Photo: ODT stock imageLongstanding Cromwell trucking business Summerland Express Freight has been sold to a Palmerston North logistics firm. The new owners are Booth’s Group Logistics, in conjunction with Brendan Prendergast, the founder and former owner of Move Logistics. In a letter to staff, Summerland founders Ross and Barbara Millard said they were happy with the overall outcome, although sad that it signalled the end of their 29-year journey. Mr Millard originally bought a small existing trucking business with a couple of older trucks and, with the support of his family, it had grown into a South Island-wide operation. The letter said staff would be offered new employment contracts with the new entity on the same existing terms and conditions.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 02, 2022 22:36 UTC