Further expansion for Lucketts 

Travel business Lucketts Group has bought North Hampshire-based Mortons Travel - its second acquisition in four months. 

The purchase of Mortons Travel, which follows the acquisition of Solent Coaches, brings Lucketts' total number of vehicles to about 175 and widens its reach in the north of the county and beyond into Berkshire.

The move brings Lucketts’ total number of vehicles to around 175 and widens its reach in the north of the county and beyond into Berkshire. As part of the acquisition all 60 staff of Mortons Travel will be retained by the company and managing director Tony Lawman said the plan is to grow the fellow family business.

"There were a lot of synergies between Lucketts and Mortons, not least the fact that it's a family owned company with our same core values of safety, reliability, quality and attention to detail," he said.

Mortons Travel will retain its name, coaches and extensive client portfolio. Should, however, it need to call on extra resources it now has the operational backing of Lucketts Group – which incorporates Lucketts Travel, Coliseum Coaches, Solent Coaches and Worthing Coaches.

The former shareholders of Mortons Travel, Adrian and Joanne Morton, now plan to spend more time with their young children.

Adrian Morton said: "Having grown the company over a period of 14 years it felt like the right time to pass the business on to someone who could develop it long into the future. Lucketts has an enviable reputation in the business and we felt our loyal customers and staff would be in safe hands."

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