Liverpool Hauliers in the 1960s

Ray Smyth:
This van belongs to U.C.L.A., United Co-operative Laundries Association.
It is seen on Great Homer Street in Liverpool sometime in the 1950s.
I cant recognise what make of lorry it is, the bonnet looks unusual.
When we were young kids, we were told that U.C.L.A. were the initials
of “Uncle Charlies Lunatic Asylum”. Ray Smyth.

Hi Ray I am sure some drivers and warehousemen I worked with absconded from Uncle Charlies Lunatic Asylum.
1970s I used to call at most edible oil refineries and food plants in the Liverpool area when working for Smith and Robinsons Urmston and Kraft Humko Westinghouse road Trafford Park. They were Merseyside foods. Liverpool central oil. Britannia Lard (PURA foods Transtore) on Birkenhead docks. Peerless refining. Beef streerin (like Tallow) Company? based Birkenhead. Kraft Kirkby. Others Jacobs. Huntley and Palmers. Pendleton Twicers Kirkby.
Many times reload crude edible oils from Bibbys and remember Lawrensons had the main contract. Used United Molasses Liverpool for weigh bridge.
Kraft Humko, Peerless refining, LCO, Merseyside foods were taken over the same week 1982 by PURA Foods PL Transtore (Acatos and Hutchison).
Most of Kraft Humko Drivers were taken on by PL Transtore PURA Foods and pension rights.
Regards Kev

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