All Operator news articles – Page 343
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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 ...
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Pall-Ex appoints marketing director to support European expansion
Pall-Ex has appointed marketing consultant Jean-Paul Benizri as its marketing director, to support it in its expansion on the Continent.Benizri has been active most recently within the international drinks market, working with brands such as Fratelli Martini, Tequila Agave Azul and Azarro Wine in a number of senior roles.Pall-Ex MD ...
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George Willis named as MD of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics
George Willis has replaced Cindy Miller as MD of UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics, following Miller’s promotion to president of UPS Europe, Middle East and Africa earlier this year.The former US operations manager will be responsible for the parcel carrier’s business in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, ...
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Interoute Transport Services collapses into administration
Oxfordshire-based Interoute Transport Services has been placed into administration, and its transport business closed with immediate effect.The operator, which is based in Thame, appointed administrator Quantuma last Friday afternoon (17 May).MT understands that Interoute director Neil Daniells had been offering the business for sale ahead of its collapse.Carl Jackson, partner ...
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MT ArticleLangdons boosts Scottish urban deliveries
Langdons has taken on two more trailers from Gray & Adams to boost its urban delivery operations in cities in Scotland.The trailers are equipped with Anteo tuck-under tail-lifts, Whiting roller shutter doors and the latest Thermo-King Spectrum fridge units to cope with urban deliveries. The tractor units can also operate ...
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MT ArticleGrocontinental opens £5m frozen goods warehouse
Environment Minister Owen Paterson officially opened Grocontinental’s £5m frozen goods warehouse at its Whitchurch, Shropshire HQ last week.The 4,000m² warehouse boosts the company’s storage capacity by 13,000 pallets taking total storage capacity to 143,000 pallets.“As the biggest employer in a predominantly rural area, the company makes a major contribution to ...
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TNT UK quadruples profit through cost saving and operational changes
Profit at TNT UK almost quadrupled in 2012, during a year that put parent company TNT Express under pressure while the proposed takeover by parcel giant UPS was being considered.Pre-tax profit soared to £13.8m for the year ended 31 December 2012, after a year that saw it slip to £3.4m ...
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MT ArticleCollectPlus more than doubles parcel volumes in a year
CollectPlus has reported record volumes, more than doubling the number of parcels handled last year to 7.7 million, up from 3.3 million the year before.It claimed that its client base has risen 32% in the past 12 months, winning new contracts from retailers including John Lewis, Asda, Clarks, Schuh and ...
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Yearsley 'confident' on Peterborough planning decision
Heywood, Lancashire-based transport and logistics provider Yearsley Logistics has said it is “confident” its planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough will be approved.The 385,000ft² site, which it plans to establish in the Great Haddon Employment Zone and is intended to provide around 300 jobs, has ...
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Reed Boardall recognised by Tesco for service and sustainability
Temperature controlled storage and transport firm Reed Boardall has been named Fresh and Frozen Foods Haulier of the Year by retailer Tesco.The firm, which operates from a 142,000 pallet capacity cold store in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire and runs 160 refrigerated trucks, won the award for a combination of good service ...
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UK Pallets saw operating profit evaporate last year
UK Pallets, the pallet network owned by UK Mail Group, was rocked by a 64% collapse in year-on-year profits in the year to 31 March, its parent company has revealed.UK Mail Group warned in April that its pallet business, which contributes 6% of its total revenues, had experienced a difficult ...
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UK Mail to invest in network and automation after pre-tax profit rise
UK Mail chief executive Guy Buswell has said the company will be investing in its depot network and automated sortation equipment after delivering an18% uplift in pre-tax profit.The firm’s latest figures, published today, revealed that group turnover was up 10% on the previous year, while pre-tax profit was up at ...