All Operator news articles – Page 37
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Owens Group sees profit halve in a year of “consolidation”
Owens (Road Services) Limited, which trades as Owens Group, saw pre-tax profit fall by more than half in the 12 months to 30 June 2023, in what the company described as a year of consolidation after “significant” growth.
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Gwynedd Shipping: Welsh logistics firm files for administration
Anglesey-based logistics and shipping company Gwynedd Shipping Limited has filed for administration this week, leaving scores of staff facing redundancy.
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EV Cargo drivers face redundancies as group reviews fleet assets
EV Cargo is looking at cutting up to 52 drivers jobs at its depots in Leeds and Runcorn, as part of a major cost-cutting review of the group’s fleet assets and operations across the company.
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Boughey acquires new warehouse in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution has taken occupancy of a newly-built 332,000sq ft ambient warehouse at Lymedale Business Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in a move which will create 250 jobs and increase the firm’s storage capacity to 187,000 pallet spaces.
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Former Knights of Old executive Carl White joins Pall-Ex as warehouse and logistics director
Pall-Ex Group has appointed former Knights of Old director Carl White as warehouse and logistics director of the pallet distribution network.
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EFS Global acquires trio of parcel companies
Burnley-based EFS Global is continuing to storm through the acquisition market, snapping up a trio of companies including YDL, Leeds Parcel Company and Pass the Parcel, adding £30m of turnover to its business.
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Wincanton invites applications for emerging technology solutions
Wincanton has opened applications for its 2024 W2 Labs programme, which aims to discover emerging ideas and tackle the industry’s toughest challenges.
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Six-figure investment helps SSO Logistics plan for the future
SSO Logistics on Merseyside has invested more than £500,000 on a new 40,000 sq ft warehouse and six forklift trucks (FLTs), which has helped create 20 jobs.
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Movianto staff out on strike in recognition dispute
Staff at healthcare operator Movianto’s Bedford warehouse have spent the week striking in a row over union recognition.
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Ardent supporter of Volvo FH
Plant rental specialist Ardent Hire has taken on 20 new Volvo FH 500s as part of a major upgrade programme.
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TVS Interfleet paves the way for Hanson UK in mixer deal
TVS Interfleet has won a £2.3m contract to supply 52 new concrete mixers to Hanson UK.
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M&M Kerr loses licence after speed limiter tampering
M&M Kerr, thought to be Scotland’s only haulier of hanging meat, has had its licence revoked after it altered the speed limiters of HGVs and compromised road safety.
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Yodel appoints Simon Chave as chief information officer
Yodel has appointed Simon Chave as its new chief information officer with a brief to continue the business’ digital transformation journey.
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Abbey Logistics saw profits almost double ahead of sale to Sitra Invest NV
Abbey Logistics Group almost doubled its pre-tax profit in the financial year before its recent sale to Belgium logistics giant Sitra Invest NV, according to its latest annual results.
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Almost three hundred jobs at risk as Menzies Parcels prepares to close down
Almost 300 staff at Menzies Parcels are facing redundancy as parent company Menzies Distribution prepares to close down the loss-making business next month.
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Kammac provides Kegspertise Logistics with sixth UK site
Third-party logistics operator Kammac has landed a partnership with Kegspertise Logistics which sees it provide the specialist company with its sixth UK site.
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WHSmith outsources logistics operations to GXO
High street retailer WHSmith has announced the appointment of GXO as its new outsourced UK logistics partner.
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CSG invests almost £1m in high-performance vacuum equipment
Waste management company CSG has invested almost £1m in new equipment including four specially built tankers.
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Streamline Shipping Group takes over from Menzies Distribution on the Shetland and Orkney islands
Streamline Shipping Group has taken over the transport and warehouse operations of Menzies Distribution in Shetland and Orkney, just one month after Menzies announced it was pulling out of the Northern Isles region to concentrate on the group’s profitable operations.
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HMF Services (Transport) falls into administration
Kent-based FORS Gold haulier HMF Services (Transport) has called in the administrators.