing staff to pick, pack and load home delivery orders at its distribution centre in Dordon, Warwickshire.Ocado also hopes to ...
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MT ArticleCarlsberg plans to increase capacity with new Northampton DC
Carlsberg UK has submitted plans to open a 640,000ft² DC in Northampton, replacing two sites in the area.Subject to approval of the plans, which were submitted to Northampton Borough Council last month, the operator hopes to move into a 48.2 acre site at the Brackmills Point industrial estate next year.The ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution helps Morrisons boost efficiency with primary consolidation model
Bibby Distribution is to operate a third primary consolidation centre (PCC) for Morrisons, with a further two planned by mid-2015 as part of the supermarket’s strategy to boost the efficiency of its national network.The new 10,000-pallet Kent hub will consolidate regular deliveries from suppliers in the South-East, where a Bibby-designed ...
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TNT Express appoints new CFO
TNT Express has appointed Maarten Jan de Vries as its new chief financial officer, replacing Bernard Bot later this year.He will take up his new position on 1 July when Bot steps down after three years in the role.New to the express delivery sector, he was formerly CEO at Philips ...
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UK Mail tight-lipped about action taken in wake of Dispatches expose
UK Mail has declined to say what changes it has made to its operation since staff at one of its depots were shown on television mistreating customer consignments. In a report broadcast on 29 April last year, Channel 4’s Dispatches secretly filmed staff at UK Mail’s Bournemouth depot throwing and ...
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MT ArticleReive and Grossart signs up with Palletforce
Abington, South Lanarkshire general haulier Reive and Grossart has joined the Palletforce network, covering the KA and PA1 to PA19 postcodes. The family-owned firm, which was established in 1965, has 11 vehicles operating at 7.5 to 44-tonnes GVW and is located just off junction 13 of the M74 in central ...
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Yodel losing big bucks
Yodel’s annual loss increased by nearly half, its latest financial accounts reveal, despite a change in senior management and the firm’s extensive remodelling of its network.Loss on ordinary activities before taxation for the year ended 30 June 2013 increased 46% to £98.2m (2011/12: £66.9m). Turnover fell 28% to £389m in ...
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MT ArticlePalletline launches Plus Logistics to take on the 3PLs
Plus LogisticsPalletline has revealed Plus Logistics, a new brand that the pallet network plans to leverage to take on the 3PLs at their own game.Launching Plus Logistics at an event at Palletline’s central hub in Birmingham last week (11 April), MD Kevin Buchanan said that while the Palletline name ...
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MT ArticleBullivant refreshes its fleet with Crossrail-compliant Dafs
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire heavy construction specialist Roger Bullivant has just brought six new Euro-6 Daf XF 6x2 midlift tractive units into service. The trucks, purchased from Derby dealer Imperial Commercials for just over £89,000 apiece, all have Daf's Super Space Cab and are powered by the MX-13 510hp engine coupled with ...
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BBC report highlights the thorn in TNT Post's side
TNT Post has found its postal delivery practices being called into question after BBC London News reported on a member of the public finding piles of confidential post dumped in a bush last month.The woman told the BBC earlier this week that she had alerted TNT Post to the find ...
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MT ArticleLafarge to begin auditing subcontractors for Fors
Subcontractors working for Lafarge Tarmac are to be audited by the aggregates giant to make sure they reach the standard required by Transport for London's Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors).As part of its strategy to improve cyclist safety and reduce vehicle emissions, Lafarge will next month become the first UK ...
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Stobart Group completes partial disposal of transport division
Stobart Group has completed the partial divestment of its transport division.In a statement to the London Stock Exchange this evening it said: “Stobart, the infrastructure and support services group, announces that the partial realisation of its transport and distribution division, as described in the company's announcement of 6 March 2014, ...
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Royal Mail warns of period of uncertainty after TNT Post complaint
Royal Mail has warned that Ofcom's decision to investigate changes to contract terms for Access customers will create "a period of uncertainty in the UK postal market".Planned changes to some of Royal Mail’s Access contract terms have been suspended as Ofcom investigates a formal complaint made by rival TNT Post ...
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MT ArticleSimarco buys freight fowarder IFB
Simon Reed, MD, SimarcoEssex-based freight forwarder and haulier Simarco has purchased Longport-Staffordshire based IFB for an undisclosed sum.Established in 1984, IFB had a turnover of £10.3m in the year to 31 December 2012 and made a pre-tax profit of £451,049, broadly in line with its performance a year earlier.The freight ...
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Turnover and profit increase at Advanced Supply Chain
Bradford-based Advanced Supply Chain has continued to grow turnover, revealing a revenue boost of nearly 15% to £31.7m for the year ended 30 June 2013 (2012: £27.6m).The Bradford-based logistics firm, which is registered at Company's House as Advanced Processing but trades as Advanced Supply Chain, said substantial investment in new ...