Hi ,Treve , Mayers used to carry red oxide from B S C Shotton ,to i think Dunstable .hope thats some help , Cheers Barry
b.waddy:
Hi ,Treve , Mayers used to carry red oxide from B S C Shotton ,to i think Dunstable .hope thats some help , Cheers Barry
He’ll Barry you have a good memory! I have an I pad and the predicted text is driving me potty!!! Atkins, should read atki !!!, do you remember the old boy from mayers who used to be one of the pubs on the a41 every pm!, either on grinnley brook or just before a5 turn.? Can’t remember his name. SBF10
Hi ,SBFT ,that was an awful job ,had many drivers on it cant remember them all , think Nuttalls ,after taking CAnton Garage over had a green GUY artic tipper on it ,didnt last long ,the lorry used to get in a awfull state as well as the drivers , on abount ATKI S do u remember the old chappy lived by the Grindley Brook hotel Whitchurch ,parked is lorry infront of it Drove for Craddock BROS ,near Allbrighton ,loaded both wayes Midlands to Liverpool ,and bAck home every night ,just a bit of usless info,Cheers Barry
b.waddy:
Hi ,SBFT ,that was an awful job ,had many drivers on it cant remember them all , think Nuttalls ,after taking CAnton Garage over had a green GUY artic tipper on it ,didnt last long ,the lorry used to get in a awfull state as well as the drivers , on abount ATKI S do u remember the old chappy lived by the Grindley Brook hotel Whitchurch ,parked is lorry infront of it Drove for Craddock BROS ,near Allbrighton ,loaded both wayes Midlands to Liverpool ,and bAck home every night ,just a bit of usless info,Cheers Barry
Sure do, he used to park in the cattle market before it became kiwk save, we used to park up on a doggey night out and get a lift home to Buckley…things you did for a tenner!!!, the garage at the bottom of grinnley brook, Roberts had an old Atkinson borderer in their yard for years, not sure if its still there. denmans used to run into shotton from Whitchurch had a Sedona Atkinson 400 .
Hi ,SBFT, Iwas told by an ex Sealand transport ,driver Clive Bibby , that the Borderer in Roberts Garage ,Grindley Brook was the one he drove at Shotton for a while ,He said it came up from South Wales as a Drivers training motor dont know iff it was true or not ,Cheers Barry
steelboyf10:
b.waddy:
Hi ,SBFT ,that was an awful job ,had many drivers on it cant remember them all , think Nuttalls ,after taking CAnton Garage over had a green GUY artic tipper on it ,didnt last long ,the lorry used to get in a awfull state as well as the drivers , on abount ATKI S do u remember the old chappy lived by the Grindley Brook hotel Whitchurch ,parked is lorry infront of it Drove for Craddock BROS ,near Allbrighton ,loaded both wayes Midlands to Liverpool ,and bAck home every night ,just a bit of usless info,Cheers BarrySure do, he used to park in the cattle market before it became kiwk save, we used to park up on a doggey night out and get a lift home to Buckley…things you did for a tenner!!!, the garage at the bottom of grinnley brook, Roberts had an old Atkinson borderer in their yard for years, not sure if its still there. denmans used to run into shotton from Whitchurch had a Sedona Atkinson 400 .
hello steelboy and bwaddy yes denmans were in Shotton but now do just removals ,ican remember there Commer 2 strkes they used on steel
Geo mayers did red oxide to Vauxhalls Luton i think for the paintshops he had some nice Fodens and also was one of the first in this area to have a Volvo f10 on a S plate , but not as popular as the sk Mercs thank you Trevor
tastrucker:
steelboyf10:
b.waddy:
Hi ,SBFT ,that was an awful job ,had many drivers on it cant remember them all , think Nuttalls ,after taking CAnton Garage over had a green GUY artic tipper on it ,didnt last long ,the lorry used to get in a awfull state as well as the drivers , on abount ATKI S do u remember the old chappy lived by the Grindley Brook hotel Whitchurch ,parked is lorry infront of it Drove for Craddock BROS ,near Allbrighton ,loaded both wayes Midlands to Liverpool ,and bAck home every night ,just a bit of usless info,Cheers BarrySure do, he used to park in the cattle market before it became kiwk save, we used to park up on a doggey night out and get a lift home to Buckley…things you did for a tenner!!!, the garage at the bottom of grinnley brook, Roberts had an old Atkinson borderer in their yard for years, not sure if its still there. denmans used to run into shotton from Whitchurch had a Sedona Atkinson 400 .
