A £16.5 million deal to unite two Grimsby cold storage giants has completed.
HSH Coldstores has bought ACS&T, bringing together significant capacity focused on supporting the town’s seafood sector. The deal was agreed in December, weeks after HSH had received government backing for a new build facility on the town’s Europarc estate.
Part of the European Constellation Cold Logistics organisation following a majority stake acquisition in it early in 2021, HSH can be traced back to 1970. The £15.5 million turnover operation was founded by the Howard family, led by the late entrepreneurial lorry driver John Howard. It is now led by the second generation, with Anthony Howard managing director.
