Wilson Logistics last week denied rumours it was for sale and in talks with fellow Scandinavia-based forwarder DFDS Transport.
AWilson spokeswoman said: “I think these rumours have come about because our owners have said they will not be our owners in the long term, and we are the only Scandinavian forwarder with a global presence.
We have not had any discussions with DFDS Transport.
Palletways UK has launched an Italian division with 30 dedicated member depots, operating from a 2,400 sq metre hub in Verona. The network will offer express palletised freight services including next day, economy and timed delivery options throughout the whole country. Palletways UK was formed in 1994 and currently has 80 regional transport companies as members.
Read MorePalletways has denied that its directors received £12m in its management buyout which involved 3i making a £6m investment.
Read MoreFedEx Corp., by any estimation, must be classified as one of the biggest success stores in the history of American business. Yet while FedEx is often mentioned in the same breath as United Parcel Service and, increasingly, Deutsche Post World Net, it has been moving in a distinctly different direction from those companies. Today it has a portfolio that in some ways barely resembles that of its two larger rivals.
Read Moreelix, the German alliance of forwarders that specialises in groupage traffic, has acquired Geodis as an exclusive partner for France and DFDS as its partner for Scandinavia and the UK/Ireland, companies which are the number ones in their respective territories. Thus in one stroke elix becomes the largest provider of systems-based groupage traffic in Europe, ahead of big players like Schenker and Danzas.
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