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National Freight Corporation

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The National Freight Corporation was a major British transport business between 1948 and 2000. [1]

23 relations: Allied Van Lines, British Railways Board, British Transport Commission, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Christopher Bland, Commercial Motor, Exel, Freightliner Group, FTSE 100 Index, London, London Stock Exchange, LYNX Express, Management buyout, Nationalization, Ocean Group plc, Pickfords, Privatization, Railway Gazette International, State ownership, The Independent, Transport Act 1947, Transport Holding Company.

Allied Van Lines

Allied Van Lines is an American moving company founded in 1928 as a cooperative non-profit organization owned by its member agents on the east coast of the United States, to help with organizing return loads and minimizing dead-heading (i.e. operating trucks without shipments loaded on them).

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British Railways Board

The British Railways Board (BRB) was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that operated from 1963 to 2001.

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British Transport Commission

The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the separate Ulster Transport Authority).

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Chairman

The chairman (also chairperson, chairwoman or chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly.

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Chief executive officer

Chief executive officer (CEO) is the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, administrator, or other leader in charge of managing an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution.

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Christopher Bland

Sir Francis Christopher Buchan Bland (29 May 1938 – 28 January 2017) was a British businessman and politician.

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Commercial Motor

Commercial Motor is a weekly magazine serving the road transport industry in the United Kingdom.

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Exel

Exel was a supply chain and logistics company operating in North America and Europe, and a subsidiary of the German firm Deutsche Post DHL.

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Freightliner Group

Freightliner Group is a rail freight and logistics company, formed in the United Kingdom in 1995, and now having expanded into Australia, The Netherlands and Poland.

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FTSE 100 Index

The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the "Footsie", is a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalisation.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange located in the City of London, England.

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LYNX Express

LYNX Express was a courier (parcel delivery) company operating principally in the United Kingdom.

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Management buyout

A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company from either the parent company or from the private owners.

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Nationalization

Nationalization (or nationalisation) is the process of transforming private assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state.

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Ocean Group plc

Ocean Group plc was a major British transport business.

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Pickfords

Pickfords is a moving company based in the United Kingdom, part of Pickfords Move Management Ltd.

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Privatization

Privatization (also spelled privatisation) is the purchase of all outstanding shares of a publicly traded company by private investors, or the sale of a state-owned enterprise to private investors.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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State ownership

State ownership (also called public ownership and government ownership) is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community as opposed to an individual or private party.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Transport Act 1947

The Transport Act 1947 (c. 49) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Transport Holding Company

The Transport Holding Company (THC) was a British Government-owned company created by the Transport Act 1962 to administer a range of state-owned transport, travel and engineering companies that were previously managed by the British Transport Commission (BTC); it came into existence on 1 January 1963.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Freight_Corporation

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