All Operator news articles – Page 341
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Grampian Continental business booms thanks to Newcastle site
Grampian Continental has won £500,000 in new contracts since it opened a Newcastle site last year, it has said.The Aberdeenshire-based operator, which specialises in gas and oil transport, claimed it is winning new business each week, the majority of which has come from Aberdeen firms looking to increase their presence ...
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Norbert Dentressangle begins trading on London stock exchange
Norbert Dentressangle has today (4 July) began trading on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange, following approval from the UK Listing Authority.Chief executive Hervé Montjotin rang NYSE Euronext’s opening bell in London this morning to celebrate its first day of trading.The firm, which is already listed on the NYSE Euronext ...
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UPN launches mobile track and trace App
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has launched a mobile App, providing customers and depots alike with a track and trace service.The App, developed in-house, allows the tracking of palletised goods through their journey from collection, to UPN’s Lichfield hub, to final delivery via the input of a consignment number and ...
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MT ArticleExol adds new Scania to lubricants fleet
Lubricants blender Exol Lubricants has increased its delivery fleet to 18 vehicles, following the addition of a new Euro-5 Scania unit.The 13-litre Euro-5 G440 6x2 tractive unit entered operation for Exol in January and was joined in May by a new 36,000 litre Lakeland Tankers trailer with a lightweight chassis ...
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Keedwell pre-tax proft jump as construction recovery continues
Highbridge, Somerset-based RT Keedwell Holdings boosted its pre-tax profit almost 25-fold in the year to 31 October 2012, reporting pre-tax profit of £198,000 compared to just £8,000 the previous year as it recovered from a serious downturn in the construction sector. Turnover at the group, which includes RT Keedwell, K&J ...
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MT ArticlePremier Logistics opens first southern hub
Premier LogisticsLeicester-based Pall-Ex member Premier Logistics has opened its first southern hub, as part of its stated plan to double its operation in size in the coming twelve months.The company has secured the St Albans site of Bill Chippington Haulage, which ceased trading last month.Mark Steel, commercial manager at Premier ...
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MT ArticleCFT Services to become part of Birds Transport
CFT Services is to become part of Birds Transport & LogisticsBallyvesey Holdings has added to its road transport interest with the purchase of the the trade and assets of Heywood-based CFT Services.Following the deal last month (28 June), CFT Services, which is a Pallet-Track member, will continue to operate from ...
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CWU rejects Royal Mail pay offer
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has rejected Royal Mail’s pay rise offer, labelling it as a “sweetener to swallow some very bitter pills”.The post and parcel giant proposed an 8.6% pay rise over three years for around 125,000 staff yesterday, but the union said the offer did not meet its ...
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Fortec boosts its commercial team
The Fortec Pallet Distribution Network has appointed a new commercial manager as it continues to identify and pursue new opportunities for corporate business development.The Watford, Northampton-based pallet network has welcomed Lin Simpson to the newly-created role of commercial manager, which will see her work to develop the network's corporate division ...
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Royal Mail proposes agreement with the CWU
Royal Mail has proposed a new three year agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU), following a ballot for industrial action last month.The operator will propose an 8.6% pay rise for around 125,000 staff over three years, as well as a lump-sum payment of £300 in December 2013.Royal Mail is ...
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MT ArticleJon Barber joins APC board of directors
APC Overnight founding member MD, Jon Barber, has joined the network’s board of directors less than a year after his latest firm, Delivered, was established.Barber joins the board with over 30 years of experience in the industry and his appointment marks his second directorial position at APC, with the first ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution fills longer semi-trailer allocation
Bibby Distribution will use its full allocation of 25 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) when it takes delivery of twelve more 15.65m models. They will join 13 identical Don-Bur trailers which Bibby added to its fleet in 2012 as part of the on-going trial of longer trailers.Bibby is now lobbying to extend ...
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Norbert Dentressangle plans London stock exchange listing
Norbert Dentressangle is seeking approval to be listed on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange from next week.The company’s application will be heard by the UK Listing Authority on Monday (2 July) and if successful, shares will be listed on the standard listing segment on Thursday (4 July) under ‘GND’.It ...
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HW Coates enjoys 'satisfactory' increase in profits
Leicester-based packaged chemicals logistics provider HW Coates Holdings has described its financial performance in the year to 31 December 2012 as "satisfactory" - despite raising its profit before tax by 34% over the previous year.The firm, which raised turnover by 4% during the year from £32.9m to £34.3m, reported profit ...
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Approval finally granted for Yearsley Logistics' new Peterborough cold store
Heywood, Lancashire-based Yearsley Logistics’ planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough has finally been approved. The 385,000 ft² site, which Yearsley wants to construct in the Great Haddon Employment Zone, has been in planning for months but had drawn fire from a number of sources ...
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Stobart reports satisfactory start to the year
Stobart Group has reported a “satisfactory” start to the year, despite low volumes from FMCG customers in its Eddie Stobart transport and distribution division.Its first quarter interim management statement today, covering the period from 1 March, the company said it expects volumes in the division to increase over the summer ...
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DPD launches 15 minute delivery window for ASOS
DPD has launched a 15 minute delivery window for online fashion retailer ASOS to cut down on the number of failed deliveries.The ‘Follow My Parcel’ service, which was developed in partnership with the retailer, is an extension of DPD’s Predict service which launched last year.Like Predict, customers will receive a ...
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Hermes network expansion to deliver a third more capacity
Hermes has revealed the timescale for some of its expansion plans throughout 2013 and 2014, in what it hopes will deliver a capacity uplift of around a third.Speaking at the Mail & Express Delivery Show in London yesterday (25 June), sales director Gary Winter said the carrier is currently doubling ...
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Arrow XL launches 'container port to home delivery' service
Two-man delivery operator Arrow XL has launched its complete logistics service, covering all aspects of goods movement from unloading products from containers and delivering them to households.The firm, which was formerly known as Yodel XL before it unveiled its new identity earlier this year, will offer goods movement from container ...
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DB Schenker adds 43 new trucks to its UK fleet
Schenker, the UK division of German firm DB Schenker Logistics, has taken a delivery of a mixed fleet of 43 new trucks as it looks to increase the number of lightweight vehicles on its operations.The new fleet comprises of 25 7.5-tonners and 15 18-tonne trucks, including Volvo, Daf, Renault and ...