Nfc To Sub Out Short Contracts

• NFC is to use subcontractors for more of its less-than-12month distribution contracts. It wants to free more resources to invest overseas, says chief executive Jack Mather.......

Erf Loss

• ERF has turned in a half-year pre-tax loss of £2.7m — compared with a profit of £330,000 for the same period in 1991 — after exceptional costs of almost Lim.......

Coble Link

• Christian Salvesen's distribution arm Comtrans has won a 12-month contract to deliver cable TV equipment for General Instrument (UK) Ltd.......

Eight For C18

▪ P&O Roadtanks started a £3.5m/five-year contract for Kuwait Petroleum products on 1 December, delivering to its retail outlets and commercial users in the north of England and......

Lucas Parcels Review

• Lucas Industries in Birmingham is carrying out an urgent review of its £500,000-a-year UK parcels movement costs. It plans to rationalise its suppliers from more than 15 to "a......

Tdg Cargo Sale

• Two former Nexus managers, Andy Cowie and Sandy Walker, have bought the air cargo trucking business from parent Transport Development Group after setting up Satherlands Air......

Tipping Liquidation

• Stoke-based Staffordshire Tippers went into voluntary liquidation last Thursday with debts of £367,000. The firm, formed last year by Simon Broom, former financial controller......