Robert Baillie & Co Ltd were based in Central House,27 Park St,Croydon.
In April 1965 they had 2 operations:-
2 Rigid vans & 2 artics c/w flat trlrs based at Jackson & Mills yard,Station Road, Hook & 6 artics c/w flat trlrs based at The Old Customs House,Aldrington Basin Shoreham.
All were engaged in the movement of fruit & flowers mainly imported through ports between Shoreham & Weymouth + Hurn airport to primary fruit & flower markets. It’s probable that the 2 vans serviced the Channel Island flower traffic arriving at Hurn…
By the end of '65,the Shoreham operation concentrated mainly on imported fruit at Shoreham for delivery to all the main markets.
In Feb 1967 Baillie’s Shoreham operation moved to Phyllis Avenue Peacehaven & the 6 trlrs now carried containers for Shoreham imported fruit & also bananas (presumably JP) imported through London Docks again destined for the main markets
By Feb 1968 the Peacehaven fleet had grown to 11 artics (& 11 containers) but volumes through Shoreham had dwindled.the majority of the fruit imports were through Portsmouth.
Time to find a location nearer Portsmouth?