Operators team up to buy failed firm’s site
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joanna.bourke@rbi.co.uk COLEMAN INTERNATIONAL Transport and Serious Waste Management have acquired the land of recently liquidated CFH Tanker Services for an undisclosed value, and plan to open a CV repair workshop.
The irms have teamed up to share the Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent site, comprising a warehouse, a yard for truck parking and a garage. The site was previously owned by CFH Tanker Services, which entered liquidation in November 2010.
David Birkett, MD of Serious Waste Management, says he has also acquired a number of CFH contracts, as well as snapping up six HGVs from the failed operator.
“CFH was a main rival of ours; we now plan on securing more of their customer base. This site gives the business more space to grow. I am not so keen on subcontracting; I now have more scope to use our own leet and staff.” With Coleman International Transport, Birkett is investing in refurbishing a garage on the site. He expects to cut overheads by conducting CV maintenance in-house.
Nick Coleman, MD of Coleman International Transport, which runs 12 trucks, adds: “I am conident that as well as cutting my own costs by having CV repair facilities on site, we will be able to get new turnover by offering maintenance services to other local hauliers.” Coleman will keep his Derbyshire site, but says the new yard is necessary to cope with current volume levels.