Booth’s Group is set to complete its recent acquisition of Wellington-based transport and warehousing providers L.G. Anderson Transport Ltd and Anderson and Flowers Ltd.
The companies will start trading as part of Booth’s Logistics Ltd from April 1.
Booth’s made the announcement in a recent letter to customers and says it follows a “challenging start to 2023” with the deal being the next chapter in the company’s growth plans.
The Kiwi-owned logistics firm, based in Palmerston North, has been rapidly expanding with its most recent acquisition of Summerland Express Freight in June last year giving it a presence in the South Island. It also expanded its Waikato and Auckland footprint with the acquisition of Couplands Transport and Trans NZ announced in April 2021.
“As many of you will know, we have wanted to cement our network in recent years, driven by customer demand for a more substantial presence and service offering nationwide,” Booth’s chief executive Dallas Vince says.
“We believe this latest acquisition will strongly benefit all companies’ existing customer bases and significantly bolster our transport offering across the lower North Island, as well as add more capability into our warehousing business including key personnel, systems and processes.
“Over the past six years, L.G Anderson and Booth’s have built a strong and proven working partnership, primarily with regards to supporting us with our last mile metro deliveries and container transport in and around Wellington. During this time, we have been able to experience first-hand the synergies the two companies have, in not only service and work ethic, but also company culture, values and technology systems,” Vince says.
L.G Anderson Transport and Anderson and Flowers have been family-run operations for more than 50 years, specialising in container transportation, general freight and third-party logistics.
“We would like to personally thank John, Chris and Clinton Anderson for their dedication to their customers, their community, their team and the wider logistics industry,” Vince says.
All of the L.G Anderson and Anderson and Flowers team will be offered new employment agreements and key members of the Anderson ownership team will be continuing to work alongside Booth’s during the handover period.
“For all L.G Anderson and Anderson and Flower customers, we are excited to carry on working with you all as normal, as well as getting to better understand your business needs and exploring opportunities together to support your growth through our network,” Vince says.
