Had a nightmare experience at British Bakeries/Hovis Wigan for five months during 2003. Warburtons Bolton wasn’t too bad.
Expect to work Sunday but not at Sunday rate.
Used to do Allied Bakeries (Kingsmill) on agency for about a year.
Was a good, easy job, made difficult by some supermarkets, but not hard, just not as easy as it could be.
Bread isn’t heavy, but 10 loaves on a tray stacked 10 trays high is still a touch over 100kg, so be prepared.
You get a hook, GREAT, and sometimes a strap (if you’re lucky) so you can strap the empties to 1 side to save keep moving them.
Some places insist on you putting the trays onto ‘dollys’, some stay on dollys, and some just get dragged about.
A lot of places check the load against the delivery note, so knowledge of the product makes the day go quicker as you can point at it when they shout it.
Generally not a bad job 90% of the time, but really ■■■■ in winter.
No body has mentioned the benefit of buying your bread/rolls/crumpets etc at 15p a pop! And its fresher than you but in supermarkets - think what that adds up to!! 
Allied seem to have re-fleeted recently with some have decent tackle but the units are day cabs and VERY basic! Bulk trunking is the best to get onto rather than shop deliveries in all weathers! 
Class 2 bread deliveries
Postby alterego » Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:11 pm
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Class 2 bread deliveries
Postby alterego » Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:11 pm
Blimey:
winter is the worst, people seem to eat 40 times more loafs of bread a week when it snows 
Question is did he take the job and how did it go if so
What is it today dig up some old post day
was this thread past its sell by date
or are other threads stale
ok im off
hello all first post, bit of advice needed, i have class2 for 7 years and work for builders merchant delivering to peoples homes and small business. some people are ok but some are arkward if you no what i mean, I live near to bakery and they are after temp to permanet drivers delivering to shops, money seems better than wot i am on, but it is early starts which i dont mind. Is bread delivery good job does anyone on here do it? thank you
ps i suppose early starts mean earlier finishes■■?, which is better for me
. Welcome alterego .
alterego:
work for builders merchant…bakery are after temp to permanet
In this current economic climate is it worth leaving a permanent job and taking the chance on a temp to possible perm job ■■ - IMO that is one big risk !!
Forum with some useful stuff and Forum for questions on drivers hours
alterego:
hello all first post, bit of advice needed, i have class2 for 7 years and work for builders merchant delivering to peoples homes and small business. some people are ok but some are arkward if you no what i mean, I live near to bakery and they are after temp to permanet drivers delivering to shops, money seems better than wot i am on, but it is early starts which i dont mind. Is bread delivery good job does anyone on here do it? thank youps i suppose early starts mean earlier finishes■■?, which is better for me
Hi alterego, 
Many many years ago and before I had a driving licence, I did the bread delivery job as a second man.
The work wasn’t physically too demanding, but early starts and early finishes were the norm.
I’d say it’s probably less demanding that builder’s merchant work, and it’s defo nowhere near as dirty a job, so you’re probably in a win-win situation given that you fancy earlier finishes.
I’d check out the pay and conditions to see whether the whole package suits you.
Good luck with your choice mate.
Hi mate, I speak to a lot of bread when when im tiping at sainsburys stores, they mostly seem pretty happy with there lot, there is a fair bit of manual handling, and start times seem to be between 2-4am, but most are finished for 10-11am, and it is job and finish, seem to get the same routes every day as well, so no problem with getting lost
ROG:
alterego:
work for builders merchant…bakery are after temp to permanetIn this current economic climate is it worth leaving a permanent job and taking the chance on a temp to possible perm job ■■ - IMO that is one big risk !!
Also I quit a full time job to go on agency last June and things worked out ok for me
pre RTD it was 6 days a week, 8 hour shifts so you had no life. i dont know what they do these days but last year the bakeries were complaining about a reduction in demand due to people eating less bread products. do a bit of research first before going to a full time job that may not last
I started life as a van lad for Mothers Pride at Newbold, Chesterfield - long time ago 
Loved it! I remember back then the starts were 3:00 - 3:30 but always home for 13:00.
I think the temp to permanent bit means if you get on with the job and aren’t a pain it will be permanent - they say temp cus if you are awkward they can simply let you go 
I do bread deliverys, the money is good if you get with the right company, yes it involves early starts, i start around 3.30am but i’am home most days about 12pm. the companys out there are Warburtons, british, and kingsmill.
Got a couple of buddies who are at Warbies in Shaw,
Normally same run, generally 3.30 start, if they are clocking out at 12 its been a ■■■■ day.