Lucketts Group acquires 35-coach North Hampshire firm
Lucketts Group has accelerated its expansion
plans, with its second acquisition in just four months.
The coach company has as of the 16th April
acquired North Hampshire-based Mortons Travel Limited, just a
few months after adding Solent Coaches to its growing
portfolio.
The move brings Lucketts’ total number of
vehicles to around 175 and widens its reach in the north of the
county and beyond into Berkshire.
As part of the acquisition all 60 staff of Mortons
Travel will be retained by the company and managing director
Tony Lawman said the plan is to grow the fellow family
business.
"There were a lot of synergies between Lucketts
and Mortons, not least the fact that it’s a family owned
company with our same core values of safety, reliability,
quality and attention to detail."
Mortons Travel will retain its name, coaches and
extensive client portfolio. Should, however, it need to call on
extra resources it now has the operational backing of Lucketts
Group – which incorporates Lucketts Travel, Coliseum
Coaches, Solent Coaches and Worthing Coaches.
The former shareholders of Mortons Travel, Adrian
and Joanne Morton, say they wanted to pass the thriving company
on to a fellow family business and now look forward to spending
more time with their young children.
Mortons Travel is synonymous in the industry for
its smartly-presented fleet, most notably its 100-seat
high-capacity tri-axle double deckers. It has built itself a
formidable reputation across all areas of coach travel.
"Having grown the company over a period of 14
years it felt like the right time to pass the business on to
someone who could develop it long into the future. Lucketts has
an enviable reputation in the business and we felt our loyal
customers and staff would be in safe hands."
Lucketts currently employs more than 300 people
and provides popular day trips, European holidays and coach
hire services. It runs more than 100 journeys each day for
National Express.
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