hello steelboy and bwaddy yes denmans were in Shotton but now do just removals ,ican remember there Commer 2 strkes they used on steel
Geo mayers did red oxide to Vauxhalls Luton i think for the paintshops he had some nice Fodens and also was one of the first in this area to have a Volvo f10 on a S plate , but not as popular as the sk Mercs thank you Trevor
Hi Trevor, I remember the F10, it belonged to an owner driver, a good mate of mine from Broughton knows him, who is also an OD.,Rumour was old man Mayers sold his shares in Bejam (Iceland) to buy the new fleet of SK Mercs, I remember one unfortunate Mayers who drove one into a car park in Leeds which had a height limit…woops!
Hi ,Tastrucker, Do you remember Denmans having a Driver with only one hand he used to load cattle feed out of Lever BROS ,PORTSUNLIGHT ,HAND ball a full load on his own rope and sheet ,do the milk churns anything every one else did ,cant remember his name but a lovely man just a bit of usless info but all this remenicing stirs the old grey cells ,have a good new year Treve Cheers Barry
tastrucker:
Chris Webb:
Thanks for the OB Transport info lads,I remember them loading those tanks in protected cages,out of Octel at E.Port and also Lostock Gralam,it was anti-knock compound for petrol I think.
I didn’t do a lot of work into North Wales - Shotton was a regular place for crude benzole out of the by-products plant- but apart from there the only other drops I did with a tanker in the 70s were Bernard Wardle at Caernafon and Ferodo near Bangor.One other place I went was in Bethesda,on the A5,it was a small industrial unit on the r/h side going east,over a narrow bridge.They made paint,special paint for cars IIRC,and took 500 galls of Toluene about three times a year,but their name escapes me,anybody remember it ? There was a disused slate quarry at the back,looked about a thousand feet high and one of the locals who worked at the little factory said “It was all chucked up by 'and you know”.
I once decided to go back empty to Sheffield via the Llanberis Pass,It would be about 1970,I had an AEC MK3 8-legger tanker,a nice scenic run which was made even more interesting when meeting coaches coming t’other way.hello chris , ob also went to Anglesey with octel , i can remember . Did yo ever go to Synthite at Mold and Grasser at Sandycroft , and their was Neston tar company at Queensferry . thank you Trevor
Hi Trevor,sorry for late reply. No,never went to Synthite or Graesser but went into Monsanto at Acrefair several times with Benzene and until about 1972 5000 galls had to be drummed off,took ages. 
They eventually put a storage tank in which was what you would have expected of Monsanto. Air Products had a big depot near there,running AEC Mammoth Minors IIRC. I think I’ve already mentioned going into Shotton for crude benzole so won’t ramble on. 
I remember OB running to Anglesey,that’s a great photo of OB that Chepstowchap put on,just as I remember them with the ■■■.Octel caged tank. 
b.waddy:
Hi ,Tastrucker, Do you remember Denmans having a Driver with only one hand he used to load cattle feed out of Lever BROS ,PORTSUNLIGHT ,HAND ball a full load on his own rope and sheet ,do the milk churns anything every one else did ,cant remember his name but a lovely man just a bit of usless info but all this remenicing stirs the old grey cells ,have a good new year Treve Cheers Barry
hello bwaddy and steelboy thank you both for your replys , have to say bwaddy i cant recall a denmans driver with one hand they came to Shotton regularly now you mention it i think they did livestock work as well . Steelboy i expect you were to young to remember geo Mayers Fodens a happy new year to you both thanks Trevor
Chris Webb:
tastrucker:
Chris Webb:
Thanks for the OB Transport info lads,I remember them loading those tanks in protected cages,out of Octel at E.Port and also Lostock Gralam,it was anti-knock compound for petrol I think.
I didn’t do a lot of work into North Wales - Shotton was a regular place for crude benzole out of the by-products plant- but apart from there the only other drops I did with a tanker in the 70s were Bernard Wardle at Caernafon and Ferodo near Bangor.One other place I went was in Bethesda,on the A5,it was a small industrial unit on the r/h side going east,over a narrow bridge.They made paint,special paint for cars IIRC,and took 500 galls of Toluene about three times a year,but their name escapes me,anybody remember it ? There was a disused slate quarry at the back,looked about a thousand feet high and one of the locals who worked at the little factory said “It was all chucked up by 'and you know”.
