“No realistic profits” says Home Lane

The home-delivery market is far too cost-driven to enable companies to make realistic profits, according to Home Lane, the home delivery arm of the Lane Group.
This comes as the company announces one of its most successful years since its launch in 1996. Over the past six months, Home Lane has achieved more than £1m-worth in new contract gaines, but despite this impressive growth rate the company admits that it is still extremely tough to make money in the sector.
Lane Group sales director Patrick Butler says: “There is still an unwillingness among retailers and manufacturers to pay for the additional added value elements of such a service, and until this attitude changes the situation is not going to get any better for the home-delivery provider.”