Administration for outfit with 30 trucks and 32 trailers
Writing in Motor Transport Chris Tindall has reported on the demise of Staffordshire’s Pro Freight haulage outfit. He wrote: “The company, which traded out of two premises in Burntwood and Walsall and held an O-licence totalling 30 HGVs and 32 trailers, called in insolvency experts from FRP Advisory on Christmas Eve.”
The firm state on their website: “Pro Freight Solutions LTD is part of the CCH group. Craig Chance Holdings has a diverse business portfolio ranging from fine dine restaurants to nursing homes as well as a property company. The holding company was formed to give each individual business financial strength, and is on hand to provide its subsidiaries with investment which enables us to grow as a business. CCH currently has an annual turnover exceeding 10 million pounds as well as having an asset base of over 5 million.”
Chris Tindall noted that the firm was incorporated in 2008, and specialised in nationwide same day delivery and operated out of a 125,000 sq ft hub with capacity for 12,000 pallets in its racked warehouse and employed around 47 staff. It ran a mixed fleet of artics, rigids and sprinter vans, as well as straight frame and double deck trailers. He said the FRP Advisory has not responded to requests for a statement but he believed the directors were still running the warehouse despite the closure of the truck division.
The firm says of its warehouse storage: “As well as being managed by our professional team the warehouse is also managed by a world leading warehouse management system, which can provide our customers with ‘real time’ stock and location report.”
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