All Operator news articles – Page 359
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MT ArticleSecond Eddie Stobart strike at Doncaster DC off for now
Former Tesco drivers at Eddie Stobart’s Doncaster DC have suspended further strike action so that union officials and the logistics firm’s management can resume talks this Friday (19 October).More strike action was set to start tomorrow (Thursday, 18 October) but Unite officials representing the 183 drivers at threat of ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Transport Group parent raises UK turnover 10%
Suttons Transport Group parent Thomas Cradley Holdings saw its UK turnover jump almost 10% in the year ended April 2012, from £75.4m to £82.9m.The figure includes a contribution of £63.5m (an increase of 14% year-on-year) from Sutton & Sons (St Helens), the UK road tanker, warehousing and drumming operation of ...
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MT ArticleMid-size hauliers come into their own
Despite the tough economic climate opportunities exist for well structured and focused medium sized hauliers, according to David Inglis, former MD and chairman of Fowler Welch.Having been one of the original shareholders in Fowler Welch, Inglis saw the company achieve it first £1m turnover and believes the key to success ...
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MT ArticleStobart Autologic acqusition has been "seamless"
Stobart Group has said the integration of Autologic into its Eddie Stobart division has been “seamless” with all assets and key personnel retained.Autologic was bought by Stobart in August, after an initial bid – valuing the company at £12.4m - was made for the company in June.The acquisition adds £144.7m ...
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MT ArticleLloyd Fraser celebrates 25 years in business
MT Top 100 company Lloyd Fraser has marked its 25th anniversary as a business with a series of events and a new livery for 10 of its milk tankers.The newly liveried tankers operate from three sites in Dalton, Yorkshire; Milborne St Andrew, Dorset; and Four Crosses in Powys.Co-founder and MD ...
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Kuehne + Nagel sees weaker third-quarter derail progress
Kuehne + Nagel’s road and rail logistics division saw volumes fall in the third quarter due to seasonality and the tough economic conditions affecting Europe, dragging down its nine month performance.It meant EBITDA was 9.6% down on the same period of last year for the first nine months of 2012 ...
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MT ArticleCombination trailer provides best of both worlds for Arla
Dairy producer Arla Foods has unveiled a new dual-purpose trailer to help eliminate empty running.The combination unit, constructed by Gray & Adams and Crossland Tankers, features a 19,000 litre milk tank with a refrigerated area above that can accommodate 85 milk cages or 22 pallets.The 12.2m long trailer, which Arla ...
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MT ArticleBrit European sees turnaround in fortunes
Crewe, Cheshire-based Brit European Transport made a dramatic return to profit during 2011, recording a pre-tax profit of £334,000 compared to pre-tax loss of £453,000 the previous year.Turnover in the year to 31 December rose 20% from £20m to £24m, all but £2m of which was generated in the UK.The ...
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MT ArticleAll change for ND's change director
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has promoted former change director John Williams to the role of director of its shared user business unit.Williams, who has worked in the past for Keystone Distribution, Random House Group and Christian Salvesen joined ND less than a year ago.He takes on responsibility for a portfolio of ...
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MT ArticleFedEx Express introduces Priority Alert services in the UK
FedEx Express is now offering customers sending parcels to and from the UK access to its Priority Alert service.Priority Alert and Priority Alert Plus were launched in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) yesterday [10 October].The service identifies time-critical, valuable and temperature-sensitive parcels by the use of bright pink ...
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MT ArticleViridor buys Pulp Friction for £9m
Viridor Waste Management has purchased paper collecting and processing business Pulp Friction for £9m as it looks to diversify.Pulp Friction has an O-licence for up to 28 vehicles and 22 trailers spread across two locations in Erith, Kent.Colin Drummond, chief executive of Viridor, said: “The acquisition of this paper ...
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MT ArticleHermes appoints two new board members to support growth plans
Hermes has appointed two new board members to help support its plans for growth in the home delivery market.Ex-Parcelforce board member Gary Winter has joined the company as sales and marketing director, along with Jane Naumkin as human resources director.Winter has experience of the parcel industry through his previous roles ...
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MT ArticleCeva Logistics chief executive to retire
Ceva Logistics chief executive John Pattullo is to retire on Friday 12 October, with current chairman Marvin Schlanger set to take his role.Pattullo has been chief executive of Ceva since August 2007 – when TNT Logistics (the former contract logistics arm of TNT) and freight forwarder Eagle Global Logistics merged. ...
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MT ArticleDrinks distributor Waverley TBS to be wound-up
Wholesale drinks distributor Waverley TBS is being wound-up by its administrators after they failed to find a buyer for the business.The company, which has two large DCs at Punchbowl Park in Hemel Hempstead and Felling, near Gateshead, as well as smaller deports across the UK, was licensed to run more ...
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MT ArticleUK Mail Group reveals "satisfactory" first half figures
UK Mail Group is expecting a 13% increase in turnover for the first half of this year, as it moves into a “challenging” 2013.Excluding Royal Mail price hikes that came into force on 2 April, the group is expecting a 10% increase in turnover on last year’s figures, as ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express appoints interim CFO
TNT Express has appointed Jeroen Seyger as interim chief financial officer (CFO) and interim member of the executive board.Seyger will take on the responsibilities of previous CFO Bernard Bot, who became interim chief executive following the departure of Marie-Christine Lombard last month.“Jeroen’s financial and business experience inside and outside ...
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MT ArticleConstruction of Co-operative's Avonmouth RDC complete
Construction work on the Co-operative Group’s new £20m RDC in Avonmouth has been completed.Developers Gallan Group and Stoford have handed over the keys to the site at Cabot Park on Poplar Way to the supermarket chain.Deliveries into the RDC will begin this month, building up to full operation in May ...
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MT ArticleGist remains positive despite 23% profit drop
Gist blamed one-off pension costs and retailers’ squeezing of supply chain providers for a 23% fall in pre-tax profit last year, but it still saw turnover rise by 7.2%.For the year ended 31 December 2011 pre-tax profit fell to just under £18.8m, from £24.5m the previous year. However, turnover rose ...
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MT ArticlePalletways member Condor Logistics to close
Condor Logistics has partially blamed the government’s decision to scrap the Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) from goods imported from the Channel Islands for the failure of the company, which will close down later this year.The firm was part of Condor Group, which also provides a sea freight service that ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart Doncaster drivers to strike next week
More than 180 drivers at Eddie Stobart’s Tesco DC in Doncaster are set to strike for 48 hours next week following last month's vote in favour of industrial action.The strike will run from early Tuesday morning (9 October) and will disrupt supplies to Tesco stores in the Yorkshire and Humber ...