Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Leaders 2021 listing, sponsored by Thermo King and produced in association with the Cold Chain Federation, is available in full priced £150.
The report, highlights are shown in the September issue, sets out the top providers of temperature-controlled logistics services in the UK and Ireland with details of turnover, fleet size and strorage capacity.
This year’s listing shows that, once again, Culina had a very profitable year, with turnover up 29% to £1.1bn in 2020. Culina continued its acquisition trail over the last year with its purchase of GreenWhiteStar which included Eddie Stobart, Eddie Stobart Europe, I-Force, Pallet Network, and Logistics People.
NewCold also saw strong turnover growth, jumping by 16% to £14.5m while Buffaload and Edwards Transport both saw turnover rise by 15%. Many companies saw single-digit growth, including FreshLinc (3%), McCulla (Ireland), (7%), Turners (Soham), (8%) and Reed Boardall (9%).
Unsurprisingly, comments from the chief executives , which are included in the report, focus on the continuing effects of Brexit and coronavirus on their businesses.
The full report, which includes fleet size and storage capacity, and historic turnover data, is available as a PDF from Cold Chain News priced £150. E-mail Tina Massey with your details.
