All Operator news articles – Page 358
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MT ArticleParcelforce reveals £75m investment programme
Parcelforce Worldwide is to invest £75m in its network and hubs over the next four years, creating 1,000 new jobs.The investment, which is part of parent company Royal Mail Group’s strategy to expand its express parcel business in the UK and internationally, will also see the opening of a new ...
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MT ArticleBuoyant UK logistics market benefits Norbert Dentressangle
A "buoyant" UK logistics market helped Norbert Dentressangle (ND) boost overall third quarter 2012 revenue by 10% to €2.9bn.Turnover growth was reported across all three of ND's business divisions, with much of this down to the acquisition of new business.Logistics revenue for Q3 2012 increased 6.4% compared to Q3 2011, ...
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MT ArticleHarrods opens new Berkshire DC
Upmarket retailer Harrods has opened its new 346,000ft² DC in Thatcham, Berkshire.Opened on 16 October, the site is its sole UK DC and replaces a facility at Osterley, west London.Purchased in May 2011, the DC will serve the retailer’s store in Knightsbridge, west London, as well as airport boutiques and ...
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Gist takes first 44 pallet double-deck reefers
Gist has added the first 44 pallet refrigerated double-deckers to its fleet, increasing its pallet-carrying capacity by 10%.The 20 temperature-controlled trailers, supplied by Gist’s long-term trailer manufacturer Gray & Adams, are tailored for deliveries of chilled foods, dairy products and cut flowers to retailers across the UK and the Continent. ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch ambient success suggests strong year ahead
Fowler Welch is on course to achieve a stronger set of financial figures this year than last, the chief executive of its parent company has told MT.co.uk.Dart Group's Philip Meeson said despite tough prevailing economic conditions, Fowler Welch continues to grow its business and prove that its service levels are ...
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MT ArticleAcumen opens new Liverpool warehouse
Acumen Logistics Group subsidiary Acumen Distribution has opened a new 50,000ft² warehouse in Halewood, Liverpool, on behalf of an automotive parts supplier.The warehouse, close to Junction 6 of the M62, incorporates just under 2,000 pallet positions and a bulk storage area. It will handle bulk inbound components and deliver parts ...
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MT ArticleCo-operative comfirms Chelston and Portbury DC closures
The Co-operative Group has confirmed that its DC in Chelston, Somerset is to close by the end of November with its Portbury, Bristol site following suit next April.It comes after the recent opening of its new £20m RDC at Avonmouth and confirmation last week that consolidation would lead to job ...
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MT ArticleProfit leaps at ARR Craib as investment and cost-controls deliver
Growth in the oil services sector, investment in its Palletline business and improved vehicle utilisation helped Scottish haulier ARR Craib boost turnover and profit in the 12 months ending 31 March.Turnover rose 8.9% to £38.9m, while pre-tax profit was 56% higher, climbing from £873,117 to £1.36m.ARR Craib attributed the profit ...
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MT ArticleArgos to trial new distribution model
Argos is facing potential disruption after workers at on of its major DCs rejected a pay offerArgos is planning to trial a hub and spoke distribution model in January, which it hopes will offer rapid deliveries to its stores.The trial, which forms part of a five year transformation plan that ...
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MT ArticleStobart hit with £4.2m of chilled distribution restructuring costs
Stobart is still restructuring the former Innovate business it acquired out of administration in 2008 – a process that has been “more challenging, costly and further reaching than first planned”.The admission came as Stobart Group revealed profit rose 10% at its transport and distribution division (Eddie Stobart) to ...
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MT ArticleFormer TNT Express chief executive Marie-Christine Lombard joins Geodis
Former TNT Express chairman and chief executive Marie-Christine Lombard has taken up the position of chief executive of Geodis.Having left the parcel firm last month, Lombard will take up the position vacated by former chief executive Jean-Louis Demeulenaere.She will oversee the firm's transport and logistics division, Geodis Calberson.Jean-Louis Demeulenaere is ...
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MT ArticleFresh strike action likely as Eddie Stobart Doncaster talks breakdown
Eddie Stobart drivers facing redundancy at Tesco's Doncaster DC look set to commence a second period of strike action next week, after talks between the operator and union Unite broke down.Unite rejected an improved severance deal for its 180 member drivers tabled at talks on the 19 October, despite Eddie ...
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MT ArticleStaff at DHL's Cumbernauld DC go on strike
More than 300 warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Westfield site in Cumbernauld, Scotland have held two 24-hour stoppages in a dispute over pay.However, around 30 HGV drivers who also backed the strikes in a ballot last month, withdrew from the action at the 11th hour after agreeing a deal ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint launches one-hour delivery-window service
CitySprint has introduced a one-hour delivery-window service for retailers, allowing them to offer greater flexibility in regards customer deliveries.The MyTime service, launched by the same day courier yesterday, allows customers to choose a specific time and date for delivery: including same day, next day, or delivery on another date specified ...
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MT ArticleRoadways Container Logistics opts for Fargo's smartphone system
Roadways Container Logistics is to introduce Fargo Systems’ smartphone telematics software into its business, allowing employees to respond to changing delivery and planning requirements on the go.The five-year deal will see the Tops On the Go Android smartphone software put in the hands of employees working out of Roadways’ seven ...
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MT ArticleUnite threatens further strike action as Eddie Stobart talks stall again
The dispute between Eddie Stobart and Unite threatens to run and run, after the union rejected the operator's latest improved redundancy offer.Harriet Eisner, regional officer at Unite, said her 180-driver members were angry that the new deal did not, in their opinion, go far enough.Unite had postponed a second wave ...
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MT ArticleEuropean Commission issues statement of objections to UPS TNT deal
UPS has received a statement of objections from the European Commission as part of a competition review of its acquisition of TNT Express.According to UPS the statement of objections addresses the competitive effects of the intended deal on the international express small package market in Europe.It added that UPS and ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK partners with Belgian operator
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has launched a daily shuttle system servicing the UK and Belgium with one of the country’s logistics providers H. Essers.It said the partnership links Belgium and the industrial regions of the UK with a 48-hour door-to-door service.Hellmann added that the agreement reflected its commitment to consolidating ...
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MT ArticleThe Co-operative wants more longer semi-trailers
The head of logistics at The Co-operative Food would welcome any move by the DfT to expand the scope of the longer semi-trailer trial.Co-operative Food has spent £348,000 getting its full allocation of eight of the 15.65m trailers (the longest of the two variants) on the road.The Gray & Adams ...
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MT ArticleCollapsed Waverley TBS vehicle fleet was leased
Wholesale drinks distributor Waverley TBS’s distribution fleet was entirely leased and the vehicles have now been returned to their owners, the firm’s administrator has confirmed.Despite holding a licence to run more than 300 vehicles the £309m turnover company, which is now being wound-up after administrator Deloitte failed to find a ...