Car transport business A1 Automotive has taken delivery of three new car transporters from Fraikin to support its transport services division in Livingston. In a move which signals the firm’s transition away from outright purchase, the six-year …
Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) has announced an investment worth €4.2m to expand its fleet by 42%. A total of 156 new trailers will be added to the company’s portfolio in the coming months – its biggest single investment since being acquired b…
Perishable Movements Limited (PML) has more than quadrupled its fleet of lorries to cater for growing demand in the perishable goods sector. PML is set to take delivery of four DAF and 10 Iveco trucks this month, with a further 20 new vehicles s…
Heathline Commercials said its decision to open a £500,000 workshop at the start of the pandemic had paid dividends, after revenues soared by 44%. The increase in business also enabled the commercial vehicle service and repair specialists to exp…
Global logistics business WTA Group is relocating its head office from London to the Manchester International Office Centre (MIOC), close to Manchester Airport. The company is one of six businesses that have signed leases at the complex which ha…
Fleet service provider Greenhous has acquired Heatons Truck Group, adding four more DAF locations to its business. This latest acquisition sees Greenhous Group increase its portfolio of DAF locations to 19, and follows the acquisition of Adams M…
Specialist horticultural plant haulier Bleach of Lavant said continued demand for its services helped increase revenues and profits last year. For the year ending 31 March 2021, the West Sussex-based operator reported a turnover of £11.6m, a 2.1…
Arboreal specialists Connick Tree Care has added three Isuzu 7.5-tonne trucks to its London fleet in order to boost the number of jobs it can complete in areas of limited space. The N75.190 rigids have specialist arb bodies built by Southern Veh…
Concrete frame contractor CGL Group has commissioned its first zero-emission vehicles with an order of four Mercedes-Benz eVito vans and two nine-seater eVito Tourers from Rygor Commercials. The new vehicles are due for delivery before the end o…
Consettt-based Elddis Transport is gearing up for growth after plans worth close to £1.5m to develop its operations were given the green light by planners. The move will see Elddis transform its recent acquisition of the former GT Engineering si…
Palletline member Browns Distribution is planning to move just 300 metres from its current headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent to a new £8m facility next year after experiencing rocketing demand. The new facility will boast a 75,000 sq ft warehouse, …
P&O Ferrymasters is expanding its fleet with the addition of 25 new refrigerated trailers. They will provide additional capacity for what the company describes as “a major new partnership with an international business”. Thorsten Runge, MD o…
Montgomery Transport Group has purchased 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros from stablemate Intercounty Truck & Van, which beat off strong competition from other manufacturers. The majority of the fuel efficient vehicles will go to Montgomery Transpor…
DSV’s new, 522,000 sq ft facility in Leicestershire has opened and will become home to all three of its business units: DSV Roads, DSV Solutions and DSV Air and Sea. Located on the Mercia Park industrial site, the facility comprises three buildi…