Whale Tankers – one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of liquid waste vacuum tankers and jetting equipment – has confirmed its commitment to further strengthen its position in Scotland having invested in a permanent base north of the border. As Whale Tankers’ Managing Director, Mark Warmington states: “Having serviced a customer …
Read More »Suttons Group grows International Division through asset acquisition of VTG Tanktainer’s overseas activities
Suttons International Limited and VTG Tanktainer GmbH, a subsidiary of VTG Aktiengesellschaft (VTG), announce today that they have signed an Asset Purchase Agreement outlining the acquisition by Suttons of VTG’ overseas ISO tank containers, personnel, and customer contracts, including VTG interests in a joint venture with Mission Line in Brazil. …
Read More »Volvo off to a winning start at Western Fuel with ‘Robust and Reliable’ FL Tankers
Western Fuel has added its first new Volvos to its 26-strong tanker delivery fleet, putting two FL 4×2 rigids into service. The trucks replace older vehicles at the Bridgwater-based business and will be used to deliver kerosene, diesel and gas oil to a wide customer base across the south west. …
Read More »Suttons Tankers distributes ethanol for hand sanitiser to fight COVID-19
Suttons Tankers is playing a key logistics management role in the distribution of ethanol for the production of hand sanitiser to UK healthcare organisations and communities. The safety focused logistics business, part of global firm Suttons Group, will be providing the transportation of denatured spirit supplied by William Grant & …
Read More »Belgian beer brand in new deal with Suttons USA
Suttons International has agreed a new deal with Duvel USA, the American subsidiary of Duvel Moortgat, owner of Brewery Ommegang, Boulevard and Firestone Walker, in addition to a portfolio of European brands. The American division of global supply chain specialist Suttons has been working with Brewery Ommegang since 2017, importing …
Read More »Abbey Logistics opens non-food grade wash bay
Abbey Logistics, the UK’s largest food grade road tanker company, will be opening a non-food grade wash bay at its tank cleaning facility in Liverpool in February. Abbey’s cleaning station provides tank cleaning services to both their own, and other haulier’s tanker trailers. Abbey have operated their own wash bay …
Read More »Suttons working with Border Force in fight against smuggling
North West-based logistics specialists Suttons International is working with Border Force, assisting its officers in the fight against smuggling. Suttons provided Border Force, a law enforcement agency within the Home Office, with a tank container designed specifically to help train officers in the detection and prevention of illicit goods entering …
Read More »Suttons success for in house refurb of international tank fleet
A global logistics specialist based in North West England has refurbished more than 120 tank containers since moving the service in house just under a year ago. Suttons International made the move in response to demand for its services around the world and to revamp its existing international tank container …
Read More »Clugston Distribution hits fuel distribution landmark
Clugston Distribution Services, part of the privately owned Clugston Group and one of the UK’s leading independent logistics companies, has recently hit the landmark figure of distributing over two billion litres of fuel. In 2018 alone, Clugston Distribution is on target to deliver another record result of over 407 million …
Read More »£6m investment in new cabs for Suttons – first to feature new branding
International logistics and supply chain specialist Suttons Group is investing more than £6m in new cabs – the first in the UK road tanker fleet to feature the company’s modern new branding. The company is purchasing around 70 new FM Volvo Globetrotter XL cabs as part of an ongoing replacement …
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