Well after a couple of pints overlooking the Med ( the two i missed when that pillock hit the arch ) and realising that i and the managing director Mr Geoff Hallam are both still alive i should name some of the other lads that made Humber Warehousing the force that they were in those days before illness overtook Geoff and ignorance overtook the rest of the so called leaders.
I will miss many people out because of old age and bad memory but if i do please reply and let me know.
The upstairs office consisted of
Geoff Hallam Managing Director
Lou Armitage ex Grimsby Town and England footballer
Lennie Laws
Wendy ?
Thelma Wages clerk
Traffic office
Dave Marsh Transport Manager
Don Freeman Frozen book
Jack Hopper Local book
Warehousing
Keith Ellis Manager
Ron Blades
Syd Tuplin
- many others
Link Refrigeration.
Bernard Crisp Manager.
Harry Lennard Foreman
Eddie Hirst
Frank Taylor
Bill Mellors
Len Slater
Johnny Hotson Signwriter
Drivers
Harry Fenwick Foreman
Ginger Davy Foreman
Alan Peacock
Pete Charlesworth
George Peacock
Les Trott
Roy Baker
Tom Parrot
Taffy Jack Slater
Bill Claridge
Pete Burgess
Alec Spain
Keith Breakell
Keith Baldock
Dave Pearce
Billy Childs
Ron Applegate
George Haines
Charlie Godley
Jim Flello Later Depot Manager
Harry Askew
■■■■ Underwood
Bemmy
Johnny Onions
Bob Salt
Mick Fox Sacked because he threatened Marshy with a 12 bore.
Frank Whiteley
Pete Blow
Mally Smith
Derek Wilkinson
Syd Clayden
■■■■ Roper
Ronnie Johnson
Bob Eagles
Jim Rodgers
Royce Makey
Ray Makey His twin brother Never could tell them apart.
Mr Ed ?
Eddie Bell
Les Collishaw
Geoff Allman
Colin Bascombe
Dave Mumby
Dave Balch
Ralph Rouse Later General Manager
Colin Wright
Dave Hoodless
Graham Clayton
Dave Porter
Geoff Marsh
Ken Marsh
Clive Taylor
Ray Cook Later Shop Steward
Kenny Meanwell
Les Hydes
Colin Hyde
Dave Blakey
Carl Stratton
Tony Davis
Mel Gladding
Johnny Honeyble
George Briscoe
Bruce Haines
Colin Haines
Brian Cox Must not forget Freddie Lucas Night Watchman.
As i have said this is a very incomplete list i believe the clockcard numbers went up to about 200 drivers for Humber
Grimsby alone. Add on to that Alford, Lowestoft and Thornbury where i went to as fitter and that was a very
substantial fleet of A Licenced vehicles indeed.
When Mcveigh transport was bought it must have been one of the largest fleets in the country with vehicles
constantly working to capacity . Christmas time used to very hectic trying to park them all up and we had to use
large parts of Grimsby docks to house them all.A massive new depot was built on the South Humberside Industrial
Estate which is their present home.
A truly memorable company and one in which of which i’m proud to say " i was there ".