28 Top 50
30.DAVIESTURNER UK Sales:£148.9m
Ultimate owner:Davies Turner Holdings Headquarters:Coleshill,Warwickshire
MARKET FOCUS International logistics and freight forwarding. Six major hubs plus local depot network multi- user warehousing.
STATISTICS (UK only) Total sales: £148.9mTotal sites: 23 Total warehousing (sqm): 100,000
www.daviesturner.com
31.AUTOLOGIC UK Sales:£138.3m
Ultimate owner:Autologic Holdings plc Headquarters:Northampton
MARKET FOCUS Vehicle logistics specialist providing vehicle inspections, storage and handling, technical work, and both multiple car transport and single car delivery.
STATISTICS Total sales(2010): £138.3m
Web:
www.autologic.co.uk
32.SUTTONSGROUP UK Sales:£136m
Ultimate owner:Thomas Cradley Holdings Headquarters:Widnes,Cheshire
MARKET FOCUS Global intermodal logistics services provider specialising in the transport of chemicals, fuels, gases and food. Additional services include road tanker transport, packaging and storage and fleet management.
STATISTICS (UK only) Total sales: £136m
Michael Fox T: 0151 422 2702 E:
Michael_fox@suttons-group.co.uk Web:
www.suttonsgroup.com
33.SDV UK Sales:£131m
Ultimate owner: Bolloré UK Headquarters:Hainault, Essex
MARKET FOCUS International logistics and freight forwarding.
STATISTICS Total sales: 4.6bn euros (Bolloré) UK sales: £131m(2010) Total sites: 525 offices in 92 countries Total warehousing: 7.3million sqm
Web:
www.sdv.com
STATISTICS Global sales: £3.1bn (3.8bn euros) UK sales:£112.5m Total sites: 330 UK sites: 13 Total warehousing (sqm): 600,000 UK warehousing (sqm): 20,000
Claire Hohenberg T: 02087424254 E:
claire.hohenberg@gefco.co.uk Web
www.gefco.net
34.CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS SERVICES UKLTD UK Sales:£110.7m
Ultimate owner:Caterpillar Inc. International headquarters: Illinois,US UK headquarters:Desford, Leics.
MARKET FOCUS Provides a range of logistics services to outside customers as well as Caterpillar’s own businesses.
DEVELOPMENTS Caterpillar is selling a 65 per cent stake in the third party logistics business to Platinum Equity but retaining the in-house part of the business.
STATISTICS Year to 31 Dec 2010 UK Sales (total): £182.8m UK Sales (to 3rd parties): £110.7m UK Sales (to Caterpillar cos): £72.1m
Web:
logistics.cat.com
FedEx AcquiredPolishcourierfirmOpekand Frenchexpresstransport operatorTatex.Openedmorethan30newstationsacrossFrance, Germany,Italy,theNetherlands,Northern-IrelandandSweden.
34.GEFCO UK Sales:£112.5m
Ultimate owner: PSA Peugeot Citroen International headquarters:Courbevoie, France UK headquarters: London
MARKET FOCUS Global logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LASTYEAR Opened subsidiaries in Bulgaria and Kazakhstan. Launched EuroDaily service in UK with daily departures to 15 European countries. Invested in 17 new vehicle transporters. Acquired 70 per cent of shares in outbound automotive logistics firm Gruppo Mercurio SpA. A partnership with Latvian railway company, SRR. New managing director, Tristan Balayn and new automotive director, Bertrand de Techtermann.
PLANS To consolidate relationships with network- wide clients and diversify customer base in the UK.
PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES Local partner agreements Network memberships
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36.GREGORYDISTRIBUTION UK Sales:£108.1m
Ultimate owner:GDL Holdings Headquarters:Devon
MARKET FOCUS Large regional logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services in the SouthWest.
ALLIANCES Merger with Hayton Coulthard for Scottish coverage.
DEVELOPMENTS Sponsors leading west country Olympic competitors. AcquiredWelsh refrigerated transport business Dylan Thomas International.
STATISTICS Total sales: £108.1m Total sites: 17 Total vehicles: 450
www.gdl.uk.com
37.CMDOWNTON UK Sales:£100m
Ultimate owner:C.M Downton Headquarters:MoretonValence,Gloucester
MARKET FOCUS Food and drink, general manufacturing, electronics and electrical, paper and printing.
DEVELOPMENTS £18 million contract with inBev
STATISTICS (UK only) Total sales: £100m Total sites 12 Total vehicles 450 Total warehousing (sqm) 900,000
Andrew Downton T: 07764 279700 E:
andy@downton.co.uk Web
www.downton.co.uk
38.UTI WORLDWIDE UK Sales:£95.2m
Ultimate owner:UTIWorldwide Inc International HQ: Long Beach,USA UK headquarters: Reading
MARKET FOCUS International logistics and freight forwarding.
STATISTICS Total sales: $4.9bn UK sales: £95.2m(UTIWorldwide UK 2010)
Web:
www.go2uti.com
38.GREAT BEARDISTRIBUTION UK Sales:£93m
Ultimate owner:DavidWilliams and Colin McDavid Headquarters:Tattenhall,Chester
MARKET FOCUS Large domestic logistics provider offering comprehensive range of services, specialising
September 2012 Supply Chain Standard
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