Carrying The Spirit Of Scotland

Complete logistics partner for Islay, Jura and Scottish distillery supply chains

From single pallets to full distillery contracts. Specialists in Islay, Jura and Scottish whisky logistics.

Island depots, daily groupage, general haulage and bulk spirit logistics across Scotland and the islands.

Licensed, certified and trusted by Scotland's leading distilleries.

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  • ISO45001 internationally certified in occupational health and safety management.
  • ADR Certified Fully certified for the safe transport of dangerous goods, including bulk spirit and hazardous loads.
  • TASCC Assured for the safe and hygienic transport of combinable crops, grain and feed materials.
  • DVSA Green Operator Rated green by the DVSA, the highest operator compliance rating in the UK
  • Road Haulage Association Member of the UK's leading trade body for professional road haulage and logistics.

Logistics Errors Cost More Than Money

When logistics fail, distilleries stop, relationships suffer and reputations take a hit.

  • A haulier without regional knowledge, the right accreditations or island infrastructure cannot protect your supply chain when it matters most.

  • Ferry delays and missed sailings ripple directly into distillery production schedules, leaving spirit stranded in the wrong place at the wrong time.

  • Contaminated or uncertified trailers risk rejecting an entire load, triggering costly rework, compliance failures and strained relationships.

  • Poor documentation on loads causes delays, port refusals and audit failures that put your supply chain approval at risk

Problems Solved Before They Start

Local knowledge, direct relationships and using modern & traditional systems mean we handle it before it reaches you.

Ferry & Sailing Delays

We hold direct relationships with CalMac management and on-the-ground contacts at Kennacraig and port operations, so we know about disruption before it becomes a problem and reroute or rebook immediately.

Island Knowledge & Coverage

With a depot and staff permanently based on Islay, we have eyes, ears and boots on the ground, feeding real-time information back so nothing on the island catches us off guard.

Load Compliance & Tanker Standards

Our ADR certified, TASCC and FIAS accredited fleet means every tanker, every cask movement and every bulk load meets the standard required, first time, every time, without compromise.

Communication & Real-Time Visibility

We pick up the phone. With foreman mobiles, control room numbers, on-site staff and Samsara live tracking, your team has the right information at the right time, always.

B Mundell Scania tipper raising its trailer in a grain store

We Do the Heavy Lifting

In island logistics, one wrong move causes headaches. It stops projects, slows productivity and lands your business or project with added costs and reputational damage you didn't see coming.

A haulier without MCA-compliant trailers or correct lashing eyes won't get near a distillery site, or a ferry ramp. A tanker with the wrong fittings means a rejected load, not a delayed one.

Distilleries run ahead of and behind schedule; when production windows shift, your logistics partner needs to move with them.

Island construction projects get replanned around the weather, Islay experiences high winds on over 90 days per year, and when gusts ground crane lifts, every delivery in the chain has to flex.

Island businesses know which hauliers show up and which don't. Choosing Mundell's tells your stakeholders you've made the right call before we've turned a wheel.

We're not the biggest haulier in Scotland. But for bulk spirit, island logistics and everything in between, we know of none better placed.

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From distillery gate to customer delivery, handling nearly a third of Scotland's single malt at a stage of its journey.

28% of Scotland's single malt Scotch whisky passes through our hands... over 7 billion drams, representing approximately £1.9bn of global market value annually.

Five of the world's leading Scotch whisky businesses trust us with their Scottish supply chains.

Logistics partner to the world's largest drinks businesses, Diageo, Beam Suntory, Whyte & Mackay, Rémy Cointreau and LVMH Moët Hennessy.

Glasgow, Tarbert (Loch Fyne), Port Askaig (Isle of Islay) and Blackgrange Bond, covering Scotland's entire whisky supply chain.

40 HGVs. 73 trailers. 12 Terberg ferry tugs. 10+ LGVs. 4 depots. 3,000+ weekly deliveries.

The highest compliance rating awarded by the DVSA and recognised by the world's largest drinks business.

Nominated Global Supplier of the Year, Diageo PLC 2025.

Ben Mundell Snr, James Mundell, Ben Mundell, and now Daniel and Matthew Mundell, same family, same standards, nearly a century on Scotland's roads.

First lorry taxed 1929. Islay routes operating since 1969. Islay depot opened 1971. Four generations of the Mundell family.

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Common Questions

How do you protect our supply chain when CalMac sailings are disrupted?

We lift cargo earlier than required and stage it at our Tarbert depot or on-island facility at Port Askaig so it is already in position when you need it. We carry additional weekly sailing slots as a buffer, and keep spare equipment, including empty tankers, permanently on Islay so we can react immediately without waiting for the next available crossing.

What does it cost to move freight to Islay or Jura?

No two island movements are the same. We hold standard rates for full loads, groupage pallets and boxes; contact us for an up-to-date rate card. Everything else is priced individually against the load, the route and the sailing window.

Call, email or WhatsApp with the what, the when and the where. We'll come back during working hours, on whichever channel suits you.

How do you ensure bulk grain and tipper movements meet distillery and maltings standards?

Every tipper and bulk grain movement operates under full TASCC certification. We provide complete last three loads documentation as standard on every movement, giving your intake and quality teams full visibility of what the vehicle has previously carried before it arrives on site. If your maltings or distillery has specific intake requirements, we confirm compliance before the first load moves, not after.

Let's Get Your Load Moving. We've Got a Ferry to Catch.

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Locations

Tarbert
01880 820223
Glasgow
0141 8826608
Islay
01496 840273
Email
[email protected]

Our Depots

Glasgow, Tarbert, Port Askaig and Blackgrange Bond, four locations across Scotland's whisky supply chain.