All Operator news articles – Page 356
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Turnover up 8% at Fowler-Welch as margins improve
A combination of improved productivity and reconfigured warehousing space helped Fowler Welch improve its profit margin in the six months ending 30 September.While parent Dart Group did not break down the profit performance of its transport and distribution arm, it did reveal that turnover for the period rose 8% year-on-year ...
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MT ArticleCondor man brought in to oversee cross Solent tie-up
Steve Porter Transport Group has recruited Condor Logistics’ business development manager to oversee its strategic partnership with Meachers Global Logistics.Julian Pedler has joined the partnership in a role that is jointly funded by Steve Porter Transport and Meachers, with an eye to developing other off-shore markets such as the Channel ...
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MT ArticleNorbert Dentressangle gets new board members
Norbert Dentressangle has revealed two new members of its executive board, following the recent appointment of Hervé Montjotin as its new chief executive.Malcolm Wilson, formerly MD of Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK, has been appointed MD of the group's logistics division - a role previously handled by former CEO François Bertreau; ...
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MT ArticleUK Mail promises to fill gaps in pallet network
Express parcels and mail provider UK Mail Group says it is taking action to plug the gaps in its pallet distribution business UK Pallets.It reported a significant decline in operating profit from this division during the first six months of the financial year.While revenue from its pallets business rose 0.8% ...
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MT ArticleComet home delivery arm to close
More than 600 Comet staff at 12 UK locations have lost their jobs after the joint administrators axed most of its home delivery operation.The collapse of the high street retailer has so far resulted in almost 900 redundancies while Deloitte continues to search for a buyer for all or parts ...
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MT ArticleAPC drivers complete Driver CPC two years ahead of deadline
Parcel carrier APC Overnight has revealed that all of its LGV drivers have completed the Driver CPC.Its drivers have all completed the compulsory 35 hours of training two years ahead of the September 2014 deadline.Transport manager Surjit Ram said: “Road safety is imperative in any logistics firm, particularly one ...
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MT ArticleSurge in demand boosts APC Overnight's profit
Parcel delivery network APC Overnight made a £4.42m pre-tax profit last year, a 30.4% increase on the previous year’s figures.Turnover for the year ended 31 March 2012 rose 13.5% to £65.7m (2010/11: £57.9m) as a result of increased customer demand.Chief executive Syed Ziaullah said: “These results really are a ...
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MT ArticleConsumers unwilling to pay extra for evening deliveries, says Hermes
The majority of online shoppers are unwilling to pay extra for premium parcel delivery, despite demanding greater choice and flexibility, a Hermes survey has revealed.The carrier has stressed the importance of offering a variety of delivery options, after a survey of 1,000 e-retail customers, commissioned by Hermes, found that many ...
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MT ArticleElddis Transport puts first of its urban artics into operation
Elddis Transport has put its first urban artic on the road, as an alternative to the 18-tonne rigids it usually operates within towns and cities.Comprising a 10-metre Lawrence David engineered trailer pulled by a Euro-5 New Actros, the configuration was trialled in Manchester earlier this year and provides four additional ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint to add couriers for Christmas peak
CitySprint is looking to recruit an additional 300 couriers ahead of its Christmas peak.In response to a 318.7% increase in parcel volumes last December, compared to the monthly average for the rest of the year, it is hoping to take on additional delivery staff to handle what it predicts will ...
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MT ArticleExact Logistics joins German freight sharing firm
Rugby-based Exact Logistics has bought into CTL, a German freight sharing firm, that will see it increase volumes by an anticipated 80% over the next 12 months.The “five-figure” deal will enable Exact to deliver and collect from CTL’s 130 ‘partners’ between Germany and the UK and Ireland, as well as ...
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MT ArticleHargreaves to give subcontractors 3% rate rise
Specialist bulk and waste carrier Hargreaves Transport Services (HTS) is raising the rate it pays subcontracted drivers in an attempt to develop a more stable relationship with them.The 3% rise, to be applied from 1 December, will add £750,000 a year to HTS’s costs. But the County Durham-based operator believes ...
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MT ArticleC Butt to takeover Mainland's Pall-Ex postcode
Pall-Ex has confirmed C Butt will be taking on the postcode currently run by Mainland, following the latter’s merger with Knights of Old.Kettering-based Knights of Old is a member of the Palletforce network, while Northampton’s Mainland runs in the Pall-Ex network. The businesses merged last year.From the 1 June Mainland ...
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MT ArticleGefco looks to extend its boundaries after narrowing losses
Gefco expects its UK arm to be profitable in 2012, as it prepares for the beginning of a major seven-year contract with General Motors that begins in January.The automotive logistics specialist narrowed its losses in the UK for the year-ending 31 December 2011 to £324,000 from £3.7m in the previous ...
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MT ArticleWincanton on course for full year profit
Wincanton looks to be on course to achieve its stated aim of returning to profit this year, despite the impending loss of its finance director.In June Eric Born, chief executive at Wincanton, told MT the company would be back in the black in this financial year, after a pre-tax loss ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail Group posts profit ahead of privatisation plans
Royal Mail Group has turned a loss into a profit in its UK letters and parcels arm as it revealed details behind its strategy to develop into a more parcels-focused business ahead of its planned privatisation.The Group’s first half profit for the six months ending 23 September leapt to £99m, ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group launches savings product
Stobart Group has entered the savings market with a new six-year retail bond.The retail bond is aimed at small investors, and will yield a fixed-rate of 5.5% per annum, while providing Stobart with another funding stream.Well known retail brands names such as Tesco, John Lewis and National Grid already market ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart and Unite to hold talks at Acas this Thursday
Eddie Stobart and the Unite union will start talks at Acas this Thursday (15 November) in a bid to end the row over drivers’ jobs at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.A spokesman for Eddie Stobart confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk that the operator's MD David Pickering will personally attending the talks with Unite at ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall expands cold store
Frozen food storage and distribution business Reed Boardall Group says it has extended cold store capacity at its 55-acre site in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, to 142,000 pallets with a new 102,000ft² building that incorporates 14 additional loading docks.The new store, which opened in October, has cost the firm around £14m ...
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MT ArticleClipper creates 300 jobs at new Asda hub
Leeds-based Clipper Logistics is creating over 300 jobs at a new site on Teesside, following the signing of a 10-year deal last year with retailer Asda to provide deconsolidation solutions for its George clothing brand.The Wynyard Park hub, which opened at the end of October, will be largely dedicated to ...