Wincanton buys four for E10 million
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1111 West Country-based transport group Wincanton has bought four businesses in a 210 million summer spending spree.
They include a commercial vehicle contract-hire firm, a Volvo truck dealer and a motor aucton site.
Wincanton subsidairy Arlington Motor Holdings has acquired Volvo distributor Rydale Truck and Coach, bringing its total number of outlets to 36. Sixteen of these sell heavy goods vehicles, 29 sell light CVs and three sell PSVs. About 40% of Arlington's business is in commercials.
Stoke-on-Trent-based contract-hire business Commercial and Trailer (Sales), which has a fleet of 150 vehicles, will join another subsidiary, Wincanton Vehicle Rentals, taking WVR's fleet to 5,000.
Wincanton's National Car Auctions Group is acquiring North Shropshire Motor Auctions (Press), which deals in commercial vehicles as well as cars, and is also buying a Blackburn car dealer.