Hiya if you look on the old truck accidents site a photo of a Colas road stripper ia away down a field with a F10.
you can see the Colas logo clear…i,ve spoken with a chap who only worked for the colas/laybond outfit. he’s never
seen any of the red Colas lorries.
Cheers John
3300John:
Hiya pete… yes Colas was Shell (loads of dosh) at Chester there was a management buy out when
Shell was dumping us. we still got the same pay though.we still did Colas roads work(blending bitumen)
Colas roads still belonged Shell until about 2000 when the roads was moved to French ownership.
Warrington is still busy. Exeter has closed. Laybond was bought by Bostick and has now gone.
as far as i know Shell still owns Colas France a huge outfit.from 1984 until 2003 i was doing Colas/laybond
work. we traveled from Chester as far as inverness(colas) to Exeter (colas) to Falmouth and Dover to Marley
.Chester to Hull and never saw one of the Red Colas lorries. i just can’t believe it.i was talking with a tar sprayer
2 weeks ago saying i worked at Colas. the chap said they did all Colas contract work…
i don’t know if Rowley Regis is still operating as i,ve retired now and only travel by motorhome and see no one.
cheers John
I remember the lads at Chester when I worked
at the ford truck dealer we used to look after their Ford D 1000 trucks, great lads!
Instantly recognisable the old Sainsbury’s colours 
Regards Chris
MACK
MACK
Hiya lads,its been a long time since I put something on the thread,I recently had a few days holiday in Zante and came across a lorry I photographed back in 1992 when I first went there…she looks a bit worn out now,Cheers Bubbs. 
bubbleman:
Hiya lads,its been a long time since I put something on the thread,I recently had a few days holiday in Zante and came across a lorry I photographed back in 1992 when I first went there…she looks a bit worn out now,Cheers Bubbs.
I also went to Zante In 2014 and saw this still working.
Phil.
That left ■■■■■■ Ergo Leyland Hippo is an odd one for the UK Phil. What the story with it do you know mate?
NZ JAMIE:
That left ■■■■■■ Ergo Leyland Hippo is an odd one for the UK Phil. What the story with it do you know mate?
Hello Jamie,
The photo is from a slide that I acquired so I have no idea. I think the double G on the door is Greater Glasgow buses so its over to the Scottish lads.
Phil.