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Challenge for NFC
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NATIONAL CARRIERS management was still counting the cost of its loss of British Rail's express parcels contract as we closed for Press on Tuesday, but both it and sister company Roadline were pledged to capturing some of BR's business.
Their marketing skills have been put to the test by BR's announcement that it is withdrawing its collection and deliver), service from July next year ir the face of a £38m annual loss.
BR, which says it wants to con. centrate on profitable freight ac. tivities, reckons it will save £13rr by 1982, and £30m by 1983.
BR says 6,000 jobs are beinc put at risk by the withdrawal and National Freight Compan) chief executive Peter Thompsor said that 2000 National Carrier: staff are engaged on Rail Ex press Parcels. Talks with Union: were due to start on Wednesday But Mr Thompson was lookim on the bright side: "This will re lease £38m of traffic on to thi parcels market, and our parcel: companies can offer facilities fo carrying this."
"In National Carriers ant Roadline, NFC has the bigges and best-equipped business ii this field. National Carriers which is most affected by BR' decision, will be most active i seeking new business."
NFC is confident that the r€ cent modernisation of the tw companies' parcels handlin facilities, with the adoption the hub centre principle for botl: will put it in a particularly stron position.
. BR blames part of the declin in REP on increased competitio which began in the early 1970: and says it has lost a lot to mai order companies' own-accour fleets.