H&H Distribution/ Hodgsons of Batley

Hi if i,m not mistaken did they run from grange raod Batley? if so i used to work for the firm DCB (also in the name of colin schofield) a real gent called Jimmy Ball was the owner who H&H took over, we used to do all of poundstretcher work out of crossgreen late 80,s early 90,s along with P&O when quiet we used to be based at Drighlington before the A650 was diverted.

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hi used to work for pete hodgson on nisa job out of foxhills(scunny) lete 80s early 90s good bloke paid well but it was hard work long hours had a old 1626 merc DME 311V then a 1729 carnt remember reg of that, what was your dads name i used to run with richard harris stuart & simon brooke, pete holland ,pete jolly ,■■■■ collins,jimmy shires,a couple of lads from doncaster nick & eddy and a lot of others saw pete a few years back at arla foods in leeds and see their mick down at micra.

Here my Dad’s FH

And my Dad’s Renault Premium with Poundstretchers Double decker trailer

jimmi:
another ex h&h motor looking worse for wear after a hard life. when new this was a top of the range Experiance 30 special edition they had this and a p plate one and a matching bronze fridge. im sure ive seen the fridge running out of the banana factory in ravensthorpe near dewsbury.

They had a bronze MAN aswell. My dad work for H&H can still remember picking a double decker pound stretcher trailer outa Leeds. Happy days

My dad Simon worked for these unfortunately dont have any of the photos of his FH12 he had but if im not mistaken the bronze ones in the photos were my uncles stuart

Hi my Dad used to work for this/these companies in the past just wondered if anyone has any pics? As hodgsons they ran merc sk’s for nisa in sunny scunny and as H&H they ran volvo fh xl, Man roadhous and various cf and 45 rigids for netto, poundstretcher and what everyone wants.

I remember seeing them around loads in the late 90’s , what happened to them , did they shut up shop after losing those contracts ■■?

young trucker:
I remember seeing them around loads in the late 90’s , what happened to them , did they shut up shop after losing those contracts ■■?

its a long story mate and they are still going under a different name thats all im saying

jimmi:
its a long story mate and they are still going under a different name thats all im saying

Ahhhh one of those :wink: :wink:

young trucker:

jimmi:
its a long story mate and they are still going under a different name thats all im saying

Ahhhh one of those :wink: :wink:

i know it looks bad what i said but i know the guy and i would work for him any day of the week and have done. Ive known him since i was a kid he is a good guy who does put drivers first.

SInce no 1 has any pics of this company i managed to catch a quick pic of this on the 168 near thirsk

Not looking as nice as the last time i saw it when my mate lofty had it but it was new then :smiley: still not too bad for an s plate motor

i know s&k bought some of the w reg xl’s.

A friend of mine taking a non so good short cut in the early 90’s. He was there 3 days and the trailer had to be lifted and turned 180 degrees to get him out.

They had to get permission from Prince Charles to dig the land out due to the road running through his land.

was this in the national newspapers ■■

curnock:
was this in the national newspapers ■■

not sure mate ill have to ask him next time i see him. He didnt even have the photos until a couple of years ago, he was in a cafe in a village near where it happend and an old lady came up to him with the pics lol. She recognised him as she went past the cafe and went home for the photos and gave them to him.

My mate used to drive for them in the 90’s. I’ll ask him if he has any.

Goaty:
My mate used to drive for them in the 90’s. I’ll ask him if he has any.

Nice one cheers mate

another ex h&h motor looking worse for wear after a hard life. when new this was a top of the range Experiance 30 special edition they had this and a p plate one and a matching bronze fridge. im sure ive seen the fridge running out of the banana factory in ravensthorpe near dewsbury.