The terms of the agreement, including consideration, have not been disclosed.

GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions comprises of Eddie Stobart, Eddie Stobart Europe, iForce, The Pallet Network and The Logistics People.

With an overall turnover of more than £2.2 billion, approaching 20 million square feet of warehousing and a joint fleet of more than 5500 vehicles, Culina Group has strengthened its market position in the FMCG Logistics Sector.

Thomas van Mourik, Culina Group CEO, said: “This move significantly expands our ambient network and will enable us to benefit from synergies and efficiencies that will improve our service offer to customers even further.”

The acquisition extends the existing Culina Group network to over one hundred strategically located distribution centres in the UK, following the addition of the forty plus facilities operated by GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions. 

Culina Group is now the largest privately owned logistics provider in the UK.