Melton Mowbray-based transport hub United Pallet Network has reported a “strong” financial performance, making an operating profit of £328,675 for the year ended March 31, 2005.
UPN’s unaudited accounts also state this figure as pre-tax profit. Turnover was £1.98m.
Andrew Sepencer left United Pallet Network, where he was managing director, on Friday to join rivals Pallet-Track as sales and marketing director. Spencer says: It was a personal decision to leave. I became stale and stagnant at UPN. I wanted to move forward and Pallet-Track presented me with an excellent way to achieve this. I cant wait to get involved.
Read MoreThe United Pallet Network is to double the size of its Melton Mowbray hub after growing volume by 52% in the past year. The network put the growth down to the success of its reduced “Volume” tariff for consignments of four or more pallets and it is now moving up to 1,800 pallets a night. Managing director Andrew Spencer says: “We’ve found the tariff, at a heavily rebated scale, extremely useful in attaining freight that operators would usually run directly themselves.” At its annual conference last weekend the network told members it is to introduce central billing next year for efficiency reasons and told of the successful launch of its member debt protection fund UPN Safeguard in April. The network has taken on 23 new members in the year, most recently South Humberside-based John Reid Trucking and Freight Movement in Newport.
Read MoreWrexham-based McCarthy Haulage has become the latest member to join United Pallet Network, covering the CH postcodes. McCarthy Haulages company secretary, Andrew Nicholson says: We decided to evaluate our position in the industry and decided that the time was right to join a pallet netwrok. We looked at all of the networks out there and found that our preferred option was UPN because of its emphasis on quality rather than volume.
Read MoreMelton Mowbray, Leicestershire-based United Pallet Network says it met with ANC to discuss the parcel carrier‘s wish to develop into the pallet sectork either through a strategic alliance or by delveoping its own network. UPN managing director Andrew Spencer told Motor Transport: ‘Representatives from ANC did come and pick our brains but nothing has been continued.‘ ANC says: ‘We are continally reviewing our service offerings and the market situation to ensure ANC provides the very best available service, exceeding our customers‘ expectations.‘
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