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Focused on Third Party Logistics (&#8220;3PL&#8221;) storage, handling and transportation, ISL has built a significant client base with a focus on clients who service the leading brands in the toy, leisure and sports sectors.<\/p>\n<h3>Acquisition highlights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Complementary acquisition which will add approximately 40k sqm of warehousing, operational synergies and opportunities to cross sell current Group services, in particular, European freight forwarding<\/li>\n<li>ISL generated revenues of \u00a321.7m and unaudited normalised profit before tax of \u00a31.8m for the year ended 31 December 2017<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to combine the Group&#8217;s existing Southampton facilities and activities with ISL creating long-term cost efficiencies<\/li>\n<li>Positioned to benefit from any upturn in international trade as a result of Brexit alongside the Group&#8217;s port based operations in Felixstowe including an opportunity to develop a further 20k sqm of warehousing inside the port<\/li>\n<li>ISL&#8217;s senior management shareholder team locked in for 2 years<\/li>\n<li>Expected to be earnings enhancing in the first full year of ownership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Commenting on the Acquisition, Stephen Blyth Chief Executive, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ISL shares similar characteristics to our previous transactions in that it is a well- established, profitable business which is operating in complementary but sufficiently distinct areas to add to both Xpediator&#8217;s profitability and service capabilities. 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