Distribution goes better with Coke
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• Onward Transport has taken over distribution work previously carried out by failed north-east haulier Barnfather Ltd from the Wakefield plant of Coca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages.
AAH Holdings had hoped to hang on to the business when it bid for the goodwill, some assets and the contracts of Barnfather, which crashed at the end of October,
The news came as a surprise to other hauliers currently working for C-C&SB, who had hoped that work would be re-distri
buted among them during what is seen as a quiet period.
Onward was one of the original companies which tendered for the distribution work when the plant, which is one of the largest soft drinks processing plants in Europe, was opened in 1989.
Two of the original seven hauliers which won the business, John Dee Group and Barnfather, have since folded. Barnfather creditors heard at a meeting last month that the low margin from its C-C&SB business had contributed to the collapse.