yep chris, he worked there for 20 odd years. they didnt get the name ‘dodgy squadren’ for nothing you know… 
…lol
did T BRADY AND SON LTD have a depot in ellesmere port at one time around mid 90s
wirralpete:
yep chris, he worked there for 20 odd years. they didnt get the name ‘dodgy squadren’ for nothing you know…
Pete, who was your dad? I worked at Thomas Allens (P&O Roadtanks) in the port when they took on the Castrol contract. Worked there from about 1987-1999.
Was one of their youngest drivers in the uk at the time being only 25 and on tankers when that really was the job to have. 
diesel dave the car transporter firm was lawson’s. i done my yts at howard and basford on the rossmore they were just aroud the corner from the workshop…
dave, dads name is ernie williams, he was the shop steward at castrol for quite a while. seemed to spend most of his time in the office justifying expensives that would make an MP blush!..lol
rapidgem:
Just browsing through Bubbleman’s Scrapbook Memories and see that Bulwark (Tankers) had a depot in the Port - anyone know where it was?
it was were b q are now opposit sweaty bettys cafe it was called anclifs and united transport took us over in 84 sold the site and moved us to ob transport yard the old mobil site were scania are now cheers mate good times
JAMIE10:
did T BRADY AND SON LTD have a depot in ellesmere port at one time around mid 90s
Hi Jamie, IIRC, Brady’s had a number of trucks at Ellesmere Port… I think it was to do with running paper from the paper mill to Barrow.
Not sure about this, but I think their drop in Barrow wasn’t that far from their yard.
I can picture the drop on the right as you head into Barrow (A590■■), but I can’t remember the name of it. 
wirralpete:
diesel dave the car transporter firm was lawson’s. i done my yts at howard and basford on the rossmore they were just aroud the corner from the workshop…dave, dads name is ernie williams, he was the shop steward at castrol for quite a while. seemed to spend most of his time in the office justifying expensives that would make an MP blush!..lol
Hi Pete, Thanks for that mate… 
My memory isn’t what it once was…
kimberley clarkes isnt it dave?. we used to run waste paper up there from their site in northfleet when i was on for stobarts.
wirralpete:
diesel dave the car transporter firm was lawson’s. i done my yts at howard and basford on the rossmore they were just aroud the corner from the workshop…dave, dads name is ernie williams, he was the shop steward at castrol for quite a while. seemed to spend most of his time in the office justifying expensives that would make an MP blush!..lol
pete the car transporter were called dependable delivery green and white aec then leyland buffalos bernie crosan from moreton drove there for yrs and his mate from heswall carnt think of his name lawson took them over
Chris Webb:
Not an Ellesmere Port haulage company but how many remember Jos Millican from Sandysike(Sandisyke?) near Longtown who used to run rough timber to Bowaters at E.Port,maybe they are still going.Then there was Philmac of course who have been mentioned on here in another topic like A.S.Jones. There are stacks of them but trouble is I can’t recall their names at the moment.
jos millican had a office in liverpool at the corn exchange farming work out to local transpot companys of the dock and back loading his own
Does anyone remember a firm called ‘Alfred Edwards’ in the 'Port? I was chatting to an old guy who used to drive for them when I was waiting at the hosp the other day.
Chris Webb:
Didn’t your dad drive for Castrol Pete? I know they had a depot around E.Port but they had one at Hyde as well. They were always having dodgys on the Dog and Partridge pub on Woodhead,picked 'em up many a time in a morning.
Hi Chris, I can remember loading at Castrol in Hyde in the late 80’s with Hanson’s from Huddersfield, 80x45 gallon drums on a flat trailer to Castrol in Ellesmere Port. I know that Hanson had some flat trailers on the Castrol contract but can you remember if they had any tankers on it .
Best regards Steve.
mushroomman:
Chris Webb:
Didn’t your dad drive for Castrol Pete? I know they had a depot around E.Port but they had one at Hyde as well. They were always having dodgys on the Dog and Partridge pub on Woodhead,picked 'em up many a time in a morning.Hi Chris, I can remember loading at Castrol in Hyde in the late 80’s with Hanson’s from Huddersfield, 80x45 gallon drums on a flat trailer to Castrol in Ellesmere Port. I know that Hanson had some flat trailers on the Castrol contract but can you remember if they had any tankers on it
Best regards Steve.
I used to take oil additive into Hyde and remember that the storage tanks were square, open topped, and made from wood 
The address was something like Flowerpot Road Hyde
Wheel Nut:
mushroomman:
Chris Webb:
Didn’t your dad drive for Castrol Pete? I know they had a depot around E.Port but they had one at Hyde as well. They were always having dodgys on the Dog and Partridge pub on Woodhead,picked 'em up many a time in a morning.Hi Chris, I can remember loading at Castrol in Hyde in the late 80’s with Hanson’s from Huddersfield, 80x45 gallon drums on a flat trailer to Castrol in Ellesmere Port. I know that Hanson had some flat trailers on the Castrol contract but can you remember if they had any tankers on it
Best regards Steve.I used to take oil additive into Hyde and remember that the storage tanks were square, open topped, and made from wood
The address was something like Flowerpot Road Hyde
Casrtrol was based at Alma Works Furnace Street Hyde.
