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GWENT-HEADQUARTERED CALDICOT

GROUP EXPANDS THROUGH ACQUISITION

OF MAJOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE RECOVERY

AGENCY

Gwent-headquartered its workforce to over 100
Caldicot Group employees. With four depots
the company’s recovery
operation now spans an area
The Gwent-headquartered covering more than 6,000
Caldicot Group has square miles including major
successfully completed routes such as the M4, M5 and
the acquisition of one of M6.
Gloucestershire’s biggest
recovery agencies expanding Group Managing Director Gavin
its portfolio of depots to four Edwards said the acquisition
regional centres and increasing was crucial to the company’s
its operating network to more expansion plans as it looks to
than 6,000 square miles. better serve its customers.
He said: “We are delighted to
The deal sees the Caldicot have negotiated the purchase
Group, which is based in of one of Gloucestershire’s
Monmouthshire, purchase oldest and most respected
Overbrook Recovery. recovery operations and are
Employing more than looking forward to building upon
30 members of staff, the their long-standing success in road infrastructure projects. It Caldicot Group is one of the
Gloucestershire-based the region. was therefore important that UK’s fastest growing recovery
business has two depots we expanded our operating agencies. Our strategic goal is
including an MOT and vehicle “As a company we have seen territory to better serve our to continue this expansion and
recovery centre in Hakwell in record growth in our customer customers and so that we can support more companies with
the Forest of Dean. base as we support more than help more businesses. their recovery needs.”
500 businesses with their
The move increases the recovery needs as well as “With depots in Walsall, PIC CAPTION: GAVIN EDWARDS, MANAGING
DIRECTOR OF THE CALDICOT GROUP, AT THE
Caldicot Group’s turnover being an approved Highways Gloucester, the Forest of COMPANY’S NEW FOREST OF DEAN DEPOT
to more than £8m and England partner for major Dean and Monmouthshire the

70 YEARS

OF WARN

70 years of Warn
This year Warn Industries, famous
for its World renowned Warn winch-
es, celebrates its 70th birthday.
The Warn journey began in 1948 ing farmers and ranchers. Warn
when Arthur Warn began produc- also introduced the first dedicated
ing free-wheeling/locking hubs for winch for powersports vehicles 30
surplus World War II Jeeps. This years ago, further enhancing the
invention would convert thousands performance of ATVs. Today Warn’s
of Jeep vehicles into useful gener- extensive range covers self-recov-
al purpose vehicles that could be ery, commercial, ATV and super-duty
operated on-road as well as off. In winches for military vehicles.
the late 1950s, Warn would go on to Warn Industries shows no signs of
develop the first electric recreational slowing down at 70. The company
winch and create the World-leading continues to innovate and will re-
brand for off-road racers, four-wheel lease new products throughout 2018
drive enthusiasts, and hard-work- and beyond.

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