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• Pontypridd-based furniture manufacturer, Cambria Mobel, has signed a £300,000 four-year contract hire agreement with Rentco for 12 special trideck step-frame trailers.
The contract hire agreement includes maintenance and tyres and Cambria Mobel has the option of extending it for a further two years. As the trailers are worked intensively throughout the week, Rentco will be carrying out all maintenance at the weekend.
• Tesco Stores has chosen Interbond Distribution to take charge of the distribution of wines and spirits to its supermarkets in the north of the country, in a three-year contract.
• CSL Truck and Trailer Hire has acquired the Manchester operation of Graylease. Over 150 trailers, fifteen tractor units and premises in Westinghouse Road, Trafford Park. are included in the deal which brings CSL's network of vehicle rental depots to five. The number of spot rental and contract hire trailers in the CSL fleet is increased to around 1,350.
• Barton Transport's pretax profits for the year up to the end of September have jumped 297% from £294,000 to £874,000. Turnover was little changed at £8.4 million.