All Operator news articles – Page 339
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MT ArticleWaitrose to open Leyland RDC in September
Waitrose will officially open its £32m Leyland RDC in September, following a phased roll-out from late July.The RDC, which includes a 360,000ft² warehouse, a vehicle maintenance unit and 50,000ft² of office space, will initially service 42 stores across the north of England and Scotland.This number is expected to increase to ...
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MT ArticleHeatwave leads to volume boom at DHL
The recent heatwave has seen massive spikes in retail volumes for chilled and frozen goods, according to DHL Supply Chain.The UK’s largest logistics firm said the hot weather in July had seen demand for bottled water rise by 45% and soft drink volume increase by 35%.During the heatwave, which is ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track achieves 10 millionth pallet milestone
Pallet-Track forklift trucksPallet-Track has processed its 10 millionth pallet through its Wolverhampton hub , achieving the milestone in less than ten years of operation and without a single loss.The company, which will celebrate a decade in business next year, operates from a 267,000ft² DC in Millfield Road.The network also ...
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UK Mail to move into new Slough depot in August
UK Mail will move into its 45,000 ft² extended Slough depot at the beginning of August, almost doubling the space it has in the area.The newly-refurbished site on Buckingham Avenue will nearly double the company’s presence on the Slough Trading Estate, which also includes a 24,000 ft² site on nearby ...
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Premier Logistics to move home this autumn
Leicester-based Premier Logistics is to move to a new home this autumn, which will allow it to significantly grow its warehousing business as well as offer new services.The company will leave its Meridian Business Park home to move to a new DC at a 200,000ft² former factory site, which also ...
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TNT UK makes managers redundant after group profit dips
TNT UK is restructuring its operations and sales divisions in a management shake-up that will see up to 15 redundancies.The company said it is reviewing management roles and introducing new positions that are more suitable to the way it currently operates.A spokeswoman said there will be no change in the ...
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Union to decide on Royal Mail strike ballot this week
Royal Mail has called the threat of strike action by members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) “harmful”, ahead of the union’s meeting this week to decide whether a ballot should be held.The union, which last month rejected the operator’s offer of an 8.6% increase in pay over three-years, will ...
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London Gateway will change container haulage says Pentalver boss
The MD of one of the largest container hauliers in the UK has warned that the pattern of business in the sector will “change dramatically” over the next 12 months when the London Gateway opens at the end of the year.Speaking as the haulier unveiled a 6.5% year-on-year increase in ...
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Wincanton positive about this financial year, despite container volume fall
Wincanton’s commercial vehicle maintenance division, Pullman Fleet Services, has performed well in the first quarter of the current financial year, its parent has said.In its interim management statement, published on Friday (26 July), Wincanton said it has a “good pipeline” of opportunities for Pullman.It added that there has been no ...
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Potter and Clipper Logistics fight back over Olympia Park threat
A planning decision could be made before the end of this year over a contentious new residential development in Yorkshire involving construction of a primary school and numerous homes next to the operating sites of two big logistics firms. The planning application for the Olympia Park development in Selby, which ...
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Morrisons lays claim to 350th authorised testing facility milestone
Supermarket chain Morrisons has opened the UK's 350th authorised testing facility (ATF) at its regional DC in Bridgwater, Somerset. Morrisons engineering manager Robert Ward said it would “enable DHL/Morrisons to reduce dead mileage, fuel usage and unproductive workshop hours” as well as providing “the opportunity to facilitate external third party ...
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MT ArticleDeborah Services adds more Isuzu trucks to fleet
Wakefield-based Deborah Services (DSL) has taken delivery of 13 new 7.5 tonne trucks from Isuzu Truck. DSL, which provides of a range of services including scaffolding and access, insulation, protective coatings, passive fire protection and temporary roofing systems, will use the replacement trucks in its hire and sales, and contract ...
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MT ArticleCalor Gas orders 88 trailers from Cartwright
Calor Gas has ordered 88 Cartwright trailers and eight rigid-body vehicles as part of its fleet replacement programme.The order will take Calor’s fleet of Cartwright-built trailers to 437, and its Cartwright cylinder rigids, which range between 5-tonnes and 18-tonnes GVW, to 234.The majority of the order, 56, consists of 35-tonne ...
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Hermes invests in network and couriers as it gears up for Christmas
Hermes will shortly be opening a temporary parcel sortation hub in Bradford to accommodate a forecast 15% rise in parcels volume this year.The Bradford hub, a temporary addition to the network, will be used to handle an expected surge in volume during and leading up to this year’s Christmas peak.At ...
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Bibby Distribution reduces its fleet's diesel consumption
Bibby Distribution has, due to significant investment in its fleet and driver training in 2012, reduced its total diesel consumption by 2%.This reduction follows an 18-month period of initiatives including the introduction of 20 new Don-Bur Teardrop trailers and advanced training in Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving (SAFED) for more ...
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Hargreaves Logistics performed in line with expectations last year
Hargreaves Logistics had a "solid" year in 2012-13, performing in line with expectations, parent company Hargreaves Services said today.Both its dry bulk fleet and tanker fleet performed well, its pre-close trading statement for the year ended 31 May 2013 revealed.It added that the group remained in a “strong” ...
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution takes on 110 Ivecos from Ryder
Menzies Distribution is replacing half of its 240-strong LGV fleet with 110 Euro-5 Ivecos, on hire from Ryder.The trucks, which have been taken on under a five-year contract hire deal, range from 6.5-tonnes to 25-tonnes and will be delivered in batches throughout this year and into 2014.A further 16 LGVs, ...
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Former Pall-Ex member Transol Worldwide Logistics goes into liquidation
Former Pall-Ex and Fortec member Transol Worldwide Logistics has been placed in liquidation after it appointed administrators earlier this year, owing £739,810.The Coventry-based operator, which had O-licences to run 20 vehicles and seven trailers across two sites in Coventry, was placed in liquidation on 9 July by administrators Brett Barton ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics warehouse refurbished for Asda
Clipper Logistics has announced the refurbishment of its 225,000ft² warehouse in Didcot to service Asda’s multichannel general merchandise operation.The refurbishment will increase the site’s capacity, allowing the retailer to offer an extended range of products via the Asda Direct website, said Clipper.The announcement builds on the longstanding relationship between the ...
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Fire damages 50% of Norbert's Grantham warehouse
A fire at Norbert Dentressangle’s Easton distribution centre, near Grantham, last week damaged approximately half of a warehouse there containing pet food, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue has confirmed.The blaze broke out at around 2.45pm on Monday 15 July and resulted in "severe damage by fire to 50% of the warehouse ...