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26 Top 50


Total sites 59 UK sites: 23 Total vehicles 1,500 UK vehicles: 400





Jonathan Bennett T: 0844 5437088 Web www.hermes-europe.co.uk


19.BIBBYDISTRIBUTION UK Sales:£230m


Ultimate owner: Bibby Line Group Headquarters: Liverpool


MARKET FOCUS Large domestic logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services. Particularly fright forwarding, pallet delivery, automotive, food and drink, general manufacturing, electronics and electrical, pharmaceutical and healthcare, paper and printing, construction, packaging, and dairy.


ALLIANCES LogisticsWorld Alliance


DEVELOPMENTS Acquisition of food ingredients specialist Atchison Topeka.Won £35 million of new business from new customers and developing existing contracts.


PLANS Targeted acquisitions, organic growth and new business in both core and non-core market sectors.


STATISTICS (UK only) Total sales: £230m Total sites: 102 Total vehicles: 2,400 road assets Total warehousing (sqm): 185,000





Ian Firth T: 0151 794 1074 E: info@bibbydist.co.uk Web www.bibbydist.co.uk


20.AGILITY LOGISTICS UK Sales:£224m


Ultimate owner: Shareholders including institutional investors chairman andmanaging director – Tarek Sultan International headquarters: Switzerland UK headquarters: Birmingham


MARKET FOCUS Global logistics provider offering a comprehensive range of services.


DEVELOPMENTS Won five year contract with Henkel China. Set up collaboration with European dry bulk chemicals firm Schmidt Heilbronn. Consolidation of Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore. Appointed John Klompers as commercial strategies officer. Appointed GrantWattman as president and chief executive of project logistics. Expansion in Korea,Vietnam, and Malaysia.Merger of Agility Qatar with Gulf Warehousing Company.


STATISTICS Total sales: £2.9bn (4.8bn USD) UK sales: £224m(2010) Total sites: 550 Number of UK sites: 17


Total vehicles: 8,000 Total warehousing (sqm): 2.15m UK warehousing (sqm) 30,658





Sara Grindler T: +1.703.417.6074 E: sgrindler@agilitylogistics.com www.agilitylogistics.com


21.YUSENLOGISTICS (UK) UK Sales:£213.8m


Ultimate owner:NipponYusen Kabushiki Kaisha Group International headquarters:Tokyo European headquarters:Amsterdam UK headquarters:Northampton


MARKET FOCUS Global logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services.


DEVELOPMENTS Global launch of Yusen Logistics further to the integration of all NYK Logistics and Yusen Air and Sea Service operations globally. Managed globally through: Japan, East Asia, South Asia & Oceania, Europe and the Americas.


PLANS Implementing its medium-term business plan called "Go Forward,Yusen Logistics" based on integration, fusion and dramatic progress.


STATISTICS Global sales: £2.4bn UK sales: £213.8million Total sites: 354 UK sites: 25 Total vehicles: 5,000 UK vehicles: 320 Total warehousing (sqm): 2,160,000 UK warehousing (sqm): 212,827





RogerWarlow T: 01604 748500 E: Roger.warlow@UK.yusen-logistics.com Web www.eur.yusen-logistics.com


22.DAMCO UK Sales:£210m


Ultimate owner:A.P.Moller Maersk International headquarters:Copenhagen, Denmark UK headquarters: London Hainault


MARKET FOCUS Freight forwarding in the chemicals and petroleum, food and drink, general manufacturing, clothing and footwear, electronics and electrical, retail, lifestyle, perishables and industrial sectors.


DEVELOPMENTS EBIT up by 29 per cent in 2011. Total revenue grew to USD 2.8 bn from USD 2.7 bn in 2010. Appointment of regional CEOs for Europe and Latin America as well as country CEO for the UK and Ireland. Contract wins with Kingfisher, Marks & Spencer and Puma. Launched the "Damco Dynamic Flow Control" supply chain management system.


PLANS Focus on growing volumes, via establishing "Damco Dynamic Flow Control", that offers


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planning of supply chains while saving on customer cost.


STATISTICS Total sales: £1.7bn ($2.8bn) UK sales: £210m($341m) Total sites: 90 UK sites: 14 Total warehousing (sqm) 1.5m





Claus Fonnesbech T: +45 3363 5613 E: claus.fonnesbech@damco.com Web www.damco.com


23.CULINA LOGISTICS UK Sales:£210m


Ultimate owner:TML Investments majority shareholder Headquarters:Market Drayton, Shropshire


MARKET FOCUS Global logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services, especially food, drink & perishable logistics.


DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LASTYEAR Taken over Cert Octavian logistics business. Started next day ambient delivery service into Tesco's national distribution centre network. Launched a door-to-door freight management service incorporating road, rail, sea and air transport for fresh and perishable goods.Won contracts from Dairy Partners, First milk and Gu desserts, a previous customer.


PLANS Expanding its customer base with joint ventures, acquisitions and alliances. Target to double the size of its business in the next five years.


STATISTICS (UK only) UK sales: £210m UK sites: 10 UK vehicles: 500 UK warehousing (sq m): 210,000





Debbi Hutt T: 07768 623672 E: Debbi.hutt@culinalogistics.co.uk Web www.culinalogistics.co.uk


24.FEDEX UK Sales: see below


Ultimate owner: FedEx Corporation International headquarters:Memphis,Tennessee UK headquarters: Staffordshire


MARKET FOCUS Express parcels and home delivery services. Global logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services.


DEVELOPMENTS Adding four Boeing 757 freighters to its northern European routes to enhance next- business-day service. Launched Connect your Business to a ChangingWorld initiative. Launched business in Northern Ireland, and Colombia. Acquired Polish courier firm Opek. Currently in talks to take over French express transport operator Tatex.Opened more than 30 new stations across France,Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Northern-Ireland and Sweden.


September 2012 Supply Chain Standard


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