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Who makes the grade in 2011?
 
4.7.11
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MT TOP
100 2011
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Laura Hailstone
Editor
Steve Hobson
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Motor Transport Top 100 supplement is free with the 4 July issue of
Motor Transport 
If the MT Awards is the way in which
Motor Transport
 celebrates the industry’s successes, then the Top 100 is the means by which we measure that success.The Top 100 started in the early 1980s as the Top 50: in 1986, the top 10 comprised NFC, United Transport International, Transport Development Group (name in full, you’ll note), P&O European Transport Services, Freightliners, Lex (Transport & Distribution), United Parcels, Wincanton Transport, Bayford & Co, and Mitchell Cotts Transportation (UK). Clearly time and the never-ending appetite for mergers and acquisitions means only one of those brands – Wincanton – makes this year’s Top 100.Indeed, the majority of that first Top 50 no longer trade under their then name or at all. Two names do stand out though: Turners and Suttons, boasting turnovers of £6.1m and £4.6m respectively 25 years ago.The Top 50 became the Top 100 in 1995: once again NFC was top, having quadrupled its turnover to nearly £2bn. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Michael Gerson was 100th on the list with a turnover of £9.5m. Sixteen years later, a transport operator needs a £16m turnover to make the grade.While the Top 100 is based on turnover, clearly profit remains the ultimate judge of the success of any business: and transport operators face more challenges than most in controlling costs, maintaining cashflow, and finding profitable work.While the top 10 in 1995 boasted a combined turnover of £8bn, this year’s top 10’s total is “just” £9bn; similarly the total profit for the top 10 16 years ago was just more than £350m, while this year’s it is just over £400m. Neither turnover nor profit have increased that much, highlighting how much more efficient operators are at delivering transport solutions to customers – customers whom, it must be said, continue their downward pressure on rates.Transport is a tough job, and it’s only got tougher over the years. No matter where you are on the Top 100, it is only going to get tougher still in the future.
Steve Hobson
Editor
Motor Transport 
Contents
Measuring the industry’s successes
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Largest 󰀱󰀰󰀰 companies (by turnover)
Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 dataFeatures
Paving the way for the next Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰?
MAN chief executive Des Evans explains how modern digital truck systems can help propel operators in to the Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰
Growth in turnoverGrowth in profit
Service, service, service
Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 regular Malcolm Group chief executive Andrew Malcolm reveals the secrets of the group’s success
Return on salesSales per employeeProfit per employeeNotes
 
4.7.11
MT TOP
100 2011
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C
ompiling the Motor Transport Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 is always an interesting task. The anticipation of waiting to see which smaller operators have made it into the rankings each year, and to see how the scuffle between the big boys resolves itself, makes it a fascinating read.
With the removal of TDG from the Top 󰀱󰀰, due to it being snapped up by Norbert Dentressangle,
and Royal Mail no longer reporting Parcelforce
as a separate unit (see notes), the Top 󰀱󰀰 has two
new entrants for the first time in several years:
UK Mail and Yodel (still registered as Home
Delivery Network at Companies House).
Meanwhile, new entrants include Acumen
Logistics, Wm Armstrong, Elite Transport Services
and Montgomery Transport.In 󰀱󰀰󰀰th place this year is AKW Group with its
 󰂣󰀱󰀵.󰀹m turnover, which means the entry-bar to
the Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 has been raised from last year’s 󰂣󰀱󰀴.󰀲m
from Pollock (Scotrans).
Despite the average turnover of our Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰
operators falling from 󰂣󰀱󰀵󰀰.󰀹m to 󰂣󰀱󰀴󰀸.󰀲m this
year, the average profit rose to just over 󰂣󰀶m from  󰂣󰀵.󰀹m last year. And better still, the average profit
margin for our Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 was just over 󰀴% compared
to 󰀲.󰀷󰀳% last year.
As usual, the Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 has been compiled using
the most recent set of accounts published at
Companies House for each operator. The rankings
are a measure of the largest and most successful
third-party road transport operators in the UK and, as such, we do not include own-account operators.
Where possible, we strip out any revenue derived
from non-transport activities such as vehicle main-
tenance, manufacturing or vehicle sales. The notes
on p󰀱󰀵 explain our thought process behind some of the trickier entries, so please refer to the notes as you read this year’s Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰.
And finally, the observant among you will notice
that the 󰀲󰀰󰀱󰀱 Motor Transport Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 has been
published somewhat earlier than the previous
years’ rankings. We aim to publish the Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰
every summer rather than at the year-end. Because
of this change, there are about 󰀴󰀰 entries that
remain the same as the 󰀲󰀰󰀱󰀰 tables as those firms
have not published new accounts since the last
Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰. ™
Who’s in and who’s out?
Laura Hailstone
 reviews the highs and lows of this year’s league tables
Top 100 averages
It’s all about partnerships
Compiling the Top 100
W
 
hile writing this introduction, I am reading the MT head-line concerning the fortunes of a FTSE-listed, multi-billion pound logistics company. A giant of the industry, with massive knowledge and expertise, it has made a multi-million pound loss. If companies such as these are struggling, what are the chances of survival for any operator? The MT Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰 is designed to assess the per-
formance of this year’s 󰀱󰀰󰀰 largest operators, many
of whom have progressed despite appalling eco-nomic pressures. MAN is therefore very pleased to sponsor such a review.
The future of the modern operator will be deter-
mined by more precise management of many
operational variables, not least of which will be
fuel consumption and driver competence. Vehicle
capital costs for many operators have always had
a high focus, however, the total cost of ownership
of a fleet is now more important, with fuel and
driver accounting for more than 󰀷󰀰% of total costs.
In many cases, the cost of the hardware is less
than 󰀱󰀰% of total costs.
Today’s trucks are increasingly digital, with new systems enabling manufacturers to offer vital fleet
information to owners in a real time, transparent
and positive way. Vehicle utilisation, driver per-
formance, fuel consumption and CO󰀲 emissions
can all be analysed to help maximise profit. This information is vital because a 󰀲% to 󰀳% ROS, the industry average outside the Top 󰀱󰀰󰀰, is not a rec-
ipe for survival. Developing operating best practices,
to increase asset-utilisation, operational efficiency
and profit, has never been more important.
Alongside developing systems such as MAN
EcoStyle and working with our operators, MAN
will continue to support constructive lobbying of the government. We want to see a fair and proper reward for good practice in the transport industry
and a change to the poor image that has dogged our sector for too long.
Partnership and active information exchange
is the way forward, and we will pursue those with
determination.
 
Des Evans
Chief executive, MAN Truck & Bus UK
Turnover latest £148,219,200Turnover previous year £150,998,831Profit latest £6,000,915Profit previous year £5,931,963Employees latest 2,043Employees previous year 1,494Sales per employee £102,604Profit per employee £5,560Change in profit per employee 140.07%Return on sales 4.19%

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