Royal Mail PLC is the largest employer within the industrial transportation industry in the United Kingdom. As of 2021, it employed some 158,600 people. It was followed by Wincanton PLC with 19,500 employees. The Royal Mail not only provided the largest workforce within the industry, but was also the
Leading industrial transportation companies by number of employees headquartered in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Industry employment overview
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Employment - moving forward
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- Basic Statistic Logistics industry regional employee requirement in the UK between 2010 and 2020
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Industry employment expectations
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- Basic Statistic Logistics: permanent staff expectations in the United kingdom (UK) 2014
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Industry salaries
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- Basic Statistic Logistics: salary increase expectations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, survey
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Further related statistics
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- Total assets of the leading logistics companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Net income of the leading logistics companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Market share of rail freight companies the Netherlands 2017
- Key logistics space investment transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Warehouse space added by the U.S. leading logistics markets 2010-2016
- Shipper challenges with multi-channel fulfillment worldwide 2018
- Attitude towards autonomous delivery application in logistics in China H1 2018
- 3PL revenue in the car industry 2008-2018
- 3PL revenue in the retail market 2008-2018
- 3PL revenue in the food and grocery market 2008-2018
- 3PL provider challenges with multi-channel fulfillment worldwide 2018
- Labor productivity - U.S. logistics services industry 2008-2013
- 3PL providers - fulfillment strategies worldwide 2018
- Relevance of blockchain for logistics companies in the UK 2019
- Economic framework conditions of the logistics industry in the UK 2019
- Implementation of localization technologies at logistics companies in the UK 2019
- Industry revenue of “used household and office goods moving“ in New York 2012-2024
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- Total assets of the leading logistics companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Net income of the leading logistics companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Market share of rail freight companies the Netherlands 2017
- Key logistics space investment transactions in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Warehouse space added by the U.S. leading logistics markets 2010-2016
- Shipper challenges with multi-channel fulfillment worldwide 2018
- Attitude towards autonomous delivery application in logistics in China H1 2018
- 3PL revenue in the car industry 2008-2018
- 3PL revenue in the retail market 2008-2018
- 3PL revenue in the food and grocery market 2008-2018
- 3PL provider challenges with multi-channel fulfillment worldwide 2018
- Labor productivity - U.S. logistics services industry 2008-2013
- 3PL providers - fulfillment strategies worldwide 2018
- Relevance of blockchain for logistics companies in the UK 2019
- Economic framework conditions of the logistics industry in the UK 2019
- Implementation of localization technologies at logistics companies in the UK 2019
- Industry revenue of “used household and office goods moving“ in New York 2012-2024
Financial Times. (November 4, 2021). Leading industrial transportation companies by number of employees headquartered in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/447434/top-logistics-companies-in-the-uk-by-employees/
Financial Times. "Leading industrial transportation companies by number of employees headquartered in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/447434/top-logistics-companies-in-the-uk-by-employees/
Financial Times. (2021). Leading industrial transportation companies by number of employees headquartered in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/447434/top-logistics-companies-in-the-uk-by-employees/
Financial Times. "Leading Industrial Transportation Companies by Number of Employees Headquartered in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/447434/top-logistics-companies-in-the-uk-by-employees/
Financial Times, Leading industrial transportation companies by number of employees headquartered in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/447434/top-logistics-companies-in-the-uk-by-employees/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Leading industrial transportation companies by number of employees headquartered in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Financial Times, November 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/447434/top-logistics-companies-in-the-uk-by-employees/