I once decided to go back empty to Sheffield via the Llanberis Pass,It would be about 1970,I had an AEC MK3 8-legger tanker,a nice scenic run which was made even more interesting when meeting coaches coming t’other way.hello chris , ob also went to Anglesey with octel , i can remember . Did yo ever go to Synthite at Mold and Grasser at Sandycroft , and their was Neston tar company at Queensferry . thank you Trevor
Hi Trevor,sorry for late reply. No,never went to Synthite or Graesser but went into Monsanto at Acrefair several times with Benzene and until about 1972 5000 galls had to be drummed off,took ages.
I remember OB running to Anglesey,that’s a great photo of OB that Chepstowchap put on,just as I remember them with the ■■■.Octel caged tank.
Hello Chris thank you for your reply yes Monsanto is now a flattened site what a crying shame after all those years . Loved the sound of those Mammoth minors werent they the chinese 6 twin steer artics happy new year Trevor
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hello chris , ob also went to Anglesey with octel , i can remember . Did yo ever go to Synthite at Mold and Grasser at Sandycroft , and their was Neston tar company at Queensferry . thank you Trevor
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Hi Trevor,sorry for late reply. No,never went to Synthite or Graesser but went into Monsanto at Acrefair several times with Benzene and until about 1972 5000 galls had to be drummed off,took ages. They eventually put a storage tank in which was what you would have expected of Monsanto. Air Products had a big depot near there,running AEC Mammoth Minors IIRC. I think I’ve already mentioned going into Shotton for crude benzole so won’t ramble on.
I remember OB running to Anglesey,that’s a great photo of OB that Chepstowchap put on,just as I remember them with the ■■■.Octel caged tank.
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Hello Chris thank you for your reply yes Monsanto is now a flattened site what a crying shame after all those years . Loved the sound of those Mammoth minors werent they the chinese 6 twin steer artics happy new year Trevor
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They were the chinese six Mammoth Minors Trevor and those AP drivers were on real good money I remember. I seem to remember that tar plant at Neston although I never went into it.I think either Hipwood and Grundy or Horrocks tankers went in there from Lancs Tar distillers at Cadishead.
Happy New Year to you too.
Hello Chris again a quickie Neston Tar Distillers had a plant at Queensferry as well Trevor
Hello Trevor,
Thank you for your message did not make any sense , but a happy new year to you and Thelma .
chepstowchap:
Hello Trevor,
Thank you for your message did not make any sense , but a happy new year to you and Thelma .
hello Aaron sorry about that had too much to drink this morning it was to say any chance of any lindfield shot thanks trevor
b.waddy:
Hi ,SBFT, Iwas told by an ex Sealand transport ,driver Clive Bibby , that the Borderer in Roberts Garage ,Grindley Brook was the one he drove at Shotton for a while ,He said it came up from South Wales as a Drivers training motor dont know iff it was true or not ,Cheers Barry
Hi Barry, I remember the atki in shotton, it was white, not blue, and was used for driver training, when the fleet was Guy Big Js, cheers SBF10
I remember another company working out of John Summers,not from North Wales though,Dixons of Scholar Green near Stoke. They ran ERFs and shortish tri-axle well trailers,a bit like the ones Summers had. I saw a photo somewhere but can’t find it.
Chris
Chris Webb:
I remember another company working out of John Summers,not from North Wales though,Dixons of Scholar Green near Stoke. They ran ERFs and shortish tri-axle well trailers,a bit like the ones Summers had. I saw a photo somewhere but can’t find it.Chris
hello Chris as well as Dixons from the Stoke ares there was Davey roadways who i think would haul scrap steel to Shelton steel works at stoke .
another company was Carmans they would take JCBs to Liverpool docks and backload to the Potteries and i think sometimes to the continent they had Fodens and Seddons and were from the Kidsgrove area thank you trevor
Carmans Transport were at Scholar Green then became Brit-European Transport. The depot is now a housing development, but I believe they are still in business somewhere.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Carmans Transport were at Scholar Green then became Brit-European Transport. The depot is now a housing development, but I believe they are still in business somewhere.
hello, rof, carmans still in business i think based in Crewe thank you Trevor