Just asking on behalf of a friend, anyone know what Bartrums are like to work for on the general side? and the type of work they do? i know they do alot of Celotex stuff out of Hadleigh, and load out of Felixstowe (LDH La Doria i think) but do they have many nights out? go very far?
Any help greatly received!
Aaron
i no nothing about the 7 squadron
cept Mr Vain has done a bit for them
One of the best haulage firms I ever worked for. Can’t speak as an employee. I’m no longer there. Why? I’m not prepared to say.
Where? All over the UK.
Nights out? Yes. (unless contracted as day man)
Weekends? Yes. At least one day in any fortnight.
A well manned traffic office. Fools not suffered gladly.
Yep, I agree with Mr Vain. Good old fashioned transport company where you’re expected to do a decent day’s work for a decent day’s pay. Fools definitely not suffered gladly, but the transport office is manned with people who’ve actually done the job, so they’re fair. Plonkers get sorted out pretty quick.
As well as Celotex, they do a lot of Robinsons work out of Norwich, and like Mr Vain said, they’re all over the UK.
Generally speaking good equipment if you’re on the staff, but recent new business means they’ve got in some pretty ropey old hire trucks from CoLease and Roy Humphreys.
If you’re not shy about doing good work you’ll be welcomed.
EastAnglianTrucker:
Yep, I agree with Mr Vain. Good old fashioned transport company where you’re expected to do a decent day’s work for a decent day’s pay. Fools definitely not suffered gladly, but the transport office is manned with people who’ve actually done the job, so they’re fair. Plonkers get sorted out pretty quick.As well as Celotex, they do a lot of Robinsons work out of Norwich, and like Mr Vain said, they’re all over the UK.
Generally speaking good equipment if you’re on the staff, but recent new business means they’ve got in some pretty ropey old hire trucks from CoLease and Roy Humphreys.
If you’re not shy about doing good work you’ll be welcomed.
SIGNED A. Bartrums-driver. 
EastAnglianTrucker:
Good old fashioned transport company
Looks like the way of the Dodo then !!!
Mike-C:
EastAnglianTrucker:
Good old fashioned transport companyLooks like the way of the Dodo then !!!
Fast becoming fashionable. 
I was talking to one of their chaps on Tuesday @ CO-OP Talke S-O-T, he seemed very happy with the job, very happy with his T+Cs ect.
He was based @ Rugby, and lived in Stoke, out all week, by choice, an very nice bloke who was completly BS free aswell 
He had Robbos on, he said they were VERY busy, and getting busier…
Mate of mine works for them.He not happy bunny at all.Been there three months now and has just had a pay cut.All drivers who started after the 1st of march have gone from 7.50 an hr for 40hrs to 7.20 an hr for 50hrs,Dropped sunday rate from 15 an hr to ten.They are busy.Goe’s all over uk.4 to 5 nights out most weeks.saturdays are nearly full days too.