Tibbett's Profit Boost

• Tibbett and Britten's move into contract distribution helped boost its first-half profits by 52% from a turnover increase of 48%. Finance director and deputy chairman Sidney......

Walkers Insist On Pickering

• Leicester-based Pickering Transport Services has won a £250,000 contract to supply Walkers Crisps with 21 demountable swap bodies for its fleet of 220 vehicles and trailers.......

• Simon Engineering, Which Last Week Announced...

has acquired specialist vehicle manufacturer Gloster Saro from Hawker Siddeley for £6.8 million. In its last financial year Gloster Sa.ro made a profit of £1.07 million on sales......