A historic Scottish road transport company has collapsed into liquidation, resulting in the elimination of all seven positions at the business.
VG Mathers Limited, which began operations in 1968 under founder Vic Mathers, has ceased trading after enduring what company representatives described as prolonged difficult trading conditions affecting the wider road freight industry.
The business, which operated for nearly sixty years, provided transportation services alongside vehicle maintenance and inspection offerings.
Colin Mathers, who served as a director and was the son of the company’s founder, explained that staff had invested considerable effort into sustaining operations, but escalating pressures had become insurmountable.
He indicated that the business had encountered a combination of rising fuel expenses, increased insurance costs, expanding regulatory requirements, and growing vehicle maintenance bills.
According to the director, approximately four hundred road freight and transport businesses across the United Kingdom had ceased operations during 2025 alone.
Despite efforts to manage increasing expenditure, the company proved unable to maintain trading activities.
The director expressed gratitude to employees, drivers, and customers who had maintained their support throughout the business’s history, describing the outcome as deeply regrettable.
Michael Reid, who leads insolvency operations in Scotland for the accounting firm MHA, has been appointed to oversee the liquidation process.
Mr Reid indicated that the primary objective involves working with interested parties to conduct the winding-up procedures with minimal disruption.