Gist in Europe.

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Driving back from me hols on the A 26 near St.Omer on Wednesday evening seen 3 Gist wagons within 10 minutes heading South so just wondered where and what they do over there.

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Gist move BHS food around, don’t they?

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Think there’s m&s stores in France.

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They used to run down to Gib from Faversham

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Silver_Surfer:
Think there’s m&s stores in France.

D’oh, I meant M&S. :blush: again.

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Theres a m&s trailer gets dropped in at stop 24 folkestone, think it does paris. Has a foreign number plate on it.

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Norberts do alot of m&s french work

Could also be g&s scotland now gist

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Snowgo:
Theres a m&s trailer gets dropped in at stop 24 folkestone, think it does paris. Has a foreign number plate on it.

They were all right hand drive Gist units pulling Gist trailers so maybe Paris then.

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bald bloke:

Snowgo:
Theres a m&s trailer gets dropped in at stop 24 folkestone, think it does paris. Has a foreign number plate on it.

They were all right hand drive Gist units pulling Gist trailers so maybe Paris then.

Wont be Paris as said above Norberts do that.

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Seany:

bald bloke:

Snowgo:
Theres a m&s trailer gets dropped in at stop 24 folkestone, think it does paris. Has a foreign number plate on it.

They were all right hand drive Gist units pulling Gist trailers so maybe Paris then.

Wont be Paris as said above Norberts do that.

Oh yeah :blush: well it’s a mystery then.

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Seen them in the lanes at Calais a few times next time I’m there and I see one I will ask them for ya. :wink:

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Thetaff2:
Seen them in the lanes at Calais a few times next time I’m there and I see one I will ask them for ya. :wink:

Thanks.

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Gist has a depot in Holland as well.

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They own Van Dongen

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switchlogic:
They own Van Dongen

That would explain it then…

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Geoffo:

switchlogic:
They own Van Dongen

That would explain it then…

they bought three dutch firms.

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Gist took G&S over some time ago too

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limeyphil:

Geoffo:

switchlogic:
They own Van Dongen

That would explain it then…

they bought three dutch firms.

Oh right, who are the other two?

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Peeman transport is related to van dongen somehow & mainly did containers. That’s 1 that’s under Gist can’t think of anyone else they’ve taken over.

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Soonius transport at Poeldijk. Do a lot of Sweden. Aslo F Van Bergeijk.