GCR2ERF:
I think mid-late 70’s was when you first noticed them. Looking back at late 70’s - early 80’s photo’s it is interesting to note how many flats were still around in general use then.
I think this is about right. Stalkers of Carlisle used to load out of Kent when I first noticed them.
When I was a kid and used to go around with my old man on school holidays I remember him having to rent a tautliner from rentco to do work out of mcbrides at Middleton, Manchester. This was in the very early eighties.
The original design was by boalloy of congleton who won the design council award for them in 1979 if I remember correctly. They had the original patent and rights to use the name tautliner. Everybody else then copied them when they realised how popular they were.
Boalloy are still going, although in a much smaller way now, I still buy parts from them. It’s quite sad when going there to see most of the place disused, as I remember not too long ago when it was so busy you could hardly drive through through the place to deliver or collect trailers.
Boalloy taut liners always were a quality bit of kit, problems came about when people started buying on price rather than quality, and boalloy couldn’t compete so eventually went ■■■■ up with m&g who made the chassis. Stobart stepped in and bought it out of administration, only for it to go ■■■■ up again when he didn’t pay the gas bill.
dont hingley garage own the m&g trailer set up now?
i know m&g built a drop and go type brick/block trailer a while ago for a tarmac contract haulier
moose
Moose:
dont hingley garage own the m&g trailer set up now?
i know m&g built a drop and go type brick/block trailer a while ago for a tarmac contract haulier
moose
Yes moose ray hingley took over m&g when they went bump in 2009. Mainly build coilers now as he employs the guys from ahp trailer when tony Philips finished. Also build the sliding canopy bodies for the trailers too. Bought one last year, good trailer.