News Extra: who owns UK road transport and logistics?

September 12, 2012 Peter Steele


 

UK logistics is pretty much a private, and foreign, affair. The operators sitting at the top of the MT Top 100 are German, Swiss, Dutch , French and American. Looking at UK-based firms, very few sit on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The number of UK logistics firms turning to the City as a means of investment has dwindled, ever since the Malcolm Group withdrew its listing in 2005.  Last month Autologic was struck of the list after fellow publicly-listed […]




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