News / UK logistics players in bullish mood and expect better times in 2014, says report

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UK logistics providers appear to have entered 2014 in particularly bullish mood, according to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index, which claims business confidence is 43% higher than this time last year.

The six-monthly index, funded by Barclays Bank and advisory firm Grant Thornton, “measures the pulse” of 100 of the most important logistics head honchos in the country, and found that 61% cited “favourable business conditions” this year, compared with just 26% at the same point last year. And 81% ...