All Operator news articles – Page 324
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Eddie Stobart on course to go private by April
Eddie Stobart could be a private company again as soon as April, according to a circular sent to shareholders of its parent group.Stobart Group, which revealed plans for a partial realisation of its transport and distribution division last week, will hold a shareholder meeting on the 31 March in a ...
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MT ArticleOffergeld Logistik picks Ryder contract hire for 10 Mercedes Actros
Glass haulier Offergeld Logistik UK has added 10 Euro-5 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet on a contract hire deal from Ryder. The Goole-based firm will use the new tractor units in conjunction with its own fleet of Inloader glass trailers, which it operates to undertake nationwide and international ...
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MT ArticleClugston reveals £2.15m fleet expansion plan for 2014
Clugston Distribution has revealed a £2.15m fleet expansion and renewal plan, as part of its strategy to boost its presence in the fuels, bulk powdered food, intermodal and bulk ash markets.The investment will see the purchase of 18 new Euro-6 Renault tractor units, and 14 new trailers.Nine of the new ...
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MT ArticleSeafield opens Immingham hub for Tata Chemicals contract
Seafield Logistics has opened a new Immingham hub to store sodium carbonate imported from the US by customer Tata Chemicals Europe.The new warehouse holds 60,000 tonnes of sodium carbonate (soda ash) - a powerdy white salt used in glassmaking - which Seafield distributes to Tata's customers in the East ...
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MT ArticleC Butt exited Pall-Ex after only six months
C Butt left Pall-Ex more than a year ago – just six months after joining – because its first foray into a pallet network failed to live up to its expectations, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The Northamptonshire operator joined Pall-Ex in October 2012, taking on the CV postcode. It had been earmarked ...
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Shortage of quality hauliers threatening networks' growth
An increasing shortage of quality hauliers is forcing pallet networks to look at ever more creative solutions to the problem of recruiting new members.Kevin Buchanan, MD at Palletline, said the acceleration in growth seen across the networks in recent months meant that the need to strengthen them with additional members ...
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DF Services snapped up by HLD Group
Kent operator DF Services has been acquired by investment firm HLD Group for an undisclosed sum.The car transporter company has been acquired by the business turnaround firm, which hopes to increase its turnover.Demis Ohandjanian, CEO of HLD Group and director at DF Services, said the fact that the operator ran ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group sells 51% stake in Eddie Stobart to former TDG owners
Stobart Group has sold a 51% stake in its transport division to Douglasbay Capital (Dbay) – the former owners of TDG - for £280.8m.The move sees William Stobart become chief executive of the newly formed, and once again privately owned, Eddie Stobart Logistics.Under the terms of the deal, the LSE-listed ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex looks to Slovakia and Czech Republic as part of its European expansion
Pall-Ex truckPall-Ex is targeting Slovakia and the Czech Republic as its next European network, having also recently begun searching for a franchise partner in Bulgaria.The network, which currently has Pall-Ex Italia, Pall-Ex Iberia, Pall-Ex Romania, Pall-Ex France and Pall-Ex Polska all up and running, wants to have a 15 country-strong ...
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MT ArticleNew FF&W livery revealed
Fagan & Whalley and Farrall’s Transport have revealed the new livery for their 4PL joint-venture FF&W.The North West-based hauliers revealed they had formalised their joint-venture last month, after the award of a new contract with construction materials manufacturer Knauf Insulation.Created by Driveline Marketing, the first trucks carrying the new identity ...
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Sainsbury's to double dual-fuel fleet
Sainsbury’s plans to double the size of its dual-fuel fleet as it orders 50 more liquefied biomethane fittings for its trucks. The supermarket will fit 50 vehicles with a natural gas fuel system during Q1 and Q2 this year.A spokesman for Sainsbury’s said the retrofitted trucks will be added to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle revealed as part of LPG technology trial
Norbert Dentressangle has revealed that it is one of the six operators involved in a trial of a new LPG system, dubbed EASI-LPG, which could improve vehicle mpg by as much as 15%.Headed by Frome-based vehicle monitoring equipment supplier Btrack, the trial is being lead by fuel efficiency consultant Dr ...
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K+N restructure helps boost profit and turnover
Kuehne + Nagel last year boosted both profit and turnover, globally and in Europe, through a combination of winning new business and restructuring.Its financial statements for 2013 revealed that increased turnover in its road and rail logistics business mainly came from the launch if its Road 2 Profit strategy, which ...
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MT ArticlePalletways appoints UK managing director
Luis Zubialde, Palletways UK managing directorPalletways has revealed Luis Zubialde is to become its first UK managing director, strengthening its recently remodelled executive team further.Zubialde is currently MD of the company’s Iberian network, a role he will continue in while a successor is found before taking on his new role.Julian ...
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FedEx, DHL and Royal Mail named in top 20 business brands
DHL, FedEx and Royal Mail have been named among the top 20 strongest business brands for the second year running in the annual ‘Superbrands’ league table.FedEx was voted the strongest of the UK’s transport and logistics brands, ranking at number 14 in the 2014 table, while Royal Mail followed closely ...
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Logistics boosts group turnover at Norbert Dentressangle
Strong growth in its logistics division helped offset declining revenues from transport at Norbert Dentressangle last year, leaving the firm's turnover almost 4% up with a fractional increase in profitability.Following a particularly good fourth quarter, the group reported an overall 3.9% rise in turnover during 2013 to just over €4bn ...
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DX Group reveals turnover increase and begins AIM listing
DX Group said it has successfully raised approximately £200.5m through selling shares on AIM this morning, following a 3% increase in turnover for the first six months of its current financial year.Shares began trading at 100 pence per share at 8am today (27 February), with interest from institutional and other ...
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DPD to open £3.5m Peterborough site
DPD has invested £3.5m on a new depot in Peterborough, which will be double the size of its current site in the city.The 37,000ft² site at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park will become fully operational in April and will replace its current Peterborough depot.It will give the operator improved access ...
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TNT Post submits formal complaint over Royal Mail contract changes
TNT Post UK has submitted a formal complaint to regulator Ofcom claiming that rival Royal Mail has breached its regulatory conditions.TNT’s complaint comes after Royal Mail revealed it would be changing the terms of the contracts it holds with other mail carriers, including the price it charges for final mile ...
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C&D South West opens Dorset depot
Chard-based C&D South West has opened a depot in Dorset, expanding its coverage in the South East and granting it easier access to the region’s ports and also central London.The Palletforce founder member believes the expansion will enable it to grow both its domestic and international business interests.Central to this ...