Tipping trailer and truck body manufacturer Fruehauf has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of three new directors, following its acquisition by MV Commercials in October last year. Robert Roe takes up the position of M…
Manchester-based Aztek International Logistics has been acquired in full by Austrian transport giant Cargo-Partner. The acquisition follows a joint venture between Aztek International Freight and Cargo-Partner in 2021 which saw it acquire a thir…
North-West produce company Len Wright Salads (LWS) has acquired the transport division of T Wilson & Sons (Farmers). LWS, which has operating licences for 40 trucks and 50 trailers, hailed the acquisition as an “amalgamation of skills and ex…
A2B-online Group is looking to the future after its management combined forces with a Dutch entrepreneur to buy out the company. The acquisition has seen Henk Bakker, Dutch transport entrepreneur and MD of the Van Uden Group, join forces with A2…
TIP Trailer Services has struck a deal with Ryder to acquire the trailer leasing and maintenance business, which will save 133 jobs. Agreed for an undisclosed sum, the deal means TIP will add around 3,550 trailers and a workshop in Lichfield, as…
Shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group is to acquire nearly 100% of the capital of automotive logistics specialist Gefco in a move which will see the logistics specialist integrated into the group’s subsidiary Ceva Logistics. The European Co…
Clipper Logistics shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the £965m proposed acquisition by GXO Logistics. The sale was revealed in February this year, when both parties announced that they had reached agreement on the terms and cond…
Oban-based MacLennan Distribution has acquired local haulier Waltons of Oban, making it the largest employer in the west of Scotland town. The company said the absorption of the transport firm also meant it had the largest number of vehicles of …
Lancashire-based North West Logistics has acquired Proserve Logistics as part of wider expansion plans. Pall-Ex member North West Logistics said the acquisition will help strengthen its operations and expand its geographical presence in North Wa…
Wincanton’s group revenue is forecast to rise by 12% in Q4, helped by a slew of new retail and public sector contracts and the acquisition of e-commerce specialist Cygnia last year. In a trading update, Wincanton reported “excellent” growth in a…
WH Bowker has bought haulier James Nuttall (Transport) and its commercial MOT testing centre, Queensway Commercials, in a move aimed at strengthening its warehouse and distribution business. The acquisition of the Rochdale-based family firm adds…
Independent Renault Trucks distributor Sparks Commercial Services is on an expansion drive across the South West with the acquisition of Renault Truck Commercials Exeter. The purchase sees the dealership rebranded as Sparks Commercials Exeter an…
Suttons Group subsidiary Suttons International has invested in 100 additional 24,000 litre ISO tank containers to bolster the firm’s international tank container fleet. The tanks, supplied by supplier NT Tank, will be delivered into active servi…
EV Cargo has acquired and will merge with Netherlands-headquartered Fast Forward Freight, as part of its previously announced corporate strategy to expand its worldwide footprint and grow its freight forwarding and supply chain services business…