Meachers builds for its future with major investment

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15:00 Wed 14th Aug 2024 | Posted By UKHAULIER

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Positioning itself to be bigger and even better, Meachers Global Logistics has announced that it is building for the future with a recent GBP1m-plus investment in fleet and new faces in key areas of the business. The recent purchase of ten trailers and six tractors, at a cost of over GBP1m, is part of an ongoing investment into the Meachers' fleet. Six of the trailers will be dual branded with Meachers' customer Prysmian Cables and Systems, formerly Pirelli Cables, based at Eastleigh.

Meachers' former Commercial Director Gary Whittle has also taken over the role of Operations Director, following the retirement of Rob Lewis in March. He explained: "Prysmian is a long-standing trading client and so we are pleased to foster our relationship by increasing the fleet size and including them on the branding. We're investing in our assets and building for the future to make us bigger and more resilient.

"We're supporting the infrastructure of the organisation, with training, promotions and new faces joining us in key mid-management roles. We're aiming for a broad resilient team in anticipation of future customer demands," said Gary. As part of the ongoing reinvestment strategy, Meachers will continue to grow its fleet and develop the team's expertise in order to move forward in the fast-paced logistics industry.

Mark Lee has joined the team as General Manager, heading up the Freight Forwarding activities.

Emma Newman also became Warehouse Operations Manager, using her background in logistics to ensure the team and strategies at Meachers remain resilient and adaptable.

"We're future-proofing our business to make it more robust," said Gary. "We're positioning ourselves to be bigger and better in the future."