Portfolio News

  On 16 October 2023, Rutland Partners LLP completed the sale of Total Rail Solutions Limited (“TRS”) to trade bidder, Readypower Group Limited (“Readypower”). Rutland originally invested in TRS, a leading provider of Road Rail Vehicles (“RRV”) to the UK rail sector, in 2018. The business works...

  Walstead has made its first buy in Germany with the acquisition of GD Gotha Druck und Verpackung. Gotha is a large web offset house, one of the biggest of its kind in Germany, specialising in retail flyers.  Located in Thuringia in central Germany between Frankfurt and...

  WN VTech Group has announced a major expansion for their emergency services vehicles manufacturer, VCS, to a new factory site in Bradford, which will create 150 jobs.  The new site will be the largest factory of its kind in the UK, dedicated to the design...

  David Prosser of Corporate Financier takes an in-depth look into Rutland's investment in WN VTech and how it is developing under the firm's ownership. Read the full article here.    Back to News...

  We are delighted to announce that Walstead has signed a long-term deal with Telegraph Media Group (TMG) to print The Saturday Telegraph magazine and Luxury supplements. The deal, which will see both publications printed at Walstead’s Bicester facility, starts next week with the 21 May...

  The Walstead Group has acquired the majority of the assets of YM Group's web offset business. In a statement, chairman, Mark Scanlon said: "On 4 May 2022 Walstead Group acquired all the production assets of the insolvent YM Group companies at Scarborough and York and certain...

  Southgate is continuing to invest in new product development and lead the way for sustainable alternatives with the launch of its PET Tape, which is made from 85% recycled plastic. PET Tape has low environmental impact compared to traditional tape and is the most recent product...

  Aston Barclay Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Marley as Group CEO.  Previously Marley was the Managing Director of the Car Buying Group, the C2B digital business acquired by Aston Barclay in 2018. Greg MacLeod, Executive Chairman for Aston Barclay, said: "Tom is...

  Mellor, part of the Woodall Nicholson Group, presented its new Sigma range of battery electric, ‘zero-emissions zero-compromise’ buses at a special, COVID-19-restricted press preview event last week at the UTAC Proving Ground in Millbrook. In a major repositioning of the Mellor business, the Rochdale-based bus manufacturer...