Culina has bought unaccompanied transport specialist International Road Ferry (IRF) for an undisclosed sum. IRF has offices in Felixstowe, Thetford, Rotterdam and Grubbenvorst near Venlo in the Netherlands. It has more than 25 years of […]
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Palletforce has bought Hastings-based Dobbs Logistics for an undisclosed sum. The family firm, which was founded in 1961, provides pallet distribution, general haulage, project cargo and warehousing services to its customers. It has operating li…
DFDS has agreed to buy Northern Ireland logistics group McBurney Transport for £138m as part of plans to accelerate its drive into the cold chain logistics sector. McBurney Transport, which has its headquarters in Ballymena […]
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Truck graphics firm OPG has completed a management buy-out (MBO) and launched its “next chapter of growth” in the 27-year-old business. The Lanarkshire company, which designs and produces graphic wraps for vehicles and works with […]
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Xpediator’s mamagement looks set to accept an acquisition bid from a consortium led by the company’s founder Stephen Blyth, who resigned from Xpediator earlier this year. In a statement released today, the company said that […]
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Deutsche Bahn AG has moved one step closer to selling DB Schenker, opening the door to a possible bid by DSV Panalpina, which announced last year it is interested in acquiring the business. The German […]
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Associated Cold Stores and Transport (ACS&T) is to be acquired by HSH Coldstores for £16.5m in cash. The deal, which is expected to close on 10 January 2023, will boost HSH Coldstores presence in the […]
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EFS Global has finished 2022 the way it started the year and bought another two haulage companies: sister firms Eminence Transport and Floryn. Both are based in Maidstone, Kent and provide pallet network, general haulage, […]
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Hanson UK is set to buy construction haulier Mick George Group as it looks to cut carbon emissions by boosting its recycling activites. The Mick George Group, which operates from East Anglia and the East […]
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Latvian transport and logistics giant Kreiss has acquired Humber haulier C Neil Dowson as part of wider plans to expand into the UK market. C Neil Dowson, which was founded in 1990 by Neil and […]
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Ice Co Storage and Logistics has bought East Anglian cold storage and logistics firm Savage Haulage in a multi-million pound deal. The purchase sees Ice Co Storage and Logistics expand its geographical footprint in a move which is also aimed at …
Wilko has sold its distribution centre in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, to logistics giant DHL for £48m to help refinance the business. The retailer has leased the site back from DHL under a 15-year partnership agreement. The move comes as Wilko bat…
Freight 24 Logistics Group is rolling out Mandata GoPlus across its subsidiaries as part of wider plans to acquire more businesses, boost productivity and enhance customer service. The logistics company is installing the traffic management syste…
Fowler Welch reported a £4.6m pre-tax profit last year as operational efficiencies increased due to it becoming an established part of the larger Culina group, it said. Turnover at the chilled storage and distribution company, for the year endin…