All Operator news articles – Page 336
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Yodel trials new staff vetting system following subbie's illegal worker fine
Yodel is trialling a new vetting system for staff supplied to it after a subcontractor was fined £4,000 for employing an illegal worker.A Yodel spokesman told MT it had been working with the authorities on the investigation into the incident, which came to light after a raid by immigration officers ...
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MT ArticleHope Construction Materials opts for Mercedes-Benz Arocs with Mcphee mixers
Hope Construction Materials has added 36 Mercedes-Benz Arocs trucks fitted with McPhee mixer systems to its 300-strong mixer fleet. The 8x4 Euro-6s have been fitted with a system developed by Cycle Safety Shield, which includes a lane control system, collision avoidance and Mobileye technology that warns a driver if a ...
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Royal Mail warns that parcel competition has hurt revenues
Royal Mail has warned that revenue in its UK parcels business was lower than it anticipated in the last three months due to competition in the market for deliveries. In an interim statement for investors published today, the newly privatised Royal Mail said that while UK parcel volumes rose 1% ...
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Palletforce launches Scandinavian service
Palletforce’s Scandinavian service has gone live, as the pallet network continues to develop its European service.The network, based in Burton-upon-Trent, is no offering of 48-hour delivery and import service to Norway, Sweden and Denmark as well as Finland.Palletforce member Aeroship, part of the Leman Nordic Group, is operating the service ...
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Morrisons to expand Bridgwater DC
Morrisons is to expand its DC in Bridgwater to support the expansion of its convenience stores in the south west and south Wales.The supermarket plans to extend its DHL-operated Willow Green regional distribution centre by 95,000ft². It will modify an existing building, located close to the site, to increase ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex restructure sees new members join network
Pall-Ex has restructured a number of its member postcodes in a move that sees two new members join the network from rival Palletways.Rugby-based Exact Logistics moves to Pall-Ex from Palletways, and will take control of coverage for part of the CV postcode, a new area created specifically for the haulier. ...
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Unite poised for week-long strike at five Argos DCs
Union Unite has announced a fresh week-long strike at five Argos distribution centres in its latest protest over the retailer’s ongoing supply chain transformation programme.The strike, which the union says will involve around 1,000 warehouse staff, will start at 6am this Saturday (19 July) at the retailer’s Basildon, Bridgwater, Castleford ...
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Sainsbury's DC industrial action will not take place
Unite members at Sainsbury’s distribution centres (DCs) across the country have decided against industrial action following a strike at its Haydock, Merseyside DC last month.According to the union, drivers and warehouse staff at the supermarket’s Hams Hall, Elstree, Basingstoke, Waltham Point and Rye Park DCs have decided not to pursue ...
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MT ArticleTransline Logistics exceeds parcel volume milestone
Recently-launched home delivery firm Transline Logistics claims to have exceeded the one million parcels a month milestone in just one year of trading.The business, launched by driver recruitment firm Transline Group in 2013, has already won business from some major unnamed online retailers.Its fleet has grown from 250 to 350 ...
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Wincanton wins multiple new contracts as competitive pressure continues
Wincanton has revealed a slew of new business wins and renewed contracts, but is continuing to see competitive pressure across many of is divisions as customers focus on their costs.In an interim management statement covering the period from 1 April to date, the operator said it had secured a number ...
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens opens fourth CNG refuelling station
Howard Tenens has opened its fourth compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling facility at its Swindon depot.The site will be used to fuel gas-powered vehicles in its own and other operators’ fleets. It can potentially refuel 125 vehicles a day and contains twin compressors, three dispensers for HGVs and a dispenser ...
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MT ArticleArla Foods' combination trailer modified to power milk pumps
Carrier Transicold UK has modified Arla Foods’ tri-axle combination trailer so it can power the motors used when loading and discharging raw milk, instead of using a tractor unit with power take-off (PTO).The MT Award-winning trailer, which is made up of a half refrigerated body and half milk tanker, has ...
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Hermes expands international delivery capabilities
Hermes is offering UK-based retailers the ability to have their parcels delivered into its overseas ParcelShops for the first time.The service will see Hermes deliver orders into its 36,000 ParcelShops across Europe, including shops in France, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Monaco.It will also deliver to consumers’ home addresses in 20 ...
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Argos brushes off strike action at five distribution centres
Retailer Argos has said it managed to operate a normal service for customers despite a strike by warehouse staff at five of its distribution centres on Friday.The 24-hour strike was organised by union Unite in protest over proposed changes to terms and conditions arising from the retailer’s ongoing five-year supply ...
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MT ArticleUB predicts major gains from longer semi-trailers
Biscuit and cake manufacturer United Biscuits has estimated it will save 450,000 truck miles and reduce carbon emissions by 618 tonnes a year after extending the number of longer semi-trailers it runs from 20 to 62.The firm, which took receipt of the last of 42 additional longer semi-trailers in June, ...
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UK Mail starts the year with strong volume growth
First quarter daily parcel volumes were up 10% at UK Mail, but the firm expects growth to slow this year as it nears capacity.It expects that parcel volumes will level out during the rest of the year, as indicated in May, as the relocation of its Coventry hub to make ...
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DHL Express to spend £156m boosting capacity
DHL Express is to invest £156m in increasing capacity at its UK hubs and depots following double-digit growth in the past four years.The express parcel carrier revealed it will have completed major redevelopments at its Heathrow and East Midlands airport hubs by mid-2016, as well as upgrading many of its ...
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MT ArticlePrestons of Potto bounces back to profit
Prestons of PottoPrestons of Potto was back in the black in 2013, according to its recently published accounts.The MT Top 100 company, which is registered at Companies House as Richard Preston & Sons, recorded a pre-tax profit of £9,873 for the year to 31 December 2013. In 2012 the company ...
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Green Group adds former Seafield Logistics warehouse
The Green Group has completed what it views as a breakthrough deal after securing collapsed Seafield Logistics’ Worksop site, a move that saves 70 jobs and transforms its warehousing capability.Seafield Logistics collapsed last month and Abbey Logistics and Lomas Distribution secured much of its bulk powder distribution operations and Winsford ...
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MT ArticleJohn Raymond Transport named Tesco's Haulier of the Year
John Raymond TransportTesco has selected John Raymond Transport as its Grocery and General Merchandise Haulier of the Year.It recognises John Raymond’s contribution within the supermarket chain’s primary distribution operation, and saw the haulier beat previous winners Maritime and Eddie Stobart to this year’s title.John Clark, Tesco primary UK operations manager, ...