I am looking for photo's from the company Frans Maas

willie_roadstar · 5 July 2009 19:25

richey:
hello
my name is richard roberts and used to work at brownhills depot for 16 years on the forklift trucks, this is all new to me so forgive me if a little slow
i would like to get in touch with other franns mass ex employees , i do have lots of photos you may like to see when the depot was closed down and offices trashed .
ok hope to hear from you
richey .

Richey,

Welcome to the forum, you know you’ll get no sleep now you,ve found this lot !!!

As you may well tell from this thread, I used to work for a sub contractor (Lee Durose Int.) out of Manchester 89 - 92 and used to drop groupage quite often in brownhills, would love to see any photos you have.

Regards

Ant

bert_wolters · 7 July 2009 20:41

Willie Roadstar:
Bert.

Hope you have a nice holiday - 4 weeks in France, sounds fanatastic.
A couple spotted over the last few weeks, most trucks in UK now are DSV livery, not so many Frans maas now.

Regards

Ant

Hello Ant,

Yes i a’m back from my holiday in France. I was at Frejus in the Provence. I had 4 weeks nice wetter and no rain. Now back home and it’s raining.
Thanks for placing the photos. In deed it 's al DSV work now in the U.K. and the Frans Maas trailers comes to the end. Tomorrow i go on with placing photos on the site.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 7 July 2009 20:54

richey:
hello
my name is richard roberts and used to work at brownhills depot for 16 years on the forklift trucks, this is all new to me so forgive me if a little slow
i would like to get in touch with other frans maas ex employees , i do have lots of photos you may like to see when the depot was closed down and offices trashed .
ok hope to hear from you
richey .

Hello Richey,

Welcome to the forum of Frans Maas. I was driver by Frans Maas Groningen at the Netherlands. We did must of driving to Scandinavian. I have never been to the U.K. for Frans Maas.
Like to see those photos from you on this forum. If you need help to place them let me no. I wil help you. Also Ant wil help you.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 8 July 2009 08:12

Hello,

Back from an long good holiday in France.

The last good days in 2005 till spring 2006 at Groningen.

Line up in the weekend.

The nieuw and old colours, Mercedes and DAF.

Office and lager.

The flag is stil in top.

DAF 95 XF 410 tractor.

Saterdaymorning, starting the weekend.

But bad days are comimng in 2006.

Regards, Bert Wolters

wagsie · 9 July 2009 20:31

richey:
hello
my name is richard roberts and used to work at brownhills depot for 16 years on the forklift trucks, this is all new to me so forgive me if a little slow
i would like to get in touch with other franns mass ex employees , i do have lots of photos you may like to see when the depot was closed down and offices trashed .
ok hope to hear from you
richey .

Richey…!!!.. It’s Wagsie…how’s you doin these days… where you working now…I see brenden now and again when I pop up the farmers pub in rushall.Which is’nt to often as I’m living in wiltshire now…
What happened to everyone at maas’s…Hope to hear from you soon…Wagsie…

wagsie · 9 July 2009 20:40

Hi Wagsie,

Good to see that you are back on this forum. I belive you was terrible sick. Do it relax now and get well. Hope to see you also back on the Frans Maas forum.

Regards and get well soon,

Bert Wolters

Hiya bert…Thanks for your message!! Yeah I was sick for a while but I’m looking good now, and hopefully I will make a full recovery…90% better…
And yeah I will try and sort more pics to post on here…
All the best Wagsie…

bert_wolters · 13 July 2009 11:25

In may 2005 driver Jan Schuitema stops as worker for Frans Maas Groningen and start for his own as driver. He was the fist own driver who starts to pull for Frans Maas as ex Frans Maas worker. He starts with an DAF 95 XF 430 Superspacecab tractor.

DAF 95 XF 430 Superspacecab at the weekend by Frans Maas at Groningen.

Somewere in Germany between Hamburg and Bremen. Â© Jan Schuitema, Ezinge

Onloading in France.

Weekend rest at Groningen.

Afther Jan Schuitema more drivers start as own driver to pull for Frans Maas Groningen.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 19 July 2009 10:23

On the end of 2005 bad wetter was comming for the drivers of Frans Maas Groningen. Not only rain and snow.

Rain above Groningen.

Driver Ronald Jansma in the rain by his truck.

Dark times are coming.

In that time the fist 4 olders DAF tractors are not replacet for new ones bud four rent tractors.

Volvo FH12 520 tractor.

Waiting to load by Niemann steel at Bremen.

Mercedes Atego tractor.

On the way in the Netherlands in the winter of 2005.

Volvo FH12 420 tractor reddy to go to TravemÃ¼nde. Â© Frans Kauw

In that time the fist drivers with an contract for particular time are not longer lengthen and leaved the company.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 21 July 2009 15:58

On the end of 2005 and in early 2006 various drivers leave the company. Agen 3 drivers, Bert Sportel, Theo v.d. Horn and Erik Holt start as own driver and pulld for Frans Maas Groningen.

