Eddie Stobart Logistics delivers leap in growth fuelled by acquisitions and contract wins

January 18, 2019 Chris Druce


 

Eddie Stobart Logistics has seen its group turnover surge by more than a third thanks to a shopping spree that has seen it buy iForce, half of Speedy Freight and The Pallet Network (TPN).  In a trading update issued today for the financial year ended 30 November 2018, Eddie Stobart Logistics revealed turnover had increased 35% to approximately £843m (2017: £623.9m). Even if the uplift from the acquisitions is stripped out, annual growth at the operator was 18% year-on-year. “This […]




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