Expansion at the double for haulage firm

A Lancashire haulage and logistics business has expanded for the second time this year by adding a third major site to its offering.

The leasing of the site from Lancashire County Council follows the deal to buy Unit 330 at Walton Summit Centre, near Preston, for an undisclosed seven-figure sum and turn it into a business hub by leasing a significant part of the 306,766 sq ft building to other businesses.

Peter Allen, managing director of FDC, said: “This investment really helps to put this area of Lancashire on the map as a hub, creating space for other businesses who need storage and distribution, office space or workshops and warehousing facilities.

FDC, which has its headquarters on a 14-acre site at Moorland Gate Business Park, Chorley, has doubled turnover to £6m and doubled staff numbers to 40 in the last two years.