It said savings have already been identified since last year's merger, in particular the container transport operation of the O'Connor Group, bought at the same time as the Stobart reverse takeover. Repositioning Andrew Tinkler, Stobart Group chief executive, said: "This has been a period of significant change for the group, successfully repositioning ourselves as a leading provider of inter-modal logistics solutions. "Over the period we have been encouraged by the underlying performance in the core businesses of Eddie Stobart and O'Connor Group."