That KM is a very early one-not many on an E plate!
andrew.s:
That KM is a very early one-not many on an E plate!
No idea if they’d have bought it new?
Kempston:
andrew.s:
That KM is a very early one-not many on an E plate!No idea if they’d have bought it new?
It looks great in those pictures Kempston
Poikey:
Who else remember’s Plysu from Woburn Sands…0
I remember seeing them around-did they make plastic containers?
Poikey:
Who else remember’s Plysu from Woburn Sands…0
Definitely, they also had a sizeable place in kempston, I used to go in there for shanks, was great, I never had to buy anything plastic whilst we were going in there, put your request in for a washing up bowl etc, the colour and size you wanted and the next time you went it was waiting for you. They had a lot of merc wagon and drags based in kempston. A good company to work for I believe but sadly all gone now. The factory at Woburn sands is all housing now, the factory in kempston makes some kind of temporary buildings I believe.
Poikey:
Think they also had a warehouse in Newport Parnell too and a recycling plant in Wolverton run by Shanks, see the following link. They also made milk bottles.The factory / warehouse was on North Crawley Road, Newport Pagnell, near Coventry Steel Caravans.
Kempston:
Poikey:
Who else remember’s Plysu from Woburn Sands…All the Mercs they ran were on long term contract hire from Ford and Slater, used to work on them when i was over at Car and Commercial of Aylesbury.
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Definitely, they also had a sizeable place in kempston, I used to go in there for shanks, was great, I never had to buy anything plastic whilst we were going in there, put your request in for a washing up bowl etc, the colour and size you wanted and the next time you went it was waiting for you. They had a lot of merc wagon and drags based in kempston. A good company to work for I believe but sadly all gone now. The factory at Woburn sands is all housing now, the factory in kempston makes some kind of temporary buildings I believe.
Kempston:
A few of Harvey’s from Sandy. Nmp5
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There is a Harvey’s sign board(looks like it might be from the back end of one of their brick trailers to me) in the Sainsbury’s At Biggleswade-as you exit the petrol station there is a small parking area as you drive round the back of the petrol station shop, and the sign is on the left -it’s in good condition, thought some of you might be interested,I’ve never been able to grab a pic
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Great photos Poikey, never heard of these, do you know anything about them?
Poikey:
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Great photos Poikey, never heard of these, do you know anything about them?
It’s the same Rogers that’s still about. The same Rogers as mentioned in this thread, Rogers Transport, Engineers, Aviation, Millers and currently a Land Rover and/or Isuzu dealer.
Rogers have always been based at Castle Mills off Goldington Road and also had the mill that used to be between the olde St John’s station and Ampthill Road.
When the first Bedford bypass was in fruition, it was Rogers that had it moved due to it interfering with a runway on his land by Castle Mills lock.
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Also found this of the olde mill….Harry Leeks Freight rings a bell, wasn’t they based nearby?
Didn’t realise they were the same people poikey, Harry Leeks used to be just under the Ampthill Road bridge.
Poikey:
Wonder if the driver of the Ford had a tiger in his tankAlso wonder if it was a Flitwick Oils truck that was involved in the crash at Westoning many years back.
Tigers all escaped over Westoning High St right outside that miserable gits shop the newsagents…
Cracking old photo of Stanley Thurstons funfair Atkinsons from kempston, their motors were always immaculately turned out with stunning signwriting. Still have their yard in kempston but think they use it mainly as a maintenance yard, they have another yard where they park the vehicles now on the A603 at Cople/Willington.
Kempston:
Cracking old photo of Stanley Thurstons funfair Atkinsons from kempston, their motors were always immaculately turned out with stunning signwriting. Still have their yard in kempston but think they use it mainly as a maintenance yard, they have another yard where they park the vehicles now on the A603 at Cople/Willington.0
That brings back some memories!
Thurstons fun fair has been in Hitchin this week.
Poikey:
Thurstons yard has just reminded me…was/is behind a school. Now the burning question is…as you turn left and go towards Elstow Road, is the olde shoe shop still there?
If it is,I wonder if my shoes are ready to collect!!!
David
Poikey:
Thurstons yard has just reminded me…was/is behind a school. Now the burning question is…as you turn left and go towards Elstow Road, is the olde shoe shop still there?
Yes or at least at the side of Up End school which I went to, burnt down years ago. The old shoe menders is long gone,
