Gim's Big Boost

• Component manufacturer GKN boosted its pre-tax profits by 21.2% to 2177.6 million last year. Total sales fell slightly to £2,369 million from 22,409.5 million in 1987. Geordie......

Competition Draw

• Paul Stapleton of Nottingham-based Z N Traction has won 25,000-worth of free repair and maintenance in the Commercial Motor Contract Care Plan competition. Stapleton plans to......

Heanor Merges With Dennison

E Heavy transport operator Heanor Haulage is merging with Dennison Transport Services, a company with a base in Belfast which also trades from Heanor's depot. The merger is......

Sacked Drivers Rockwood Hives Bees Comeback Bid

• Drivers who were sacked from Cadbury Schweppes-Coca Cola last Christmas have formed two haulage firms in Eccelshall and Warrington to win back work from their former employer.......

• Loss-making Bees Security Distribution Has Been...

Rockwood issued 500,000 new ordinary 21 shares which were bought by finance company 3i (70%) and Bees management (30%). Rockwood says there will be some rationalisation at Bees,......

Tankfreight's Irish Connection

• Tankfreight has won its first overseas order — to distribute Texaco fuel throughout Ireland. The contract will involve about 30 trucks, and Tankfreight will take control of......