Batrum expands to go nationwide
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• Nationwide distribution business is the goal of Suffolkbased Bartrum Group, which is spending more than E250,000 to establish new operating centres at Swindon, Stoke-onTrent and Rotherham.
The company, which currently operates from depots at Diss, Eye, Ipswich and Thetford believes the time is right to expand beyond East Anglia.
Philip Bartrum, the group's managing director, says all the development is self financed. The company has added 12 new Iveco Ford Cargos to its fleet for operation from the new depots. They will be used for some warehousing, distribution work, contract hire and general haulage. Bartrum Group has appointed managers to run each of the new depots, but the company is still looking for operations staff.
The company is changing the Livery of its fleet as part of the development. A blue livery, complete with the legend "They're Magic" is being applied to the new vehicles.