IMPACT HANDLING ACQUIRES MAJOR WEST MIDLANDS MATERIALS HANDLING BUSINESS
5 August 2013Impact Handling is expanding into the West Midlands following its acquisition of Birmingham-based Abex. The purchase of this long-established materials handling firm provides Impact Handling with the perfect foundation from which to grow into one of the UK’s largest industrial areas. The deal is a key part of Impact Handling’s strategy to strengthen its network coverage as the sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks in the UK and Ireland. The Birmingham site becomes the 11th Impact Handling depot and follows the opening of a new facility in Manchester in March 2013, with