Demand for warehouse workers in the UK has rocketed, with the number of online job adverts almost doubling in some areas of the country, according to research. The North East showed the biggest increase in adverts, with 1,050 placed in December …
Container haulier James Kemball saw income rocket from a £1m loss in 2020 to a £42m pre-tax profit in 2021, aided by a major increase in container movements and the expansion of its off-dock storage […]
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DFDS has agreed to buy Northern Ireland logistics group McBurney Transport for £138m as part of plans to accelerate its drive into the cold chain logistics sector. McBurney Transport, which has its headquarters in Ballymena […]
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Dachser UK has announced two new appointments designed to strengthen its position in the UK and Irish markets. Mark Cosgrove joins the company from DB Schenker UK and Ireland, where he was head of commercial […]
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Haulier Danny W Poole & Sons has launched legal action against the government’s ‘idiotic’ and ‘not fit for purpose’ immigration rules, after being advised by the Home Office to move to Poland to avoid border delays. The Hanley-based haulage …
Investment firm Isara Capital Management has launched a £300m debut fund as part of plans to transform the “inherently inefficient” food supply chains across the UK, Ireland and Western Europe. Announcing the venture, the Leeds-based investment …
Malcolm Group saw its turnover increase “substantially” in 2021 as the economy emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, with pre-tax profit surging by a fifth. However despite seeing activity levels boosted in the first six months of thi…
Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG) hoisted revenue by over two thirds and pre-tax profit by 14% in the year of its sale to Reconomy Group, according to its latest financial results. The company, which specialises in retail logistics, was acquire…
Perishable goods haulier PML is teaming up with European forwarder Tulpin Group in a strategic alliance designed to speed up the transfer of perishable goods from Egypt to the UK. PML said this week that the partnership signals a new era of effi…
Fowler Welch reported a £4.6m pre-tax profit last year as operational efficiencies increased due to it becoming an established part of the larger Culina group, it said. Turnover at the chilled storage and distribution company, for the year endin…
EM Rogers (Transport) “worked through” the twin challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to report significant increases in revenue and profits and bring it broadly into line with its performance a couple of years ago. Latest figur…
Great Bear Distribution increased revenues by 21.5% last year to report a turnover of £342.7m. Pre-tax profit also rose, to £17.7m in the year ending 31 December 2021; an increase of more than 35% on 2020’s £13.1m. The business, which operates m…
Inland border facilities (IBFs) in Warrington and Ebbsfleet will close earlier than planned, according to HM Revenue and Customs. It said testing at the Sevington and Holyhead IBFs showed that these larger facilities could handle all IBF traffic…
Europa Worldwide Group (EWG) said its profits had tripled to £10m last year and revenues had since risen to £316m in the 12 months to August 2022. It said that despite a “tough economic climate”, Europa had shown resilience in the way it had inv…