Bert Sportel his DAF 95 XF 430 tractor at Groningen.

The Volvo FH12 460 tractors from Erik Holt and Theo v.d. Horn showing at Groningen. Â© Erik Holt

Brand new to start woking. Â© Erik Holt

Erik Holt his Volvo FH12 460 tractor.

Theo v.d. Horn pulling an rent trailer for Frans Maas.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 24 July 2009 08:46

In the early of 2006 the 4 rent tractors ar replacet for 2 new DAF 95 XF 430 tracktors. It was in the blue company colours but with no yellow line and name on it.

Wy this was happend nobody can tel at that moment.

4 weeks later we no wats going to happen.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 27 July 2009 11:39

From the forum Scrapbook memory from Bubbleman.
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And a Roman for Bert to finish off with.

Cheers Bubbs. [/quote]

Hi
Marc,

Thanks for place this picture of the Roman. I now the lorry it’s was working in the 70’s at Great Yarmouth. Only i dont now of it was own of from an sub contractor. Maybe some one can tel me?

Let me see more. Al you pictures are fantastic.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 31 July 2009 17:08

Akka Frakt was the sub contractor for Frans Maas Sweden at MalmÃ¶. Frans Maas had an part of the lager in MalmÃ¶. The office of Frans Maas was near the port by the ferry from the NordÃ¶ Linje. Fist with the papers to the office and then to the lager to onload the groupage.

Onloading by Akka Frakt at MalmÃ¶.

Volvo FM lorry. Â© Lastbilsfotan.se

Scania 94D 300 lorry.

VOLVO FH16 460.

On the yard of Akka Frakt at MalmÃ¶.

Volvo FM9 380 lorry. Â© Lastbilsfotan.se

Volvo FH12 420.

Regards, Bert Wolters

willie_roadstar · 2 August 2009 13:40

Bert,

I have a few more photos for you from a freind of mine, who I worked with in the early 90’s - Dave Taylor drove for a sub contractor haulier (Brendan Henvey Int. Tspt) out of Frans Maas Manchester - the following photos are some of the hauliers from that period, thanks to Dave for allowing me to post them.

Taken in Germany

Frans Maas Manchester sub haulier - Mick Parkin - Taken in Spain

Dave Taylor in Brendans Scania Centurion No 77

Taken in Holzhousen Nr Linz - Austria - while driving for Lee Durose

Lee Durose Int - a sub haulier for Frans Maas Manchester for about 9 years

Dave then bought his own truck and hauled for Frans Maas for a while along with another freind of mine Steve Brassington, the following photos are of them on a trip to Portugal

Hope these are of interest to you

Regards

Ant

bert_wolters · 2 August 2009 17:53

Willie Roadstar:
Bert,

I have a few more photos for you from a freind of mine, who I worked with in the early 90’s - Dave Taylor drove for a sub contractor haulier (Brendan Henvey Int. Tspt) out of Frans Maas Manchester - the following photos are some of the hauliers from that period, thanks to Dave for allowing me to post them.

Hope these are of interest to you

Regards

Ant

Hi Ant,

Great pictures to see. See al more photos of sub contractors from Frans Maas Manchester. Thank Dave Taylor from me for share those photos.

As always i say let those old pictures comming it brings back old memorys.

Regards, Bert

bert_wolters · 4 August 2009 08:16

Hi Ant,

Do you no if Lee Durose Int. Transport had more tractors in those years in the color of Frans Maas? Pulling for Frans Maas Manchester?

This are 2 diverend tractors. One of your friend and one you did drive. Of am i wrong.

Regards, Bert Wolters

willie_roadstar · 5 August 2009 17:14

Bert Wolters:
Hi Ant,

Do you no if Lee Durose Int. Transport had more tractors in those years in the color of Frans Maas? Pulling for Frans Maas Manchester?

This are 2 diverend tractors. One of your friend and one you did drive. Of am i wrong.

Regards, Bert Wolters

Bert,

They are the same tractor, Lee only had the one in Frans Maas colours, which was Reg No. 6941 FM, he then sold it to another haulier A J Taylor, he kept the Reg No and put it on one of his new Scania which was in the blue and white colours, A J Taylor then sub contracted to Lee on Frans Maas.

Regards
Ant

bert_wolters · 10 August 2009 13:01

Hi Ant,

Thanks for the info about the tractor from Lee Durose Transport.

Regards, Bert Wolters

bert_wolters · 10 August 2009 13:15

Bert Wolters:

richey:
hello
My name is Richard Roberts and used to work at Brownhills depot for 16 years on the forklift trucks, this is all new to me so forgive me if a little slow
I would like to get in touch with other Frans Maas ex employees , i do have lots of photos you may like to see when the depot was closed down and offices trashed .
Ok hope to hear from you.
Richey .

Hello Richey,

I hope you have time to splent it for the forum and let as share you photos and story’s of Frans Maas Brownhills.
If you need help to place them let me no. I wil help you. Also Ant of Wagsie wil help you. Let us no.

Regards, Bert Wolters