All Operator news articles – Page 366
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MT ArticleBoughey owner NWF Group in line with expectations
Boughey Distribution’s parent company NWF Group says trading for the year ended 31 May has been in line with expectations.However, its food division, which incorporates the activities of Boughey Distribution, has experienced a weaker second half, which NWF says reflects lower volumes stored in the business.Nevertheless, the division’s profit ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group in for Autologic with £12.4m cash offer
Stobart Group has made its expected formal offer for car-transporter firm Autologic, which values the company at £12.4m.The deal would in effect see Stobart become the largest car-transporter haulier in the UK.Both parties have been in talks since Thursday 24 May and Stobart has made the offer in cash through ...
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MT ArticleLenham Storage turnover up 17.6%
Kent-based haulage group Lenham Storage saw only a modest increase in its profit last year due to the soaring price of fuel, despite a 17.6% rise in turnover across the group.Combined results for Lenham Storage Company and smaller sister-company Lenham Storage (Southern), which are published separately, show that turnover rose ...
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MT ArticleWincanton on track to return to profit in the coming year
Wincanton will be back in the black this financial year as the group’s extensive restructuring and disposals programme bears fruit.Wincanton chief executive Eric Born tells MT: “When [we] started this programme we said it would take two years to arrest the decline. We are bang on track. It’s absolutely what ...
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MT ArticleHoyer profit falls as it warns of "challenging" future
Hoyer says 2012, and the medium term future, will be a “challenging period” as the bulk liquid giant reported a 6.8% fall in pre-tax profit to £3.5m for the year ending 31 December 2011 (2010: £3.8m).Turnover for the period also fell, by 3% to £133m (2010: £137.7m) according to results ...
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MT ArticleUPS under starter's orders to deliver Paralympic kit
UPS is under starter’s orders for the delivery of team kit to more than 300 London 2012 Paralympic athletes.The operation will require the warehousing, packing and delivery of more than 27,000 items.Kit will first be warehoused, before being picked and packed for athletes according to their size and individual requirements. ...
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MT ArticleSJ Bargh wins Dairy Crest contract renewal
SJ Bargh has revealed another win in the dairy sector, with the news that it has renewed its contract with Dairy Crest.It comes a week after the business revealed it had signed its first totally organic milk collection contract with the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative. The contract extension sees SJ ...
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MT ArticleHellmann Worldwide sees volumes rise in Q1
First quarter volumes increased by 2% at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK, with the company’s gross margin also up four percentage points compared with the same period in 2011.The company says that while volumes have remained steady, profitability has improved due to a new trailer planning system in operation, and growth ...
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MT ArticleDomino's grants Euroway vehicle fleet exclusivity
Domino’s Pizza has granted rental company Euroway a two-year fleet exclusivity deal to provide it with vehicles on a contract hire basis.The deal also comprises a FleetSure fleet maintenance contract for the pizza delivery chain’s 60-strong vehicle fleet, which operates out of three sites: Milton Keynes, Penrith and County Kildare’s ...
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MT ArticleExpect Distribution launches two-man delivery service
Expect Distribution has launched a two-man delivery service following demand from e-retailers to transport larger, bulkier items.The new service will cover every single UK postcode on a weekly basis, and the West Yorkshire-based company aims to break into some niche market sectors.Neil Rushworth, operations director, says: "The growth of e-retail ...
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MT ArticleDeutsche Post DHL clobbered with half a billion euro tax bill
Deutsche Post DHL has been hit with a tax bill for more than half a billion euros, after a ruling by German financial authorities.DHL will need to make an additional €516m VAT payment after a review of how it handled tax relating to postal services.The period investigated ran from 1998 ...
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MT ArticleEurovision Logistics pledges support to FairFuelUK
Eurovision Logistics has become the first transport operator to support FairFuelUK (FFUK) with a monthly contribution.The Hull-based firm has backed the campaign for many months but wanted to make a financial gesture to help the FFUK team continue its battle for a fair deal on fuel.“We very much appreciate someone ...
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MT ArticleDPD's smartphone website passes one million user milestone
DPD’s smartphone-friendly website has smashed the one million unique user milestone, with more than 2.5 million parcels tracked via the online service in its first six months of operation.Since its launch in November 2011, which the parcels giant says was an industry-first, more than 55,000 deliveries have also been rearranged ...
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MT ArticleHermes predicts social media will enhance home deliveries
Social media looks set to play a more prominent role in customer service responses to online shoppers, according to research by home delivery firm Hermes.The parcels firm conducted a survey amongst its key retail clients, and found that while telephone and email were still the preferred routes to customer service, ...
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MT Article"Competitive" industry keeps margins tight, says Maxi Haulage
Scottish operator Maxi Haulage, part of Maxi Group, has revealed a 17% increase in turnover but says the “competitive nature of the haulage industry” is keeping profit margins tight.In unaudited accounts set to be filed at Companies House later this month, Maxi reveals that for the year-ending 30 September ...
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MT ArticleViridor sees profit slip as recycling prices fall
Viridor, the refuse and recycling operator, saw its turnover boosted by an acquisition spree last year, but profit fell as growth in recycling failed to offset a fall in landfill volumes.Viridor bought JWS Churngold for £14.25m in November 2011, having purchased Storm Recycling in June of that year and In ...
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MT ArticleHermes UK toasts record year
Hermes has revealed record results at its UK division, with revenue up 22% in 2011.The parcels company says this reinforces its position as the country’s second-largest home-delivery business.Revenue stood at €303m during 2011, up from €248m in the previous year.Hermes says its UK arm handled more than 140 million parcels ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group in talks to buy Autologic
Autologic is in talks with Stobart Group over a potential cash offer by the Cumbrian giant for the number one operator in UK automotive logistics.The Northampton-based operator, which revealed a turnover of £144.7m and a pre-tax profit of £2.1m for the year ending 31 December last month, says that there ...
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MT ArticleWadworth Brewery opts for Paragon
Wadworth Brewery, the maker of 6X, has selected Paragon routeing software to aid it in streamlining deliveries to its 700 pubs across southern and western England.The brewer says it will use the system to review its current delivery strategy, model the most efficient routes and establish best use of its ...
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Tesco distribution meets carbon reduction targets
Tesco has revealed that its UK distribution operation has achieved the group's five-year goal of halving the emissions per case of goods transported.The supermarket's distribution operation handles 65% of all cases delivered across the global businessIt has done this by following its 'F plan', which has seen emissions per case ...