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ArticleCulina Group opens first Port Salford facility through Great Bear Distribution
Culina Group has opened a site at Port Salford through its subsidiary Great Bear Distribution, which it bought last month. Great Bear will be running the 85,344m² site, managing warehousing and distribution of a range of ambient brands arriving in the port.General Mills has already been secured as a client, ...
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ArticleStobart back in black despite driver shortage challenge
Stobart has returned to pre-tax profitability, latest figures showed, despite the “significant challenge” of the driver shortage affecting the haulage giant’s results.For the 13-month period ending 31 December 2021, the company reported revenues of £591.2m and a pre-tax profit of £3.3m.This compared to a £559.1m turnover in the previous 12-months ...
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ArticleBridgetime joins The Pallet Network to drive further expansion
One of the largest employers in Cwmbran, South Wales, Bridgetime Group, has joined The Pallet Network (TPN).Bridgetime Group specialises in next day and 48-hour UK delivery and collections, full and half load groupage, export and import, storage, as well as parcel deliveries.Founded in 2002, it has grown from a small ...
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ArticleSK Distribution adds TPN to its pallet network quiver
Buxton-based SK Distribution has sealed a partnership deal with The Pallet Network (TPN) to provide palletised freight collection and delivery services on behalf of the network.This is the third pallet network SK Distribution has joined to date, with the haulier also a member of Palletways and Pall-Ex.SK Distribution specialises in ...
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ArticleFowler Welch acquires AIM Logistics
Fowler Welch has announced an agreement to take over Evesham-based AIM Logistics from today (4 May 2021) for an undisclosed sum.The terms of the agreement, including consideration, were also undisclosed.AIM Logistics specialises in the distribution of temperature-controlled products to retailers across the UK.Fowler Welch, which was acquired by Culina Group ...
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ArticleFowler Welch profits up 27% despite dip in turnover
Fowler Welch said its sale last year to Culina Group had strengthened its ability to overcome challenges and enhanced its services.In a statement from its directors, the food logistics company also said that the sale of its Heywood site last October had enabled it to focus on its core chilled ...
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ArticleMeet the MT Awards 2022 winners - Service to Industry Award partnered with Aquarius IT
William Stobart (second left) collects the trophy from Guy Reynolds, director of Aquarius IT (second right)WILLIAM STOBARTWilliam Stobart, deputy group CEO at Culina, was born in Cumberland in 1961, the fourth child of Eddie and Nora Stobart. After starting out as a teenager working in the family business, 45 years ...
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ArticlePre-pack sale of Pallet Network haulier saves 28 jobs
A Lancashire haulage firm employing 28 staff has managed to avoid making them all redundant by achieving a pre-pack sale after it was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.SCS Logistics, which traded out of Heysham and had a licence authorising 37 HGVs, was incorporated in 2011 but according to administrators ...
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ArticleFowler Welch chief executive departs to join Connected2
Nick Hay has joined the board of tech start-up Connected2, which provides an Uber-style agency platform to the HGV driver market.The move follows a 10-year stint as chief executive of Fowler Welch, which Dart Group sold to Culina Group for £98m in June.Using the Connected2 platform, operators and drivers are ...
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FeaturesMOTOR TRANSPORT TOP 100 2023
It’s been a difficult year for the road transport industry, but our annual survey of company performance highlights the professionalism and tenacity of operators in facing up to the challenges.