Ownership

Schwarzmüller reorganises management following approval of Krone investment

By Bradley Osborne – 31st January 2025

Schwarzmüller says there will be virtually no overlap between its “infrastructure vehicles” and Krone’s core expertise in road freight transport – the two brands will remain separate.

Krone to invest in Schwarzmüller as part of “strategic partnership” agreement

Krone to invest in Schwarzmüller as part of “strategic partnership” agreement

By Bradley Osborne – 29th July 2024

Belgium

Achievement

Ownership

Van Hool delivers 100th trailer under new GRW ownership

By Bradley Osborne – 23rd July 2024

Production of Van Hool semi-trailers – which include tankers, container chassis, and flatbeds as well as conventional box and curtainsided trailers – resumed on 29 April following the intervention of GRW, together with VDL Groep, to take over the company.

Belgium

Ownership

Legal

Van Hool declares bankruptcy; bid from VDL and GRW accepted

By Bradley Osborne – 15th April 2024

Beate Paletar takes over Schwarzmüller, reshuffles management following CEO resignation

Austria

Restructure

Appointment

Beate Paletar takes over Schwarzmüller, reshuffles management following CEO resignation

By Bradley Osborne – 20th March 2023

Sweden

Ownership

Knorr-Bremse’s stake in Haldex acquired by SAF-Holland

By Bradley Osborne – 19th June 2022

Knorr-Bremse has announced that it has sold its 9.2% stake in Haldex to SAF-Holland, ending its financial interest in the Swedish brakes and suspensions manufacturer.

France

Ownership

Chereau shares bought back by French investors

By Bradley Osborne – 30th August 2021

The trailer manufacturer has been bought back by a group of French investors from Spanish private equity fund Miura Partners, which had consolidated Chereau in The Reefer Group in 2016.

Germany

Ownership

TRAILAR completes management buy-out from DHL

By Jim Gibbins – 1st February 2021

The management team of solar-power transport solutions company, TRAILAR Ltd, has successfully completed a management buyout from Deutsche Post DHL Group.

Ownership

Retirement sees new owners at Weightlifter Bodies

By Jim Gibbins – 1st August 2019

Tipping trailer and tipper body specialist, Weightlifter Bodies Ltd together with PPG Fabrications Ltd have been acquired by a newly-formed company, Grange Cross Ltd of Hull.