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New investment fund looking for opportunities in UK

There is a new investment fund that is being put together that is looking for opportunities in the UK forklift industry. large or small
  • Posted 7 Aug 2011 22:47
  • By Daveilift
  • joined 26 Oct'10 - 241 messages
  • west yorks, United Kingdom
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Yes they seem to be building a group up around the materials handling and plant hire business in the UK. How successful they will be time will only tell. it dose go to show if you have capital to invest there are some good opportunities in the UK Materials handling industry. This must be good for the industry as a hole there are now a couple of investment funds looking at this industry that will hope fully build groups to take on the big companies Like Barlow , brigs, Impact , Rushlift and the manufactures like Linde. Toyota
  • Posted 17 Aug 2011 02:41
  • By Daveilift
  • joined 26 Oct'10 - 241 messages
  • west yorks, United Kingdom
menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1423436_corpacq-buys-hessle-fork-trucks

Dated june 2011.

Mr done has invested £5m in corpacq, and they do own carrylift and hessle amongst others
  • Posted 16 Aug 2011 19:54
  • Modified 16 Aug 2011 19:58 by poster
  • By scouse
  • joined 26 Nov'09 - 27 messages
  • lancs, United Kingdom
i have asked if the company is corpacq and was told no it is another company. Corpacq own carrylift don't they. and are backed by fred done from bet fred. This new company from what i can gather has a lot more capital to invest than corpacq
  • Posted 15 Aug 2011 04:21
  • By Daveilift
  • joined 26 Oct'10 - 241 messages
  • west yorks, United Kingdom
i don't know if this is him. all we have been told is that their is a new company looking to invest in the UK forklift industry and some one who represents them have contacted us. If it is him i will let you know but we have not met them yet. They are keeping what they are up to a bit quite. They have told me that they are talking to around 20 companies in the UK not all will go through but if even half do that will be quite a large company. just wondered who is behind them
  • Posted 15 Aug 2011 01:13
  • By Daveilift
  • joined 26 Oct'10 - 241 messages
  • west yorks, United Kingdom
There is a certain Mr Orange who has started investing in companies, specifically FLT. His brother sings a little.

So I've been told !
  • Posted 14 Aug 2011 23:52
  • By scouse
  • joined 26 Nov'09 - 27 messages
  • lancs, United Kingdom
who? no its a company who have approached us and i was wondering if they had approached others. They have told us they are talk to up to 20 companies
  • Posted 12 Aug 2011 01:59
  • By Daveilift
  • joined 26 Oct'10 - 241 messages
  • west yorks, United Kingdom
Is this related to Mr Orange ?
  • Posted 12 Aug 2011 00:08
  • By scouse
  • joined 26 Nov'09 - 27 messages
  • lancs, United Kingdom

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