Ten jobs have been created with the setting up of a new Perth transport hub – and more are predicted in the future.
Delivery firm M&H Carriers is calling their Inveralmond Estate hub as “the gateway to the north” of the country’s logistics industry.
It is M&H’s first location in Perth.
They also have logistics hubs in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Argyll, supported by 14 smaller satellite depots across the country.
The new hub has created 10 jobs so far – with more LGV class 1 drivers required in the next few months.
The firm is increasing its fleet with over 10 new vehicles.
Managing director Fraser MacLean said: “Perth is the gateway to the north of Scotland, connecting strategic population centres like Aberdeen, Inverness and Oban – and remote and rural communities – to the rest of the country.
“Our new hub in Perth will give customers greater access to the whole country, whether they are moving pallets, freight and parcels north or south – strengthening our network and creating new opportunities for growth.”
The Perth delivery hub is M&H Carriers’ fifth – joining its headquarters in Aberdeen, and hubs in Inverness, Dundee and Argyll.
The site has a substantial yard and warehousing facility – allowing the firm to increase its delivery capacity in Perth and Dundee and also trunking capacity to all of its northern locations.
Businesses and individuals will be able to send parcels, pallets and two-person products across Scotland, and onward into the rest of the UK and beyond.
Operations are supported across Scotland by a network of 14 satellite depots, allowing the firm to provide higher levels of service to rural and remote communities. New depots have been opened in Invergordon, Broadford, Aviemore and Lochgilphead.
Logistics professional Stephen Jamieson joined M&H Carriers to head up the new Perth delivery hub, working closely with existing Perth and Dundee general manager, Thomas Gardiner.
Fraser added: “We’re proud to work closely with SMEs across Scotland, as well as national carrier networks, and all will benefit from our strategic new site in Perth.
“We’ll be able to offer far more streamlined delivery services, and handle a greater volume of freight and parcels across Scotland than ever before.”