Green Group calls on Asset Alliance for new Actros

The Green Group has ordered 101 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks from Asset Alliance, in what it said was one of the most significant deals of the year.

The Yorkshire logistics firm sourced 86 BigSpace tractor units and an additional 15 GigaSpace trucks will join the fleet to help mark its 15th anniversary. All are being supplied on a three-year contract hire basis and the trucks are part of a major renewal programme of The Green Group’s 150-strong fleet.

Fox Group cleans up with Tipworx

Fox Group has acquired muckaway and aggregates firm Tipworx and bulked up its fleet, plant and staffing levels in the process.

Paul Fox, MD of the family-run Fox Group, said: “This acquisition makes perfect sense for us.

Tipworx is a well-run business with great people and has a record of providing excellent services to a range of clients across the region.

“It also means we get a welcome boost to the group’s existing fleet of vehicles and recycled aggregates supply.”

Blackpool-based Fox Group has made several moves to expand in recent years: last year it acquired Blackledge Plant Hire; in 2021 it welcomed JJ O’Grady to the group; and the previous year it acquired Hurt (Plant Hire).

Fox now has a combined 360-strong truck fleet, more than 4,500 items of plant and machinery, and more than 860 employees.

CCTV footage of the calves being unloaded at the slaughterhouse also revealed that the ramp angle for the upper deck was far too steep for calves to safely walk down.

The haulier pleaded guilty to two charges under the Animal Health Act and he was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £6,495 plus a £22 court surcharge, making a total of £6,517.

MD Tom Lister said: “These trucks will be serving a lot of bluechip customers, covering about 120,000km per year, so reliability, increased uptimes and the latest technology are all really important for us. Bringing these new assets on board will also really help in driver comfort and retention, further improving the image of the business.”