kevmac47:
I worked for Onward transport from 1985 until 1992 at their Birtley depot which principly existed
to service the north east area Castrol contract. Unfortunately when the contract came to an end
the depot was closed as it was no longer viable. That apart I have some great memories of that
time, it was a family owned business and my abiding memory is that you could talk to the senior
management (with certain exceptions) on a one to one basis. The chairman of the board
Mr Granville Storey could be approached and spoken to on a first name basis something
I had never encountered before. We had a depot manager imported from yorkshire
(Bill Gallimore, sadly no longer with us) once he knew he could rely on you left you alone
to get on with the job. I am sure there are lots of former employees out their to prolong this thread.
I will try and sort some photos out in the next few days. kevmac47.
Hiya Kev I remember you from the East lancs Paper mill days i think either Clive Sinclair was the transport manager then or maybe Russell? cant recall his last name I had a B series With a jennings sleeper conversion then i got a brand new E series fleet Number 385 ? reg NumberG634 PUG did you ever collect the waste paper from prestatyn ? the manager always gave the driver a box of dinted cans of food i think it was Kwik Save supermarkets RDC IIRC . I have to say that working for the storey family was a pleasure.Then it went belly up when the sheep farmers took it over ! All flash and no cash I think the saying goes. That was it for me i was always looking for a way out after that . Great to hear you are still alive and Kicking Best Wishes John P.S I think you used to night out at ELPM when you were on route to Stanlow IIRC