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Ireland: Flower transportation business blossoms as Hannon sales soar

One of Ireland's leading refrigerated haulage and logistics companies Hannon Transport has reported a marked upturn in its turnover and profits.

The Aghalee company, which specialises in the delivery of cut flowers, plants, fruit and vegetables, meat, dairy and general goods all over Ireland and Britain as well as the Benelux countries, saw its sales rise from £20.4m to £21.4m in the year to January past.

Profit for the year after depreciation and tax came in at £685,462 - up from £634,075 a year earlier.

And the company - which earlier this year set up a steel distribution business - also revealed that its staff numbers during the trading period had jumped from 119 to 143, which includes more than 100 drivers (in turn the wages bill leapt from £3.8m to £4.6m).

Read more at The Irish News
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