anyone remember these tamworth firms

tamworth1 · 6 May 2017 08:15

JCT recovery vehicle back in action after having new underlift and front weight bumper fitted

oiltreader · 6 June 2018 09:11

This courtesy of Dave Fawcett.
Oily

tamworth1 · 15 October 2018 18:16

Only found this picture the other day it had been in a draw for 25 years or more

coomsey · 25 November 2019 10:22

Drove one similar for a while, got put on a Dawson rental F88 for a few days while she had a refurb,oh dear oh dear! Me head went down for a bit after that

rastone · 25 November 2019 19:38

Tamworth1:

Ste46:
It was a long time ago, but am I right in thinking that the regular driver of that ERF was a fellow known as Dinkie (I thnk) whose previous motor was an Atkinson Borderer?

Steve

Hi Steve
We are not 100% shore but think Dinkie did drive this from new but must of passed it on to someone else as he had an X reg Roadtrain a couple of years later, the one below.

I think he was called Trink when he was at Wm Rowe at Elford as Clarkes were connected via Jim Rowe.I think they started with a D1000 in Lichfield.I think Trink lived or still does in Hansacre as I think it was his Atki parked in his drive.I wonder if he got taxed being his company car.Nice chap.Sorrry if I’ve got it wrong.

tamworth1 · 15 November 2020 15:46

Been a long time, came across this the other week.

bewick · 15 November 2020 16:26

The firm that ran the black Atki 8 wheeler tippers were from Tamworth I think and were called Smiths ? any shots of their fine fleet ? Cheers Bewick.

m_a_n_rules · 15 November 2020 16:35

yep,smith bros. had issues with the union closed it down then formed c.t.s, consolidated transport services. long gone.
srcoll to top of this page nice fleet picture there.

bewick · 15 November 2020 16:54

m.a.n rules:
yep,smith bros. had issues with the union closed it down then formed c.t.s, consolidated transport services. long gone.
srcoll to top of this page nice fleet picture there.

Thanks for the gen and the old memory cell has kicked in as I recall reading about them in the commercial mags. Your right they wouldn’t stand any crap off “The Brothers” so they just up and packed in then restarted as CTS ! Cheers Bewick.

tamworth1 · 15 November 2020 18:47

Bewick:
The firm that ran the black Atki 8 wheeler tippers were from Tamworth I think and were called Smiths ? any shots of their fine fleet ? Cheers Bewick.

Hi Bewick here are a few