Interoute replacement due soon PALLET NETWORK Pall-Ex intends to announce a replacement for former member Interoute Transport Services shortly.
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Pall-Ex moved swiftly to ensure service continuity after the collapse of its Oxfordshire member last month.
Adrian Russell, MD of Pall-Ex, said: "Negotiations are almost complete and an announcement on a permanent replacement member will be announced in due course."
The news came as it was revealed that Gregory Distribution had acquired the business, assets and goodwill of Interoute Transport Services, which went into administration on 17 May. The acquisition includes Interoute's 120,000ft2 warehouse operation on a leased site in Thame. It also includes the 27 employees retained from the original 65 staff after it went into administration, all of whom will transfer to Gregory.
Gregory Distribution will integrate the Interoute business fully, dropping the Interoute brand. All of Interoute's remaining staff will be retained.
Gregory Distribution is a mem ber of the Palletline pallet network and has said it has no intention of taking over the pallet network operations previously carried out by Interoute. These included the OX, RH and HP postcodes for Pall-Ex, and the RG and GU areas for the Hazchem Network.
Ali Karim, MID of Hazchem, declined to comment.