All Operator news articles – Page 336
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DPD invests £3.7m in four new depots
Parcel carrier DPD has revealed plans to invest £3.7m in four new depots in Smethwick; Sheffield; Snetterton, Norfolk and Billingham, Teesside as part of its £175m strategy to handle increased volumes.The four sites will create 125 new jobs – 45 in Smethwick, five in Sheffield, 45 in Norfolk and 30 ...
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MT ArticleBatemans Brewery refleets with Ryder
Batemans Brewery has taken on six custom built Daf LFs at 21, 18 and 12-tonnes GVW, as it looks to refresh its fleet and boost carrying capacity.The vehicles, supplied on contract hire from Ryder, have custom-built Bevan curtainsiders bodies with a low deck height and low profile tyres and wheels.MD ...
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South West Delivery Services bought by Kay Transport
Palletways member Kay Transport has acquired the business of Truro-based South West Delivery Services, which was headed by MD Mark Adams. Simon Lowes of Ashtons JWD was appointed liquidator of the firm, which is also a Palletways member, last week (7 June) at a meeting of creditors.“The majority of the ...
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Profit trebles at Associated Cold Stores
Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T) felt the benefit of an upturn in trade due to the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee last year, with both turnover and profit up year-on-year.For the 12 months ending 29 December 2012, turnover rose to £20.4m, from £18.7m a year ago. Pre-tax profit stood ...
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CitySprint turnover hits £100m after acquisition spree
CitySprint's series of acquisitions over the past 18 months has seen its turnover top £100m for the first time, but the same-day courier is now targeting organic growth for 2013.Pre-tax profit rose 33.6% to £10.64m (2011: £7.9m) in the year to December 31 2012 as turnover increased 36.1% to £101.1m ...
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Shop Direct's Basnett joins Yodel
Keith Basnett has joined UK parcel distributor Yodel as chief operating officer after eight years in the same role with 'digital department store' the Shop Direct Group.Shop Direct Group owns brands including Very.co.uk, Littlewoods and Isme.At Yodel, Basnett will oversee the 150 million parcel deliveries Yodel makes for leading UK ...
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Marks and Spencer to build third DC at London Gateway
Marks & Spencer (M&S) will complete the UK supply chain transformation it began in 2009 by building a major new DC at the London Gateway container port and logistics park.The 900,000ft² DC at the deep-sea port's logistics park on the Thames in Essex, 25 miles from central London, will be ...
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Hoyer insists UK remains important despite steady decline of volumes
Hoyer Petrolog has insisted that the UK remains an important market to the German multi-national transport giant, despite forecasting flat turnover in a bulk transport market that remains in "steady decline".However pre-tax profit in its UK business rose 29% to £4.2m for the 12 months ending 31 December 2013, from ...
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UK Mail launches cross-border parcel delivery for SMEs
UK Mail has launched an international parcel delivery service via its SME-targeted ‘ipostparcels’ brand.The company will offer delivery to 160 countries worldwide via road and air, with collections and movements throughout the UK made by UK Mail’s network.The service, which is aimed at online retailers and eBay and Amazon sellers, ...
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Allport sells Specialist Services division
Allport Cargo Services has sold its Specialist Services division to Bishopsgate Specialist Installations, Motortransport.co.uk can reveal.Specialist Services undertakes the delivery, positioning and installation of technical, sensitive and outsize consignments, such as ATM machines, gourmet coffee stations, computers and VT equipment.Last year it added its first ever Renualt Trucks to its ...
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MT ArticleRecord breaking start to the year for pallet networks
A record-breaking amount of pallets were shifted by Association of Pallet Networks (APN) members during the first quarter of this year.APN members moved 3.5 million pallets through their hubs during the first few months of the year, representing the highest amount since benchmarking began in 2007, and a 4% increase ...
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Groupe Samat UK goes back to black
Leeds-based Groupe Samat UK pulled itself out of the red last year, company results for the year to 31 December 2012 have revealed.Pre-tax profit at the chemical transport group amounted to £191,442, compared with a loss of £543,273 in 2011.Turnover fell 4.7% to £9.04m (2011: £9.48m).The directors’ report noted the ...
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Royal Mail misses first class delivery target
Royal Mail missed its first class mail delivery target last year, after it experienced final mile delivery difficulties during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as the wintery weather throughout January, February and March.The operator missed its target to deliver 93% of all first class items the next day, ...
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MT ArticleLenham Storage posts growth despite rates squeeze
Lenham Storage walked away from nonviable business last year rather than compromise its service standards, but the operator’s MD has warned that there has been no let-up in rate pressure since.Keith Abrehart, MD of the Kent-based firm, said of the company’s newly published results: “We have achieved what we consider ...
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MT ArticleAPC Overnight's new hub to be fully operational within weeks
APC Overnight expects to have its new £15m Cannock facility up to full operational effectiveness within the month.Cannock will replace the company’s existing facility in Essington, Staffordshire, and at present about 35% of the network’s business volumes have been shifted across to the new facility.Sid Ziaullah, chief executive of APC ...
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MT ArticleHicks Logistics expands into warehousing
Hicks LogisiicsHicks Logistics has moved into warehousing after the acquisition of a 20,000ft² industrial unit next to its Caldicot base on the Severn Bridge Industrial Estate.The company hopes the diversification will boost its annual turnover from £7.5m to around the £10m mark, and has taken on ten more staff taking ...
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MT ArticleCo-operative expands waste back-haul operation
The Co-operative Group is expanding its back haul operation in a move that will save thousands of road miles and see 34,000 tonnes of food shop waste diverted from landfill.At the moment 1,500 food shops segregate waste for collection by The Co-operative's Logisitics Service with support from transport partners Norbert ...
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MT ArticleWiddowson takes Iveco Hi-Way route
Leicester-based Widdowson is reinforcing its 125-strong fleet with 21 new Iveco Stralis Hi-Ways.The deal, financed through Iveco Capital, saw it take delivery of ten of the units earlier this month, with the remainder to be delivered by Guest Truck and Van in the coming months.The new units will be used ...
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Royal Mail to launch click and collect service for online retailers
Royal Mail will launch the UK’s largest click and collect network later this year, introducing the service to over 10,000 Post Office branches.The post and parcel carrier is currently in talks with a number of major online retailers about offering the service on their websites when it becomes available later ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex France goes live
Pall-Ex has launched in PolandPall-Ex France has officially gone live, becoming the business’s fourth active network on the Continent.Pall-Ex France, which is run by De Rijke, has a hub in Bourges and 40 hauliers in membership.Lionel Brizard, network director at Pall-Ex France, said: “Unlike Pall-Ex Romania, we’re not the first ...