Motor Transport Top 100 2018 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes

These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2018.

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Please refer to the notes to explain the methodology behind each entry.

The rankings were finalised on 6 November 2018. The data was compiled from audited financial accounts filed at Companies House during the 12 months since the last Top 100 was compiled in October 2017, unless otherwise stated. The tables list the company in regards to its official registered company name at Companies House, which is not always the same as the company’s trading name. MT has compiled the tables using the turnover and pre-tax profit figures generated solely or primarily from the UK road transport activities on the businesses concerned, unless otherwise stated below. Where possible, we have tried to avoid including turnover from non-road and non-transport related business. Figures shown for employees are predominantly for those employed solely or principally in the UK.

Advanced Supply Chain reflects the performance of Advanced Supply Chain Group, excluding the results of its Advanced Forwarding international Freight forwarding division.

BCA Automotive comprises of Walon and Paragon Automotive Logistics, both subsidiaries of BCA Marketplace.

Culina Group consists of the activities of Culina Logistics, Great Bear Distribution, Integrated Packing Services Ltd, Morgan McLernon and CML F&L (Telford). It also includes the contribution from Robsons of Spalding, which it acquired on 2 July 2018. Robsons of Spalding posted a turnover of £17.4m and a pre-tax profit of £1.5m in the 12 months ending 31 July 2017. It has an average of 125 employees. It does not include any contribution from its partnership with Warrens Warehousing and Distribution, which it entered in March 2018.

DHL comprises of DHL Supply Chain; DHL Parcel UK (formerly UK Mail); TradeTeam; DHL International (UK) - which trades as DHL Express - and Exel UK. DHL continues to renew consumer and retail contracts formerly reported in its Exel UK and Tradeteam divisions in DHL Supply Chain where possible. DHL acquired UK Mail in December 2016. We have also excluded the performance of its Freight Forwarding activities in the UK.

DPD comprises of DPDgroupUK and DPDLocal, formerly Interlink Express.

Eddie Stobart acquired iForce Group on 28 April 2017 for £45m. For the period 28 April 2017 to 30 November 2017, iForce Group generated sales of £39.6m and operating profit before exceptional items of £2.8m. On 4 July 2017 Eddie Stobart acquired 50% of the share capital of Puro Ventures (trading as Speedy Freight) for an initial payment of £4.1m. For the period from acquisition to the year-end Speedy Freight contributed £9.5m in sales and operating profit before exceptional items of £1.0m. On 7 August 2017 Eddie Stobart entered into a business purchase agreement to acquire trucks, trailers and a contract from Canute Haulage for a consideration of £1. Its listing does not include any contribution from its June 2018 acquisition of TPN for £53m.

FedEx Corporation includes the contribution from its two UK subsidiaries: TNT UK and FedEx UK On 1 June 2016 TNT Group was acquired by FedEx Corporation. To align financial reporting periods TNT UK incorporates a 17 month trading period ending 31 May 2017.

Gefco has not updated at Companies House since the Top 100 was published in 2017.

Geodis has not updated at Companies House since the Top 100 was published in 2017.

Gregory Distribution (Holdings) acquired ARR Craib Transport on 1 October 2018. As the two businesses remain separate legal entities they have been kept distinct in this edition of the Top 100. As the two businesses do not share the same financial year the table below is for illustrative purposes only.

Hargreaves Services – Transport did not supply employee numbers for the most recent financial year, despite requests to the company.

Kinaxia Logistics entry is based on Kinaxia Limited. Overall the business comprises of hauliers Bay Freight; William Kirk; Cammack; Lambert Brothers; Foulger Transport; Panic Transport; Maidens of Telford; Mark Thompson and BC Transport. On 2 February 2017 it acquired Panic Transport; on 25 May 2017 it acquired AJ Maiden and Son; on 18 July 2017 it acquired Mark Thompson Transport and on 5 December 2017 it acquired the business and certain assets of BC Transport (Bollington) out of administration. Its financial year 2017 includes part contributions from all four businesses. In October 2018 it acquired AKW Group, which achieved a turnover of £30.9m and a pre-tax profit of £2.9m in the year-ending 30 June 2017. AKW has not been included in the performance of Kinaxia Logistics. The table below illustrates the potential size of Kinaxia Logistics based on the most recently available financial year.

Kuehne + Nagel’s turnover is derived from its contract logistics business (as reported by Kuehne + Nagel Ltd) and Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics. Turnover from its International Freight Forwarding business (£936.3m, compared to £819.6m restated in 2016) has been excluded to best reflect the domestic road freight related contributions to the business. However, as K+N does not split the two divisions into separate legal entities, we have been unable to breakdown pre-tax profit and employee numbers in the same way. Therefore, and unfortunately, the profit contributions and employee figures include its international freight forwarding business.

• Includes contributions from International Freight Forwarding.

Lenham Storage comprises of Lenham Storage and Lenham Storage Southern.

Lloyd Fraser has changes its reporting year. The previous financial year closed on 31 August 2015, while the current year runs for 18 months to 28 February 2017.

McBurney Holdings comprises of McBurney Transport and Bondelivery Northern Ireland.

Pentalver comprises of Pentalver Transport and Pentalver Cannock. It was acquired by American rail freight firm Genesee & Wyoming in May 2017.

Rase Distribution was acquired by HW Coates in February 2018. It is run as a separate legal and operational entity.

SJ Bargh Group has changed its reporting year following the June 2016 acquisition of R G Bassett & Sons. The current financial year runs from 22 March 2016 to 30 April 2017. Its previous year comparison is against SG Bargh Ltd.

Turners (Soham) acquired FMCG operator Ocean Trailers during its reporting year. Where possible, we have excluded contributions from its park homes business.

XPO Logistics is comprised of XPO Supply Chain UK; XPO Bulk UK and XPO Transport Solutions UK. We have excluded XPO Global Forwarding and XPO Maintenance UK to best reflect turnover and profit derived from domestic road freight.

Yodel Distribution includes subsidiaries Arrow XL and Arrow XL (Scotland). Arrow XL achieved a turnover of £82.6m and a pre-tax profit of £2.9m. Yodel Distribution Network posted a turnover of £409.8m; a pre-tax loss of £82.5m and had an average of 4,011 employees.