Whisky haulier doubles up
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• Glasgow-based Carntyne Transport, part of the John Russell Group, has bought the Scottish whisky haulier McKechnie Motors.
Carntyne handles transport in the distilling and brewing sector, and also moves bulk liquids for the food industry. The two companies have very similar core activities and client bases. Carntyne described the acquisition as a "natural extension of its business interests".
Girvan-based McKechnie was run by two brothers who inherited the firm, set up by their father in the 1930s. It transports whisky and other bulk liquids for the Scotch whisky producer Wm Grant. The brothers are nearing retirement age and decided to sell the business to concentrate on other activities.
The firm's seven bulk tankers, two timber trucks and 15 staff are all moving with the business,