UK haulage company acquires rival firm

The owner of the famous Eddie Stobart haulage firm today unveiled a trio of deals as the expansion of the group gathered pace.

UK haulage company acquires rival firm

The owner of the famous Eddie Stobart haulage firm today unveiled a trio of deals as the expansion of the group gathered pace.

Stobart – formed by a merger between ports group Westbury and Eddie Stobart last year – is to buy rival transport firm Irlam for £59.9m (€78.5m) and pay £10m (€13.1m) for engineering specialist WA Developments.

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