All Operator news articles – Page 354
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MT ArticleGlendale Transport deliver gourmet reindeer fodder
Palletways member Glendale Transport has delivered 220lbs of reindeer moss to four hard-working reindeer at Richardson’s Garden Centre in Seaham, South Shields.The special bushy lichen, which serves as good winter fodder for reindeer, has been transported more than 1,300 miles from Lapland in Finland.“We were delighted when Richardson’s Garden Centre ...
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Loss at Evans Transport after depot dispute
North-Devon haulier Evans Transport slipped into the red after being forced to write-down an exceptional charge of £310,000 relating to its Anchor Mill, Barnstable depot.Evans Transport posted a pre-tax loss of £149,552 for the 12 months ending 31 March 2012, compared to a pre-tax profit of £150,391 in the previous ...
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Co-op completes construction of Castlewood DC
Construction has been completed on a new £22m food DC for The Co-operative in north Derbyshire, which the firm says will employ over 1,000 people and create around 320 new jobs.The Castlewood site, which will service over 500 Co-operative food stores in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, will start operation ...
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Yearsley welcomes Peterborough planning decision
Yearsley Group has welcomed a decision by Peterborough City Council’s planning committee to approve the construction of buildings up to 35m high at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park, where it intends to build a new 385,000ft2 cold store.The decision means Yearsley can now proceed with a planning application for ...
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UPS predicts 20 December will be busiest day
UPS predicts that tomorrow (20 December) will be its busiest day of the year with an estimated 28 million packages delivered worldwide.The parcels giant expects to deliver over 12 million more packages on its busiest day than its daily worldwide average of 15.8 million parcels.It anticipates delivering 527 million parcels ...
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MT ArticleNews Extra: After the Games
Although the heroics of Team GB at London 2012 already feel like a long time ago, UPS, which was named logistics and express delivery partner to the Games in January 2009, doesn’t officially wrap up its involvement until the end of this month.The winding down and effective closure of two ...
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MT ArticleFramptons Transport Services: expansion on track for January
Gregory Distribution bought fellow South-West haulier Framptons Transport Services in April 2015Somerset-based Framptons Transport Services is set to open its new Mendip DC in early January.The new £5m, 85,000 ft² DC has been built on time and within budget by local building contractor Ken Biggs.The Shepton Mallet-based facility will increase ...
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MT ArticleGist restructures European business
Gist has re-branded and restructured the European arm of its business, bringing several different operating companies and centres under one roof.In 2005 Gist acquired G Van Dongen Holdings, a conglomerate of seven temperature-controlled operators based in the Netherlands and Spain, with a customer base including Flowerplus, Fritolay, Maersk, and Tetrapak.Now, ...
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Turners (Soham) starts renewal of Browns fleet
Following its acquisition of Browns Chilled Distribution in September, Newmarket, Suffolk-based Turners (Soham) has started taking delivery of 50 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractive units as part of a replacement programme for the Browns fleet.The trucks, which are all 6x2s, will be based at Browns’ Bicker site, near Spalding, and ...
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NWF Group expects profit uplift despite weaker Boughey performance
NWF Group expects pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 November to be greater than the same period in 2011, despite lower than expected performance in its food distribution arm.In its interim statement, the firm said its Boughey Distribution business performed “slightly behind expectations” as it did not take ...
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Yusen Logistics to spend £9m on upgrades
Yusen Logistics is to spend some £9m upgrading its fleet and IT systems after merging its road transport operations with its air and sea freight forwarding businesses last year.Some £7m will be spent on a combination of vehicles and mechanical handling equipment as well as trailers including pillar-less ...
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Eddie Stobart pleased drivers row resolved ahead of Christmas
The MD of Eddie Stobart has said he is “extremely pleased” that the Doncaster driver row has finally been resolved.Speaking after Unite revealed its members had accepted an improved redundancy offer, the details of which were not disclosed, Eddie Stobart MD David Pickering said: “Since the start of September, we’ve ...
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MT ArticleHermes upgrades fleet to handle growth in parcel volumes
Hermes has invested in 100 new vehicles as part of a fleet replacement programme, which will also assist it with additional parcel volumes.The parcels firm has made a multi-million pound investment in 86 vans, a mix of 7.5-tonne, 12-tonne and 18-tonne vehicles, which will be used for radial depot work. ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint acquires Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers
CitySprint has acquired all operations at Woking-based Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers.Its same-day, international and UK overnight operations were acquired by CitySprint on 8 December, taking its network to 35 depots and 2,000 couriers. It will be transferred over to the CitySprint brand later this month.CitySprint said the transition will be ...
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MT ArticleSox Express extends Advanced Supply Chain contract
Sock manufacturer Sox Express has expanded the scope of its relationship with Advanced Supply Chain.Advanced Supply Chain will now provide all of the manufacturer's warehousing requirements, in addition to transport services, for Sox customer Asda. Sox Express operations director Robert Leckie said: "We had used Advanced delivering product to our ...
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MT ArticleWincanton names new finance director
Wincanton has named Adrian Colman as the successor to finance director Jon Kempster, as the logistics giant continues its march back to profit.Colman was finance director at technology company Psion through to its acquisition by Motorola Solutions in October.He has also worked as chief financial officer of London City Airport ...
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MT ArticlePartnerlink reveals European service partners
Partnerlink, the haulage consortium that counts Knights of Old, AK Worthington, Viamaster Transport and David Hathaway Transport as members, has launched a European service.The 18-strong UK consortium, which also features Owens Road Services, John G Russell and R Swain & Sons on its roster, is now offering services between the ...
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MT ArticleND names new UK logistics MD
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has announced the appointment of Phil Shaw as MD of its UK logistics business.The move follows the recent appointment of former UK logistics business MD Malcolm Wilson as MD of the group’s logistics division.Shaw was previously director of ND’s packed chemicals and manufacturing business unit in the ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex snaps up Cornish member to ensure continuity
Pall-Ex has moved to ensure coverage continuity in the South-west by buying Cornish network member Intercounty Distribution for £700,000.The company based on the Pennygillam Industrial Estate in Launceston has an O-licence for up to 22 vehicles and eight trailers. It has been a Pall-Ex member for 14 years.Pall-Ex MD Adrian ...
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MT ArticleTesco enters Eddie Stobart row
Tesco has been drawn into the Eddie Stobart Doncaster row as drivers at the DC prepare to start a third wave of strike action tomorrow (6 December).The supermarket chain, which runs the DC’s warehousing but outsourced the transport operation with 183 drivers to Eddie Stobart in August, has made a ...