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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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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CV dealer Rygor Group said its truck and van sales teams continued to produce strong sales figures, as its latest set of accounts showed a 35% increase in profits. For the year ending 30 April 2022, the company reported a £3.5m pre-tax profit, u…
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…
Revenues at Palletforce increased by £10m last year thanks to growth in UK pallet volumes, online commerce and working with its stablemates in the EV Cargo group. Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021 showed that the UK and European dist…
DPD enjoyed its most successful operational period ever last year, with the parcel group delivering record revenues, volumes and profits thanks partly to the internet shopping boom. This year’s three-time MT award winner said turnover had jumped…
Staffordshire-based Drac Logistics has purchased Aberdeenshire haulage firm Caledonian Logistics for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition sees Stoke-headquartered Drac Logistics expand its footprint in Scotland, where it operates an office in Fal…
Peter Green Haulage continued on its upward trajectory last year, with revenue and profits increasing significantly. The Shepton Mallet, Somerset-based chilled and frozen food distributor shook off any issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic a…
RT Keedwell bounced back from the pandemic’s initial waves of disruption to report a 34% increase in revenues to £21.9m last year. In the year ending 31 October 2021, the Somerset haulier also increased pre-tax profit to £1.01m, from £416,000 in…
Fergusons Transport increased profits by 38% last year, despite it being forced to tackle problems arising from the pandemic, supply chain difficulties and spiralling costs of fuel and wages. Latest financial results for the Cramlington haulage …
Europa Worldwide Group’s investment in its Corby 3PL warehouse, coupled with the effects of Covid 19, led to a 39% reduction in profits in 2020, its accounts showed. However, the logistics operator saw revenues rise by 2.5% to £210.7m in the yea…