AHC Westlink Partners in 3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway

O’Connor (A division of the Stobart Group)

The O’Connor Group of Companies, as partners in 3MG, specialises in the movement and storage of unitised goods by rail and road. A state of the art rail terminal operation coupled with an extensive vehicle and trailer fleet provide seamless delivery options blending into the multimodal supply chain. The O’Connor Group was founded by Brian O’Connor in 1969 and throughout its growth from a provincial haulage company to one of the leading intermodal operators in the UK, its operation has been centred in Widnes. Relocation to the current site in 1998 was the spur for significant expansion and developments on a massive scale. O’Connor facilities within the Mersey Multimodal Gateway partnership include:

Fully functional rail terminal with 7 reception sidings accessed from the West Coast Main Line
Daily rail services to/from key deep-sea ports
Container lifting by 4 Liebherr Overhead Gantry Cranes
Bespoke computerised container management systems
Secure container storage compounds with capacity increasing to 6,000TEU
Terminal and road traffic management operational round the clock
Container repair and transhipment facilities
Monitored reefer points
Channel Tunnel approved
C-TPAT compliant (US Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
Intelligent security systems
Skilled workforce with appropriate specialised training
Central Control Facility planned offering 15,000sq. ft. of prestigious office space

» http://oconnor.co.uk/

Halton Borough Council

The Borough of Halton was formed in 1974 and became a Unitary Authority in April 1998.

Halton sits on either side of the River Mersey, at its lowest bridging point, in North Cheshire adjacent to Merseyside in North West England.

Halton is made up of the twin towns of Widnes and Runcorn together with the villages of Hale, Moore, Daresbury and Preston Brook.

Halton is within one hour’s drive of the stunning scenery of North Wales and the Lake District and half an hour from the cultural, sporting and shopping opportunities of the cities of Liverpool and Manchester. Historic Chester is nearby.

The two towns were formally joined following a national reorganisation of local government, but links between Widnes and Runcorn stretch back nearly 900 years to the early 12th century when land on both sides of the river formed part of the Halton Barony.

» http://www.halton.gov.uk/

Stobart Group

In September 2007, The Westbury Property Fund merged with Eddie Stobart Group, one of the most recognised brands in the UK to form the newly named Stobart Group Limited.

The merger brings together two companies which see huge commercial and environmental benefits of combining road haulage and storage with rail freight and waterborne transport systems, thereby offering customers a truly integrated transport and logistics solution.

Westbury brings a port development site in Runcorn, a rail freight operating business and a rail terminal and warehousing business in Widnes.

Eddie Stobart has a modern, well-invested fleet of more than 900 trucks (tractor units) and 1,500 trailers, each christened with its own, unique female name. The combined business also has more than 3 million square feet of storage space across a network of over 29 operating sites (including 10 customer sites) across the UK and one in Belgium as well as its own rail division.

Stobart Group has an established portfolio of long-term, big-brand customers, including Tesco, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Sara Lee, employing more than 2,400 people across the UK - principally in Carlisle, Daventry, Runcorn, Widnes and Warrington.

» www.stobartgroup.co.uk