News / Wincanton sees benefits of decision to focus on UK as the economy brightens

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One of the UK’s leading container haulage and contract logistics companies, Wincanton, said this morning that a strong focus on “customer renewals” underpinned the slight increase in annual profits it reported to the London Stock Exchange.

Wincanton saw revenues rise 1.1% to reach £1.09bn with underlying profit up by 6% to £48m in 2013 – the benefits of a decision two years ago to abandon its pan-European expansion plan and focus on UK and Ireland operations.

Chief executive Eric Born said: “The ...