Freight forwarding firm snaps up competitor

Leeds-headquartered freight forwarding company Ligentia has bought the assets of Manchester-based Air & Cargo Services, taking the newly formed group to a £160m-turnover firm.

The purchase will see Ligentia’s fast expanding global network grow to more than 70 offices, employing more than 450 staff.

Ligentia’s Chief Customer Officer and MD for Europe, Dan Gill, said: ‘This deal supports a focus on offering technology-led freight forwarding solutions to customers around the world. We will be rapidly integrating knowledge and capabilities to continue to deliver as a trusted partner to both our long-term and new customers’.

Ligentia said that the deal would see Ligentia providing a home to Air & Cargo Services’ employees, adding that it would deliver continuity of service to customers £who will also be offered a warm welcome and rapid on-boarding into the Ligentia community.”

The integration also strengthens Ligentia’s UK footprint and the organisation’s global freight forwarding proposition. “Ligentia customers enjoy stability, reliability and agility underpinned by proven, innovative technology to drive supply chain performance and control,” said the firm.

Ligentia’s global network covers over 120 countries worldwide and the company has invested in IT across their operating system Cargo Wise and their Global Supply Chain System, Ligentix.

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