By Peter A Walker

Copyright insider

Sterling Sinclair Removals Group (SSR) has acquired Alloa-based RP HIAB Transport.

The six-figure deal is the fifth acquisition completed by SSR founder Adam Sinclair, who set up the business in 2016 in Stirling after injury forced the former Scotland Under-20 rugby player to retire.

The firm has since snapped up Glen Transport, Britannia Edinburgh, Letford Removals and Larbert Carriers, adding to a portfolio which also includes Edinburgh Self Store and Stirling Self Storage.

The addition of the heavy lifting company marks a strategic move for Sinclair, which has rebranded the business HIAB Container Scotland and relocated it to his headquarters at Back O’ Hill Road Industrial Estate.

“A lot of companies transport containers and a lot of companies sell them, but not a lot do both, so I feel we are closing a gap in the market by becoming a one-stop shop as it were for haulage and sales,” he said. “It is going to be a big advantage for the customer to have all this done in-house with no need to have it sub-contracted out – the whole client journey is going to be much more streamlined.

“Through my experience in shipping containers, it’s going to be a good solution for many container companies and self-storage buyers.

“As well as being ideally placed for the port at Grangemouth, we are also not far from the rail freight terminal at Coatbridge and I’m confident there are exciting times ahead for Sterling Sinclair with the HIAB section of the company.”

A member of the British Association of Movers, SSR operates UK-wide for both residential and commercial contracts, with clients including Andy Murray’s luxury Cromlix hotel.

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