Stobart to pull plug on chilled division!!

[browncow2]

does it matter. if stoby won.t do it some other (zb) will.

[Andrejs]

and second-Stobart have plan build new parking space near chill at magna park,and moved all from Crick to Magna.so for managment will be easy running all transport together

[Kerbdog]

The Commercial Motor people don't know how to spell 'Heywood'. It does say that they are closing the chilled operations. That means no more fridge work. Fridge work is a lot more profitable than most other operations and they obviously they can't make money out of it, looks like they have got themselves into a situation where they've undercut everyone including themselves.

Surely they can't stop their whole chilled operation as that would include the Tesco's work wouldn't it ?

[cliffton 27]

The Commercial Motor people don't know how to spell 'Heywood'. It does say that they are closing the chilled operations. That means no more fridge work. Fridge work is a lot more profitable than most other operations and they obviously they can't make money out of it, looks like they have got themselves into a situation where they've undercut everyone including themselves.

Surely they can't stop their whole chilled operation as that would include the Tesco's work wouldn't it ?

good point but i think tesco is more profitable as i would imagine they can take loads in and take a load out

[Kevwall]

Well maybe,

But unless the companies the chilled division was working for have gone out of business then the goods will still have to be moved. So the total number of drivers in employment may not change. Irrespective of economic ups and downs people still have to eat, so food still has to be transported.

In times like these the safest sectors to be in are either food or domestic waste transport.

And toilet rolls out of Prudhoe

Or out of Skelmersdale where I'm based, espiecialy now SCA have took over Georgia Pacific

[Wheel Nut]

There's some interesting reading in the papers to-day about a court case involving some dealings of the two "chuckle brothers" concerning the suspended chief constable of Cumbria and the purchase and sale of carlisle international airport,by the sound of it no wonder the "chuckles" wanted to keep the "whistleblower" quiet at all costs,the court case is continuing !!

I am surprised no one has commented on this already Denis

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[edwardj]

There's some interesting reading in the papers to-day about a court case involving some dealings of the two "chuckle brothers" concerning the suspended chief constable of Cumbria and the purchase and sale of carlisle international airport,by the sound of it no wonder the "chuckles" wanted to keep the "whistleblower" quiet at all costs,the court case is continuing !!

I am surprised no one has commented on this already Denis

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is there a boat ready in the med for someone to do a robert maxwell ?

[Santa]

Anyone who knows anything about chilled distribution know how important it is to meet the deadlines. I worked for Blake's/Express/Corby/Innovate and up to the Corby takeover it was fairly efficient. I also knew that Alcester handled far more than Corby at a much smaller site.

I also remember delivering in to ES depot at Rugby where they were delivering multi supermarket goods from one warehouse. In the yard was a trailer full of Tesco baked beans being UNloaded off a green trailer. I overheard a heated conversation in the office about it, and it seems that they had tried to deliver it to Sainsbury's. With that level of efficiency I never could see how they would make a success of chilled.

Blake's did some pretty stupid stuff but the wagons ran night and day, and were pretty well loaded both ways most times.

[shytalk]

An old friend of mine has worked for Corby chilled ..or did for a long time then innovate took over..they had a go at running chilled but for reasons i dont think we can speak about on here..so Stobarts take over ...poor chap has been fannyed about until last year when they made a load redundant at Corby ...he is now out of a job after 19 yrs of nights long hours ..pissed about and never got as much as a thankyou...more like a f...off.

[Phantom Mark]

Blake's did some pretty stupid stuff but the wagons ran night and day, and were pretty well loaded both ways most times.

I once went all the way to Berwick Upon Tweed from Newark depot EMPTY, to pick up Pastry product, and came back with 11 pallets, I know another fella who went and came back empty as well, wtf ?? how could that happen lol, I spent half the time empty on some shifts towards the end of my time there, it was at that point you knew things would not last.

Wonder who will take over the Newark premises then ? Heard a rumour Turners might in the hunt ?? very very unsubstantiated tho, as rumour as it can get.

[cliffton 27]

spoke to a mate last night who runs out of heywood and says half the drivers are going to be shown the door he also says magna park is closing in time too ( i cant see that myself )
he has worked there for a few yr and many times he would run to livingston loaded and come back empty

[Jas-G]

Hello Everyone.

I'm my opion Stobart's did not want the Chill diversion in the 1st place and T's pushed them into it when they took over they had no idea on chilled food and shelf life deliveries.

[Silver_Surfer]

That's very true jas, I think to be fair to Eddie they only bought innovate chill because T told them too.

[Bewick]

There's some interesting reading in the papers to-day about a court case involving some dealings of the two "chuckle brothers" concerning the suspended chief constable of Cumbria and the purchase and sale of carlisle international airport,by the sound of it no wonder the "chuckles" wanted to keep the "whistleblower" quiet at all costs,the court case is continuing !!

