12 Nov 2014

US operations stand-out for Mainfreight

8:36 am on 12 November 2014

Mainfreight Group says its United States operations made a stand-out contribution to its latest results.

The company's underlying profit rose almost 13 percent to $33.7 million in the six months ended September, with full-year sales on track to exceed $2 billion for period ending in March.

Group managing director Don Braid said all the regions contributed to the bottom line, but the US reflected a great effort from the team developing that market.

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