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Axer Group Ltd is a British company, that specialises in media and logistics.

Origins
The business was started by 'Steady' Eddie Stobart in the late 1940s as an agricultural business in Cumbria. His son, Edward Stobart Junior, was born in Cumberland in England on 21 November 1954 at his parents' house just outside Hesket Newmarket near Carlisle. He was one of four children, with an elder sister Anne, an elder brother John and a younger brother William. He was always called Edward to avoid confusion with his father Eddie. He was very interested in lorries, and when he left school, he started working for his father's contracting business delivering agricultural material in the region. By 1970, the company consisted of three main parts: Fertilizer, Haulage and a Farm shop in Wigton. These various business activities were eventually split up in the 1980s. Most remained in the ownership of family members, with Edward taking control of the road haulage and the name, Eddie Stobart Ltd in 1976. Under Edward's management, the fleet quickly grew from 26 lorries in 1985 to 300 in 1990. This rapid expansion gained the company the honour of 'Haulier of the Year' in 1990.

Stobart Transport and Distribution
Stobart Transport & Distribution Ltd (known as Stobart Transport and Distribution) is the Stobart Group's main division, accounting for 82% of the Stobart Group's turnover. It contains all the Group's transport, storage and handling services, meeting ambient and chilled distribution, and warehousing requirements across ten business units.