I am surprised no one has commented on this already Denis

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Have a "butchers" at the Stobbie share price and analysis on the LSE,London and South East site.There's a Stockbroker that has those two boys well weighed up,it looks like they will have to have the skills of Houdini to escape from the lumber they have landed themselves in if this guy's analysis is correct !!Just Google Stobart Share price. Cheers Dennis.

[Wheel Nut]

There's some interesting reading in the papers to-day about a court case involving some dealings of the two "chuckle brothers" concerning the suspended chief constable of Cumbria and the purchase and sale of carlisle international airport,by the sound of it no wonder the "chuckles" wanted to keep the "whistleblower" quiet at all costs,the court case is continuing !!

I am surprised no one has commented on this already Denis

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Is the net or met closing in?

Have a "butchers" at the Stobbie share price and analysis on the LSE,London and South East site.There's a Stockbroker that has those two boys well weighed up,it looks like they will have to have the skills of Houdini to escape from the lumber they have landed themselves in if this guy's analysis is correct !!Just Google Stobart Share price. Cheers Dennis.

An £8m loss on the chill division is a seriously cool amount of money.

I used to use Motley Fool. I think I prefer LSE

[Jas-G]

When it was Corby Chilled it made a profit ok maybe not as much as 1 would like but few million - I just think Stobart's went in blind and tried to do it "Stobart" way which was wrong.

[Bobtail]

When it was Corby Chilled it made a profit ok maybe not as much as 1 would like but few million - I just think Stobart's went in blind and tried to do it "Stobart" way which was wrong.

Iain Stewart - I know you read this. Feel proud that you and your family built up a successful business with smart trucks, smart drivers and a savvy management team. Corby Chilled spent 10 years quietly doing what they did best, the two subsequent operations appeared to think more of (and believed) flash public image and soundbite headlines and didn't put in the donkey work. You may be able to acquire Heywood and Newark on the cheap, I'm sure you won't be short of volunteers to help show the others how it should be done. Salut.

[Jas-G]

I agree (and if Iains dad came back) i'm sure even more drivers would come back,in my opinion again Corby has some of the top drivers out there - with 1 of the best colour design lorries

[acab]

When it was Corby Chilled it made a profit ok maybe not as much as 1 would like but few million - I just think Stobart's went in blind and tried to do it "Stobart" way which was wrong.

Iain Stewart - I know you read this. Feel proud that you and your family built up a successful business with smart trucks, smart drivers and a savvy management team. Corby Chilled spent 10 years quietly doing what they did best, the two subsequent operations appeared to think more of (and believed) flash public image and soundbite headlines and didn't put in the donkey work. You may be able to acquire Heywood and Newark on the cheap, I'm sure you won't be short of volunteers to help show the others how it should be done. Salut.

Very kind of you, thank you. I have watched with growing dismay and disbelief the way the business we worked so hard to build up with the help and support of a lot of dedicated people has been so comprehensively undone by the subsequent owners.

[Jas-G]

Iain - Will Corby Chilled be starting up again ?

[Fatboy slimslow]

I just think Stobart's went in blind and tried to do it "Stobart" way which was wrong.

lol, ha ha ha haha ha lol! they couldn't run a bath STOBRATS! inept management who lie all the time to cover their little ARTICLES WHICH THEY CRAP OUT OF! Corby had it Sussed at Heywood! a few good mates of mine the got anally raped by said Wayne KERRS!

[Jas-G]

In my opinion again Stobarts pushed it too much to quick

[moomooland]

Is this a sign of what's to come for stobarts ??!...

If it wasnt for Tesco they would have gone to the wall a while a go.

Beginning of the end ?????

[Jas-G]

Is this a sign of what's to come for stobarts ??!...

If it wasnt for Tesco they would have gone to the wall a while a go.

Beginning of the end ?????

Agree ....

[pip2209]

Can`t wait for the next T.V. series, Stobart Trucks and Trailers......For Sale, contact Malcolm Harrison!

[mi13ke]

I do not know much about the ES Network and his Tesco work, but would n't the Newark and Heywood vehicles be some of those planned to deliver ex Doncaster?
If so what's plan B?

[Jas-G]

The unit's at the Corby depot was used and abused and some unit's never had radio's in as someone nicked them and they would not replace them ..

[Henrys cat]

I do not know much about the ES Network and his Tesco work, but would n't the Newark and Heywood vehicles be some of those planned to deliver ex Doncaster?
If so what's plan B?

Probably are, but will just move the units to other depot like Chesterfield. Depending on where the drivers live, some may be able to transfere to Chesterfield.

[happysack]

Is this a sign of what's to come for stobarts ??!...

If it wasnt for Tesco they would have gone to the wall a while a go.

Beginning of the end ?????

except that the biomass division has hee haw to do with tescos and the biomass is making a profit??

[Schofield]

I will miss Fiona Saltysak and her laugh at the end of every sentence