Are this company still about ? T.J.Poupart fruit importers.
Hi Dean don’t think there are many companies left in the old fruit market nowadays its almost finished, Poupart’s had a fair sized stand in the market. Once worked for a company there in sales R.Drouet & Co. did a lot of sales on the phone to blokes I never met in other markets, remember selling Hampshire grown tomatoes that were as green as grass but they loved them not too forward as they had plenty of shelf life.
Most green grocers have gone now done in by super markets that’s why the decline in demand in the fruit markets, used to do Covent Garden when an OD a lot but the place was buzzing , now its just catering suppliers. In Southampton the main supply comes from Mack’s who operate from a warehouse in Nursling Ind. Estate on the outskirts of the town, sad but that’s the way it’s gone cheers Buzzer.
Southampton Market has recently been demolished and is now part of a rebuilding program
Richard, thanks to you too for that pic. It looks as if Paddy is overtaking you ! Surely not? Or maybe… he is. Speed limiter? Wassat?
traniht:
Southampton Market has recently been demolished and is now part of a rebuilding program
Wow Ian did not know you wuzz on Southampton council planning dept. that’s the trouble if you don’t go in to town often it seems it all gets built overnight Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Hi Dean don’t think there are many companies left in the old fruit market nowadays its almost finished, Poupart’s had a fair sized stand in the market. Once worked for a company there in sales R.Drouet & Co. did a lot of sales on the phone to blokes I never met in other markets, remember selling Hampshire grown tomatoes that were as green as grass but they loved them not too forward as they had plenty of shelf life.
Most green grocers have gone now done in by super markets that’s why the decline in demand in the fruit markets, used to do Covent Garden when an OD a lot but the place was buzzing , now its just catering suppliers. In Southampton the main supply comes from Mack’s who operate from a warehouse in Nursling Ind. Estate on the outskirts of the town, sad but that’s the way it’s gone cheers Buzzer.
Yes John i do remember clearing loads for Pouparts i think they also had a place in Bristol from memory. Like you
say every changes as time moves on ! Coopers had a office round the corner on the main drag by the park on the
one way system as if you were heading for Ocean Village.
Heres another company i dont know if they have been mentioned on here ? Smart looking motor but i cant remember
them having sleeper cabs on those aec,s.
Dean this tractor unit was supplied new to Laner from Prince Commercials before they became Volvo agents at Millbrook, he then went on to run Spring Road Transport Services out of Fareham and had loads of Leyland Marathons ( peanut punchers ) He had a personal registration number STS 1 which Ron Griffith ended up with and think he still has, would be worth a bit nowadays cheers Buzzer.
Jimski:
Hi here’s another from Facebook
Mick Leach’s pride and joy? maybe not being a 92m. I think he had a 112.
Hi Mike
Passed one of your Dafs this morning but not you 
Cheers Rich
tribsa:
Hi Mike
Passed one of your Dafs this morning but not you
Cheers Rich
Rich.
Unless doing a bit of holiday relief I don’t drive them much these days, now in the transport office etc. We have a shiny new 18t DAF going on the road Friday with a small Fassi on the front.
They were off to Bristol this morning, spotted you by j5 m27 this afternoon. Is that a newer unit? Regards to the real boss at RGM.
Can anyone on this thread remember a company back in the fifty’s that worked out of the docks in soton on refrigeration work mainly frozen New Zealand lambs, they also carried hanging meat for FMC out of the slaughter house in Salisbury all over the country and did loads of work into Smithfield meat market every night also did a lot of work for Weddles down canute road bringing stuff back down from Smithfield to them,one for you buzzer may be?? the companies name was AG MAIDMENT they had there main yard at Tisbury the other side of Salisbury, and like yourself buzzer was a farmer, if anyone has any photos, would like to see them, but ill hold my breath.
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hi kev143, thanks for getting back to me on the DAVID EADY/TIPRO subject, nice to hear from you old mate been a long time since we drove trucks for them, not a bad old firm to work for were they,will pass your email address on to FRANK TOPHAM mate he will pleased to hear from you, if you have some photos of the old company put them up on here it might jog a few of the lads on here, like yourself KEV i to worked out of southern Ireland for the IRISH MEAT PACKERS AT MYDDLETON AND DUBLIN in the early seventies for a company in Southampton, JIM SQUIBB INTERNATIONAL, one of the best mate,so your now living in IRELAND you’ve been out there for some time now haven’t you,gone back to your old grass routes mate, dont blame you Kev, i absolutely loved it over there mate and was really ■■■■■■ off when it all came to an end, could easily live there myself, was great running with the lads and miss it. 
Nice one PETER,its now made the Southampton lads look a bit silly, a photo from Wolverhampton, amazing mate and many thanks,were you on the meat transport yourself? do you know were the photo was taken, the truck looks like one of the six wheelers we had but not sure.
bev wyatt:
Nice one PETER,its now made the Southampton lads look a bit silly, a photo from Wolverhampton, amazing mate and many thanks,were you on the meat transport yourself? do you know were the photo was taken, the truck looks like one of the six wheelers we had but not sure.
No mate never touched the stuff only ate it! I found it on the Internet as it was a firm I had never heard of, If you google Norman Finnimore and click on to his Flickr page mate there are over thousand pictures, The photo I posted is on Normans flickr page…enjoy, Cheer’s Pete
Hi BUZZER,was reading your posting on the soton fruit market with great interest, i to used to use the market twice a week, and used to go to coppers,burgess webbs drouits and pouparts,picking up fruit and veg for CLEMENT GAGES of Salisbury and Westbury, had a sixteen ton commer in those days,also used to go up to Covent gardens on a Sunday night and pick up like you say times have changed so much, not for the best though,BELIVE THAT MY OLD MATE Mappo/Tony did a bit in the market as well.
hi pete, thanks for reverting back and thank you very much for the info mate, cheers, BEV
Hi Bev, hope you,re well mate…yes i did market work when i was working at Oberyield
in Swanwick, who were taken over by Simons, and then moved to St.Margerets lane in Titchfield…
Long time ago now, and as you know i later followed you to Squibbs.
Has Fred been in touch with you,■■ i gave him your new e mail…
To all regulars on here, you,ll probably notice i,ve been a bit quiet of late…i,ve been a bit out of sorts lately
but will make the effort to start contributing again to this fine thread again…