Could have purchased it for the same price as a car.
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They were in trouble with the authorities last year. Seem to remember them having their O licence restricted for a fortnight.
Tacho offences I think.
All flash etc…
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Good way of getting hold of a cheap Scania Golden Griffin… 
eagerbeaver:
Good way of getting hold of a cheap Scania Golden Griffin…
I think the £17k covers the “business”…basically the contacts and the name, EVERYTHING else will come at a price, and if any of the suppliers have been “tickled” the buyer will have problems from day one
That`s unless they are already an established mob with the money to skate over the cracks 
They had a massive to do with traffic commissioner not so long back and if I recall rightly heavy fines were handed out for continuous flouting of drivers hours etc
Tea and biscuits with Beverly and Sara Bell, followed by a rear end shafting over the desk, Dipper style.
Boots next to the TC office, did a roaring trade in ■■■■ ointments.
Probably bought by the wife or a cousin.
Running as Bedworth Logistics tomorrow. …
Twenty years ago, they were a decent enough company. I worked with their guys a bit around Portugal and Spain. They were happy enough then. No flash trucks, but up together, no excessive hours, and wages in bank.
Management change in 2006/7 it seems?
beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/comp … ng-history
Click onto Administrators Statement for an overview of company, problems and situation.
If you cant be arsed with reading 81 pages..... Company runs a large heat treatment and cold store plant. 13 drivers and 8 other employees. Trucks on finance (so it aint a cheap way to buy a Scannie Beav 
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They had all their transport eggs in one basket it seems: working closely with a continental haulier on pence per mile rate with a guaranteed minimum, but in 2015 the minimum was withdrawn…
Ten plus million receipts in 2015, then 2.6m in 2017.
A pity for all employed there. Hope the new owners make a fair fist of it.
EDIT new owners? C-4 Safety Ltd, Rugby based. A director has links to “Reward Hauliers Ltd”?
Franglais:
Twenty years ago, they were a decent enough company. I worked with their guys a bit around Portugal and Spain. They were happy enough then. No flash trucks, but up together, no excessive hours, and wages in bank.Management change in 2006/7 it seems?
beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/comp … ng-history
Click onto Administrators Statement for an overview of company, problems and situation.
If you cant be arsed with reading 81 pages..... Company runs a large heat treatment and cold store plant. 13 drivers and 8 other employees. Trucks on finance (so it aint a cheap way to buy a Scannie Beav
They had all their transport eggs in one basket it seems: working closely with a continental haulier on pence per mile rate with a guaranteed minimum, but in 2015 the minimum was withdrawn…
Ten plus million receipts in 2015, then 2.6m in 2017.A pity for all employed there. Hope the new owners make a fair fist of it.
EDIT new owners? C-4 Safety Ltd, Rugby based. A director has links to “Reward Hauliers Ltd”?
Lived in Rugby over 25 years. Can’t say either firm rings a bell as having a business premises. Mind you if it’s run out of a house or whatever…
eagerbeaver:
They were in trouble with the authorities last year. Seem to remember them having their O licence restricted for a fortnight.Tacho offences I think.
Got their bums felt to say the least and lost a dozen motors, IIRC.
A.
Adonis.:
eagerbeaver:
They were in trouble with the authorities last year. Seem to remember them having their O licence restricted for a fortnight.Tacho offences I think.
Got their bums felt to say the least and lost a dozen motors, IIRC.
A.
In May 2014 they had a licence for 75 vehicles and 50 trailers.
May 2017 voluntarily restricted licence to 30 vehicles and 47 trailers. Also had “O” Licence suspended for 14 days in July.
eagerbeaver:
Good way of getting hold of a cheap Scania Golden Griffin…
That yoke will end up here in Ireland for sure.
I did a day for Bedworth Haulage on the agency, and I liked them. There seemed to be a nice old-fashioned friendly atmosphere about the place with none of this looking down their nose at me because I’m an agency driver ■■■■■■■■.
Harry Monk:
I did a day for Bedworth Haulage on the agency, and I liked them. There seemed to be a nice old-fashioned friendly atmosphere about the place with none of this looking down their nose at me because I’m an agency driver ■■■■■■■■.
Was that recently Harry? I knew the lads of old but know none of them recently.
Franglais:
Harry Monk:
I did a day for Bedworth Haulage on the agency, and I liked them. There seemed to be a nice old-fashioned friendly atmosphere about the place with none of this looking down their nose at me because I’m an agency driver ■■■■■■■■.Was that recently Harry? I knew the lads of old but know none of them recently.
Yes, sometime last year, I can’t remember exactly when, but not long after their run-in with the TC. They didn’t ask too much of me, just loading at Fyffes then a run to Aldi at Blackburn or Bolton or Oldham or somewhere like that and then back empty.
Harry Monk:
Franglais:
Harry Monk:
I did a day for Bedworth Haulage on the agency, and I liked them. There seemed to be a nice old-fashioned friendly atmosphere about the place with none of this looking down their nose at me because I’m an agency driver ■■■■■■■■.Was that recently Harry? I knew the lads of old but know none of them recently.
Yes, sometime last year, I can’t remember exactly when, but not long after their run-in with the TC. They didn’t ask too much of me, just loading at Fyffes then a run to Aldi at Blackburn or Bolton or Oldham or somewhere like that and then back empty.
Fair dos then. Ta.
Harry Monk:
…just loading at Fyffes then a run to Aldi at Blackburn or Bolton or Oldham or somewhere like that and then back empty.
Used to be, a backload for Dairy Crest. Running back empty was reserved for agency drivers. Quite a few agency drivers would drop the trailer in at Dairy Crest or Fyffes and leave the fridge set to the previous operating temperature.
Dairy Crest operated +2, Fyffes at +14
I spent some time there as well. I tried a variety of routes, shifts and vehicles.
SouthEastCashew:
eagerbeaver:
Good way of getting hold of a cheap Scania Golden Griffin…That yoke will end up here in Ireland for sure.
It’s “yoch”,
“Yoke” is so last year!!![emoji4]
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That’s a shame.
Does make you wonder why they bothered to save those 21 jobs, which probably end up going at a later date. The new owners will strip out what they want, get the employee’s to relocate or quit, take worse T&C’s or quit. Were as if they’d let it go down then those 21 employee’s would have had a little payout to be going on with. Not going to difficult to find a logistics job around that neck of the woods