All Operator news articles – Page 373
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MT ArticleStalkers Transport Services back in the black
New business, better marketing and an emphasis on streamlining appear to have paid off for Cumbrian firm Stalkers Transport Services, which posted a pre-tax profit of just under £35,000 for the year to 30 September after two years of heavy losses.Turnover fell from £6.7m in the previous financial year to ...
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MT ArticleTilbury Logistics Terminal sees 100% increase in volumes
Tilbury-based The Logistics Terminal (TLT) said it has seen a 100% increase in throughput in a year, reducing bottom-line storage and distribution costs for its customers.The port centric logistics hub, which opened in January 2011, processes an average of 160 containers a week, double the volume it saw last year.Partner ...
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Wincanton moves record grocery volumes during snow
Wincanton moved record volumes of groceries from one of its DCs to meet a 25% increase in demand as snow fell across the UK.The north England DC increased the shift lengths for its warehouse staff and put additional trailers on the contraxt to meet the demands of shoppers during ...
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MT ArticleNorbert Dentressangle puts hybrid to work at Mitsubishi Electric Europe
Norbert Dentressangle and the UK arm of customer Mitsubishi Electric Europe have jointly purchased a Daf LF Hybrid.The 12-tonne diesel/electric hybrid has joined the operator's dedicated distribution fleet, which moves large industrial air conditioning units, Ecodan heating systems, spare parts and instruction manuals, for Mitsubishi Electric Europe.Norbert Dentressangle has handled ...
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Former Kuehne + Nagel man joins Great Bear as chief executive
Great Bear Distribution has appointed former Kuehne + Nagel senior vice-president for contract logistics, Glenn Lindfield, as chief executive.Lindfield, who will step down from his role as senior vice president for contract logistics for K+N North West Europe, will take on his new position from 1 February.He will take ...
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MT ArticleMeachers and Steve Porter launch Isle of Wight consolidation centre
Southampton-based Meachers Global Logistics and Isle of Wight operator Steve Porter Transport Group have announced the opening of a cross-Solent consolidation centre as part of their alliance.The move cements the strategic partnership that the operators entered into last year, which sees them co-operating on the delivery of inbound and outbound ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Group MD to retire
Andrew Palmer, MD at Motor Transport Award-winning Suttons Group, is to retire at the end of April.John Sutton, who currently manages the group’s international division, will take on Palmer’s responsibilities as group MD from 1 May.Palmer (pictured second from right with Christine Bond of Mexichem Fluor) will step down ...
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Stobart sells automotive aftersales arm to Paragon Group
Stobart Group has sold its automotive after-sales division, Stobart Vehicle Services, to Paragon Group for an undisclosed sum.The division, which was part of Autologic prior to its purchase by Stobart in August 2012, provides car manufacturers and dealerships with services ranging from new car preparation to customisation.As part of the ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express: our future is still bright
TNT said it is more certain about its future after the collapse of its multi-billion euro acquisition by UPS last week, despite analysts warning that the industry giant needs to “work out what is going on”.UPS pulled the plug on the €5.16bn (£4.31bn) deal after it became clear that the ...
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MT ArticleBrian Yeardley Continental turnover up 17% in 2012
Brian Yeardley Continental said a willingness to reinvent itself and innovate had helped boost turnover by 17% during 2012.Summary accounts for the year ending 31 December 2012 showed sales increased to £10.2m during the period, compared with £8.7m in 2011.However, managing director Kevin Hopper said he expected a tough 2013 ...
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MT ArticleDHL lends support to rugby's Harlequins
DHL Express will today (18 January) transport nearly a ton of rugby kit and equipment for London side Harlequins in support of their Heineken Cup clash in France with Biarritz.The gear will be moved from Harelquins’ training ground at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford to the Parc des Sports ...
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MT ArticleNFT finds Yoplait's sweet spot
French yoghurt manufacturer Yoplait has extended its contract with chilled food and drink specialist NFT for a further three years.The contract involves NFT storing up to 500,000 cases a week at its Daventry depot, repacking products to meet UK requirements, and delivering to all the major UK retailers nationwide. This ...
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MT ArticleAKW predicts £1m boost to turnover
Expansion into international distribution should add around £1m a year in turnover this year, Manchester-based operator AK Worthington (AKW) has predicted.Having started daily services to nine overseas countries with weekly services to eight more, contributed to a 5.9% rise in the year to 30 June 2012 in annual turnover to ...
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MT ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain to offer China freight forwarding service
Advanced Supply Chain plans to begin a freight forwarding operation serving China, which it hopes will open up the country for British businesses.The new plans will extend its existing relationship with Chinese logistics provider Sinotrans and provide import and export at the Pinhu Logistics Centre in Shenzhen, South China, which ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express and TNT Post await HMV outcome
HMV transport providers TNT Express and TNT Post are awaiting the outcome of the retailer’s administration.Both carriers have confirmed that they worked with the music and film retailer, which appointed administrator Deloitte on Tuesday (15 January).A spokesman for TNT Post confirmed that the carrier would continue working with HMV as ...
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MT ArticleMiniclipper grows business and fleet
Miniclipper Logistics has expanded its operations and vehicle fleet due to increased demand for warehousing from existing customers, as well as new business wins.The operator has taken on an 87,000ft² warehouse a mile from its main base in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, boosting its overall warehousing capacity to 200,000ft².Jayne Masters, sales ...
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Allport Cargo Services puts new leadership team in place
Allport Cargo Services, which recently rebranded and adopted its new name in celebration of its 50th anniversary, is to reshape its executive team with the appointment of joint group MDs from April.Danny Clayton, MD of the supply chain division, has been named as joint MD of Allport Cargo Services alongside ...
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Hermes ParcelShop concept running ahead of expectations
Hermes has revealed that each of its ParcelShops handled an average 60 parcels a week in the run up to Christmas, as more than 60,000 parcels were moved through the network during the festive period.The carrier has also hit its target of opening 1,000 ParcelShops by the end of 2012, ...
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MT ArticleJobs at risk at Dublin haulier
Up to 83 jobs, including a dozen driving jobs, are at risk at Dublin-based distribution firm Johnson Brothers after it decided to outsource warehousing work to DHL (pictured), according to union SIPTU.It said the announcement that it planned to implement redundancies came as a shock and it was urging the ...
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DHL wins £100m Panasonic contract
DHL has won a £100m contract with electrical goods manufacturer Panasonic that will see it manage its warehousing and transportation.The contract will see DHL carry out order fulfillment of electronic goods, manage a shared warehouse operation, and look to enhance Panasonic's domestic transport operation.DHL Supply Chain MD of specialist ...