Woodall Nicholson, the specialist vehicle design & manufacturing group behind some of the UK’s leading specialist vehicle brands including Coleman Milne, Mellor, Treka and VCS, has created a fourth division to its group portfolio. The new technology division provides a dedicated innovation and technical platform...
Rutland Partners is pleased to announce the completion of its investment in JSM Group. JSM is a market leading infrastructure services provider to the UK's critical digital communications and power sectors. The company has a strong presence within Greater London and the South East, targeting large...
Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 26 October 2020 it completed the sale of Armitage Pet Care ("Armitage") to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: "SPB") for an enterprise value of £140m. The disposal from Rutland Fund III realises a return for investors of...
VCS, part of the Woodall Nicholson group, has today launched the country’s first all-electric ambulance to be used in front-line service. The Electric Dual Crewed Ambulance (E-DCA) is the UK’s first electric ambulance and the first zero emissions ambulance to be used on UK roads. Designed, developed...
Hello! recently became the latest high-profile magazine title to move its printing to Walstead, with a shift from gravure to web offset printing for its 7th September issue and beyond. After moving the printing of Hello! Fashion to Walstead earlier this year, publisher Tamsyn Spires...
Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that it has received FCA approval for the acquisition of the Woodall Nicholson Group of companies. Contracts for the acquisition were exchanged last month for an undisclosed sum. Woodall Nicholson is the UK market leader in the design and manufacture...
Aston Barclay has opened Europe’s most advanced vehicle auction centre in Wakefield, a new 78,000 square feet auction super centre. The site will be hosting 15 dealer and fleet auctions per month and has the capacity to sell 50,000 used vehicles annually, contributing to Aston Barclay’s...
Rutland Partners is delighted to announce that Omar Group has acquired UK Sundecks. In recent years Omar Group has increasingly seen itself as a solutions provider to the park home and luxury lodge marketplace as more customers seek turnkey solutions. With an already strong brand portfolio...
Rutland Partners is delighted to announce that Aston Barclay has acquired The Car Buying Group (TCBG), one of the largest independent consumer car buying companies in the UK, extending its reach into the consumer car buying sector. Selling over 10,000 cars nationwide on behalf of car...
Aston Barclay has announced plans to open a new 18-acre vehicle auction Mega Centre near Wakefield, following planning approval by Wakefield District Council. The auction will open its doors in Q4 2018 and provides 70,000 square feet of space which Aston Barclay will transform into a...