All Operator news articles – Page 326
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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 ...
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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, ...