Hi Dean,
A pure guess is that PG is in relation to Peter Green?
Dean,
I seem to think that the Elliot Blackmore ERF was new to Birmingham City Council and ran between the Tyseley incinerator and Packington Landfill, think there were 4 or 5 of them and her sister R621 was for sale a while ago, Cheer’s Pete
pete smith:
“DEANB” I reckon the Daf is ex W J Capper from Wellington,Thank you Pete,must dig some stuff out from your part of the world.
Heres one from your way Pete.
Morning Dean,
Yes I can remember Daniels fleet parked up and also the cafe later on, it didn’t last too long as the price that the land was fetching for extending the Merryhill centre was too strong to be ignored, Cheer’s Pete
Glad you remembered them Pete,thanks for the info ! 
pete smith:
Hi Dean,
A pure guess is that PG is in relation to Peter Green?
Good call Pete and i would say you are bang on as i never noticed it said “evercreech” on the door where Peter Green are based… 
pete smith:
Dean,
I seem to think that the Elliot Blackmore ERF was new to Birmingham City Council and ran between the Tyseley incinerator and Packington Landfill, think there were 4 or 5 of them and her sister R621 was for sale a while ago, Cheer’s Pete
Thanks again Pete for the info Pete,we have had a fair few of Elliott Blackmore’s on here. They liked there ERF’s and Fodens.
Heres another one.
I dont remember having a Bache motor on before. Anyone know where the ERF is from ■■
Bryn Thomas sounds Welsh but cant see where its from anyone know ■■
I think MarkR and Ro both drove for Lenham’s at one point from the Kent area.
Fraser Evans & Sons MAN. Not had one on before that i can remember anyone know where they are from ■■
Anyone recognise the Foden wrecker ■■
Dont remember having a Marchant motor on before anyone recognise it ■■
Always liked seeing a Knights of Old motor on the road,always tidy. Think they may have packed up anyone know ■■
Couple of Irish Scanias.
J.R.Smith DAF.
Dont recall having a GMT motor on before,anyone know where they are from ■■ Looks like they carry goods for the railway industry.
Bletsoe - Brown DAF. Not had one on before anyone know where they are from ■■
I reckon this is an owner driver on for Hanson as its very tidy for an 04 and the pic was taken 09.
Anyone know where the G & R Volvo is from ■■
Woodhead Bros Volvo.
Think its says Elmfield on the Iveco,anyone know where they are based ■■
Anyone know what TWS stands for ■■
Anyone know anything about Moy park ■■
Steves DAF. The sun has faded that paintwork. Think they have a place you can see off the M25 around the Heathrow area ■■
Christian Salvesen Mercedes.
Hewitt French DAF from Coventry.
DEANB:
pete smith:
“DEANB” I reckon the Daf is ex W J Capper from Wellington,Thank you Pete,must dig some stuff out from your part of the world.
Heres one from your way Pete.
Morning Dean,
Yes I can remember Daniels fleet parked up and also the cafe later on, it didn’t last too long as the price that the land was fetching for extending the Merryhill centre was too strong to be ignored, Cheer’s PeteGlad you remembered them Pete,thanks for the info !
pete smith:
Hi Dean,
A pure guess is that PG is in relation to Peter Green?Good call Pete and i would say you are bang on as i never noticed it said “evercreech” on the door where Peter Green are based…
pete smith:
Dean,
I seem to think that the Elliot Blackmore ERF was new to Birmingham City Council and ran between the Tyseley incinerator and Packington Landfill, think there were 4 or 5 of them and her sister R621 was for sale a while ago, Cheer’s PeteThanks again Pete for the info Pete,we have had a fair few of Elliott Blackmore’s on here. They liked there ERF’s and Fodens.
Heres another one.
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Hi Dean,
I think that Foden may be ex Birmingham City Council as well, think they had Allinson Auto boxes fitted, Cheer’s Pete
R E Bache were from Alveley between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth on the A442, not sure if they are still operating as there are houses built on the yard now,
Morning Dean.
Knights of Old are still going,saw one tother day in Northallerton,a real old established company.
Hi Dean
AFAIK Woodhead Bros is owned by Morrisons. They have a large abbatoir at Colne and are the main suppliers of fresh meat to the supermarket chain.
Their livestock buyer was a regular visitor to NE marts, they have quite a few double deck livestock trailers and usually did their own transport.
Tyneside
Tyneside you are correct about morrisons owning woodheads, there is a constant arrival of pigs from a variety of mostly Yorkshire hauliers as well as their own fleet, last week i saw a plain white scania with blue woodhead writing which may signal the end of the livery, time will tell.
Steve
DEANB:
Bletsoe - Brown DAF. Not had one on before anyone know where they are from ■■9
I reckon this is an owner driver on for Hanson as its very tidy for an 04 and the pic was taken 09.
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Anyone know where the G & R Volvo is from ■■
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Woodhead Bros Volvo.
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Think its says Elmfield on the Iveco,anyone know where they are based ■■
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Anyone know what TWS stands for ■■
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Anyone know anything about Moy park ■■
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Steves DAF. The sun has faded that paintwork. Think they have a place you can see off the M25 around the Heathrow area ■■
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Christian Salvesen Mercedes.
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Hewitt French DAF from Coventry.
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Christian Salvesen unit is a DAF CF Dean,although it has to be said all basically white trucks are clones,but then you knew that,you just like to keep us on our toes!
David
Bletsoe-Brown is from Kettering, I think they have now packed in haulage side of the business and doing van hire and self storage.
Chris Webb:
Morning Dean.
Knights of Old are still going,saw one tother day in Northallerton,a real old established company.
One from today
pete smith:
R E Bache were from Alveley between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth on the A442, not sure if they are still operating as there are houses built on the yard now,
Hello pete ,yes they moved from Alveley ,out to a farm towards Claverley ,have not seen them lately ,but remember them at Banbury market years back ,thank you Trevor
DEANB:
Anyone know anything about Moy park ■■
They’re a Northern Irish food company, mainly poultry, I think
DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Foden wrecker ■■
It’s from JSM, which was originally, I think, James Street Motors. I thought that were from Bury, but Companies House tells me they were from Stockport. However, the directors’ home addresses are Bury, so perhaps I was right the first time!
They used to pop up at lots of motorway contraflows, parked next to a caravan for the chaps to live in between towing jobs. The business failed in 2012
James Street Motors Mickey. by John Murphy, on Flickr
H203 XUA - JSM Recovery, by ROADSIDECAMERAMAN-UK, on Flickr
JSM Foden/ Willinghams underlift by Mike Fitton, on Flickr
DEANB:
240 Gardner:
“DEANB” “240 Gardner”Think this is the company ?
The very same, thank you Dean!!
The rescue & recovery side of the business was hived off separately in 2013, but the business in its current form is now back in the hands of the Brinklow family, after a total of 23 years with two different owners. Arcade became quite an empire, particularly after it was acquired by John I Jacob plc (aka Jacob Shipping) and became a cornerstone of the multi-faceted Ontime, along with the many other businesses that Jacob bought
Thanks for the comments Chris. Heres a bit more about the recovery side of the business.
Marvellous, thank you Dean!
Here’s another of the businesses that was merged into Arcade as a part of the evolution of what is now Ontime Automotive:
trucknetuk.com/phpBB/downlo … 326920&t=1
Bryn Thomas crane hire are from Flint, North Wales.