Stanfield:
Wheel Nut:
mushroomman:
Chris Webb:
Didn’t your dad drive for Castrol Pete? I know they had a depot around E.Port but they had one at Hyde as well. They were always having dodgys on the Dog and Partridge pub on Woodhead,picked 'em up many a time in a morning.Hi Chris, I can remember loading at Castrol in Hyde in the late 80’s with Hanson’s from Huddersfield, 80x45 gallon drums on a flat trailer to Castrol in Ellesmere Port. I know that Hanson had some flat trailers on the Castrol contract but can you remember if they had any tankers on it
Best regards Steve.I used to take oil additive into Hyde and remember that the storage tanks were square, open topped, and made from wood
The address was something like Flowerpot Road Hyde
Casrtrol was based at Alma Works Furnace Street Hyde.
Cheers Stanfield. I found it now
Castrol Uk
Alma Works Furnace Street
Flowery Field
Hyde
Deesider:
rapidgem:
Cheers Graham, I know where u mean - by Halfords at the bottom of the Port, is Nickerson’s yard still down there by the Boat Museum?…They have built some Apartment blocks on that site - do you remember when Nickersons opened up a Saviem dealership there in the seventies ?
Hi Graham, here’s a couple of Nickerson’s Pics, which Bubbs has kindly me me copy from his ever interesting Scrapbook Memories thread. Thanks Bubbs :-
Although since they both have Lincolshire area registrations, I’m not sure in they were based at the ’ Port?
Not exactly off subject but I am a bit of a foreigner to most of these companys and the area…
No one has mentioned No Nail Boxes Ltd. of Saltney. They were an own account company with a fleet of BMC artics. During the time of the Suez crisis in 1957 strict fuel rationing was imposed and No Nail Boxes had no fuel. Prior to this they used to come down to Bristol to collect cardboard boxes from English Corrugating Paper Co. but were unable to do so with no fuel. We had plenty so we used to take the loads up to Saltney to be greeted by the MD, Gerald Nabarro MP. who would come out into the yard, hand me a 10/- note, 2 lads would jump into the cab and off we would go into Trafford Park to tip. Return to Saltney and it was another 10/- and load for Llandarcy oil refinery nr. Swansea. During this period C licence operators were allowed to carry customers goods. I used to get back to Newport (Salop) and stay in digs for the night and then next morning on to Llandarcy with about 9 tons of plywood boxes folded flat in the back of a 7 ton Bedford SBO van. By the time I was tipped I used to make it back to Severn Tunnel Junction and catch the train home to Bristol for a “dodgy” night and catch the 7.30am train down in the morning for the return via Gloucester. I think I did this for about 2 months. I was very sorry when fuel rationing ended.
Cheers Wessex, some great detail there 
! I remember the ‘No-Nail’ factory in Saltney and the flamboyant Sir Gerald Narbaro MP with his handlebar moustache!
George Mayers Atki tipper, although it did later turn into a Merc 1619, carried Red Oxide powder, it was a by-product of some process or other I know not in Shotton.
Shotton hauliers let me think;
The local ones
George Mayers
JH Hourd
J & T Pownall
C. Sproston
Harris Road Services, later Nexus
BRS Wrexham
Rowley Powell
L. Linfield & Sons
Drurys, later bought by Sunhill
Websters
GPP Transport, Paul and Gary Perks
Mollingtons, did international
David Hatswell
Springfield Haulage
Alf Parry & Son
J. Shone & Son
Those from further away
The Direct Transport, Gobowen
Cadwallader, Oswestry
A & H Davey (Roadways), Stoke
FF & P Walker (Ockbrook), Derby
Hurdsman, Oswestry
TK Gornall (zb), Longridge
Smalley & Simpson, Clitheroe
Burnholme Transport, later R.F. Dixon, Penrith
Fret Francais, Stoke, international
then there was a firm from Cannock with maroon ERFs whos name escapes me for the minute
and those from Oswadtwistle with green ERFs who sold out to Wilf Holden from Blackburn who I really should remember.
plus some more who escape me for now, plus subbys.
castrol is still based at furnace street hyde, delivered oil there a few times from tate and lyles in birkenhead when i worked for hoyer.
the following photos below where posted by mr ed in the photo forum hope he doesnt mind me puting them up on here. mainly taken at united molasses (nowtate and lyle) birkenhead
