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TAKE ME GROUP ADDS UNITED TRAVEL GROUP TO ITS EXPANDING FLEET
Take Me has added another company to its growing portfolio, with the recent addition of United Travel Group (UTG) for £5.2 million. UTG runs a 500-car fleet under its brands, Bounds, Raffles, Lee Cabs, Echo Cars and Alco taxis. The 65-year-old group started by Harry Bound, operates in Milton Keynes, Northampton, Kettering, Rushden and Newport Pagnell. “United Travel Group is a well-run group of companies and one of the best in the centre of the UK,” said Hunter. “This will allow us to cover areas from as far east as the A14 in Cambridge, over to Milton Keynes, Northampton and will join up with our existing companies in Leicestershire” Bounds has over 60 years of trading history and is a well-established part of
UTG. David Wright, former owner and share holder, will be retiring to concen- trate on his music, and property empire, whilst Stuart Russell will be retained as the Chief Operating Officer. “I have really enjoyed developing the technology to power our taxi fleets” said David Wright, “And although the pandemic was tough, it’s been a chal- lenge the team here and I have risen to.” Stuart Russell will stay on and lead the fleet in the area, and he said: “The taxi industry is in my blood. I am as much in love with this role as I was 20 years ago, and now with the support and help of the Take Me Group, I know we can offer our customers a better ser- vice, look after our drivers’ needs, and help the office crews deliver an improved service.”
David Hunter added: “This further expands our operations in the Mid- lands, and A14 / M1 corridors. UTG is one the best run taxi companies in the UK, and is fully cloud-based using state of art technology. We look forward to welcoming the group to Take Me and plan for further expansion in the area with two more companies about to be bolted on to UTG.” Take Me continues to expand, with a further six more companies set to join before the end of the summer. Take Me will start to rebrand its compa- nies later this year as it becomes a mobility as a service provider, which manages its own fleets. If you would like more information, please contact: David Hunter, MD, Take Me [Group] Ltd at
david@ta8me.co.uk
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