Bosses have declared it is “business as usual” at a company where tens of jobs were saved.

Mission Logistics have taken on the staff members, lorries and buildings at the Essex depot of freight company Task Force Movement and Storage Limited which was based in Moss Road, Witham.

On August 5 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were appointed as administrators were appointed for Task Force Movement and Storage Limited.

Carl Bowcock, operations director of Mission Logistics, said: “The jobs are safe, we have taken on all the vehicles and we have taken the property lease on so it is business as usual.”