All Operator news articles – Page 327
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City Link appoints administrators at Christmas after substantial losses
City Link appointed administrators on Christmas Eve, temporarily suspending all operations over Christmas, citing continued “substantial losses over several years” and admitted it would be unable to accept new parcels due to the further losses it would incur.Administrators Ernst & Young’s (EY) also revealed that it had failed to identify ...
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NFT Distribution was profitable before being acquired
Chilled logistics specialist NFT Distribution was back in the black before it was acquired by new owner EmergeVest earlier in the year, posting a pre-tax profit of £1.6m in the 12 months ending 31 March 2014.NFT had previously posted a loss of £5.8m, and turned around its profit performance in ...
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Pallet-Track opens Scottish hub
Hot on the heels of the launch of a southern hub, Wolverhampton-based pallet network Pallet-Track has officially launched its first Scottish hub.The business said the partnership with network shareholder-member Courier Connections from its depot in Bellshill, would help speed up deliveries, cut costs and improve journey times. Pallet-Track recently boosted ...
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Business uplift pushes Downton to expand Quedgeley warehouse
CM Downton is to extend its 100,000ft² Quedgeley warehouse, after a surge in business and new contract wins.It plans to add 27,000ft² of warehousing space to the site, which is located on the Quedgeley West Business Park in Gloucestershire. The development represents a £1.5m investment by the firm and is ...
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Connect completes Tuffnells takeover
Connect Group has completed its takeover of Tuffnells Parcels Express, with the deal first revealed last month.Tuffnells, known for its Big Green Parcel Machine brand, has been acquired for an initial consideration of £113.4m, according to a statement released to the City earlier.Subject to performance targets being met and continuing ...
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Tesco puts its first refrigerated drawbar into operation
Tesco has taken delivery of its first temperature-controlled drawbar vehicle, which will be used to make deliveries to its convenience stores.The 18.75m drawbar configuration will give the supermarket chain improved access to its Tesco Express stores, which are usually located in built-up and residential areas. It will allow it to ...
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MT ArticleAcumen acquires Stobart enclosed car delivery business
Northampton-based Acumen Automotive Logistics has acquired Stobart Group’s enclosed car delivery operations for an undisclosed sum.The division, which trades as Enable, was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autologic before it was acquired by Stobart in 2012. It specialises in moving visually sensitive and specialist vehicles throughout the UK and Europe.The ...
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MT ArticleDPD £100m hub complete
Work on DPD’s £100m East Midlands hub has been completed, with the facility expected to be fully operational by next September.The 360,000ft² hub at Hinckley Commercial Park, Leicestershire, has 264 loading dock doors, 73,087ft² for mezzanine split over two floors and will have a Beumer automated sortation system which will ...
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MT ArticleGordon Leslie expands warehousing division with Benchmark Packaging acquisition
Gordon Leslie Group has acquired Glasgow-based warehousing and bonded storage business Benchmark Packaging for an undisclosed sum.The deal will boost Gordon Leslie’s turnover more than 40%, from about £7m a year to £10m, with headcount increasing from 50 employees to 110.MD Craig Leslie told MotorTransport.co.uk that the group had been ...
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DX Group buys half of Gnewt Cargo shareholding
DX Group has acquired almost half of last-mile delivery firm Gnewt Cargo for £1.75m.DX has bought a 49.8% stake in the firm, which runs a 100-strong fleet of zero-emission vehicles for last mile multi-drop deliveries in central London. As well as running electric vans, Gnewt also has a fleet of ...
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Royal Mail may face a fine of up to 10% of its turnover from Ofcom
Royal Mail could be hit with a fine of up to 10% of its “relevant turnover” if an investigation into final mile pricing finds it has breached competition law. Ofcom, which last week concluded that competition from rivals is not a threat to Royal Mail’s ability to provide a universal ...
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MT ArticleFarrall's Transport invests £3.5m in Deeside warehousing to unlock Liverpool SuperPort potential
Farrall’s Transport has invested £3.5m in a new 81,000ft² food grade facility in Deeside to tap into a predicted boost in port-centric logistics from the opening of the Liverpool SuperPort next year.The new warehouse will be operational by January 2015 and complements an existing 80,000ft² DC on ...
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Norbert Dentressangle and Wrings Transport fined for breaking weight limit
Norbert Dentressangle and Wrings Transport have been prosecuted for a second time after breaching a weight restriction in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.The companies were among eight operators hauled before Chippenham magistrates last month after breaking the 18-tonne ban over a bridge in the town, plus a 7.5-tonne weight restriction in ...
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MT ArticleWincanton has updated its vehicle and trailer fleet
Wincanton has invested in 80 new Euro- 6 Renaults and Mercedes-Benz as part of its drive to increase efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of its operations.It has also bought 276 curtain-sided trailers, which adhere to the load restraint EN12642 XL accreditation.The company says the vehicles, which include Mercedes-Benz Actros ...
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Wincanton re-accredited with Fors bronze
Wincanton has been re-accredited with a bronze status by Transport for London’s Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors).The voluntary certification scheme ensures that operators in London and elsewhere in the UK work to high standards that go beyond minimum legal requirements in areas such as health and safety and environmental impact.Wincanton ...
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MT ArticleHMT Shipping to move to new site after continued business growth
Palletline-member HMT Shipping is to move from its Longbridge, Preston home to a new site near the city at Roman Way due to a surge in business.The operator, which started out serving the construction market moving flatbed-loads across the Irish Sea before diversifying into curtainsiders and pallets, purchased the site ...
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MT ArticleAK Worthington and Global Logistics (UK) to merge
Manchester-based road transport companies AK Worthington and Global Logistics (UK) are to merge.The union will create AKW Global Logistics, with the combined business operating from a newly acquired 12-acre site on Alba Way, Trafford Park.Although the businesses will operate separately for now, the plan is to integrate them by next ...
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MT ArticleBibby Supply Chain Services chief exec steps down
Bibby Supply Chain Services chief executive Iain Speak is to leave the business at the end of this year to form his own consultancy. Speak has been with the firm for 17 years, overseeing a rise in Bibby Distribution’s turnover over that period from £63m to more than £300m.He will ...
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Clipper extends returns capabilities with Servicecare acquisition
Clipper Logistics has bought return logistics provider Servicecare Support Services for £5.7m and published its first set of results since its flotation earlier this year.The acquisition was made as part of Clipper’s strategy to enhance its Boomerang returns-service and increase its presence in the electrical goods returns market.Servicecare’s MD Dave ...
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Royal Mail's universal service obligation not at threat, says regulator
Ofcom has said it does not see competition from final-mile delivery firms as a threat to Royal Mail’s ability to continue to provide a universal postal service.Following calls made earlier this year for the regulator to protect its final-mile delivery service from increased competition, Ofcom has concluded that Royal Mail's ...