gingerfold:
gingerfold:
moomooland:
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Ancliffe had a large depot next to Barton Bridge Urmston near were the Trafford shopping centre now stands.
Here’s a couple of their old Atki’s parked up at Urmston complete with winter heating panels. 
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Taylor Road, where we (Turners) moved to at the end of August. I hear the ghosts of long gone Atkis of Ancliffs every morning and of course, Smiths of Eccles were longtime residents of Taylor Road. It’s probably apt that a company such as Turners with its origins dating back to 1930 is there now.
Do you mean Turners of Soham Graham? If so,I think their original Manchester depot was in Collyhurst.I used to get lifts from Kings Lynn to Grantham with their Norwich trunkers and then into a Manchester wagon to Sheffield.This was when I was in RAF in Norfolk 1960-63,they were running Austins then LAD Dodges from Norwich and Bedford “S” types from Manchester.
That’s correct Chris, at its peak of activity at Collyhurst Turners ran up to 20 trunks between East Anglia and Manchester. I don’t really know why Manchester depot was closed in the late 1970s, but it was missed when I was in my first stint with Turners at Fordham and Newmarket between 1990 and 2005, and it was discussed then about having a Manchester depot once again. Containers division opened a small containers depot in Manchester about 5 years ago, along with some Manchester based tanker drivers, and when I became available 6 months ago I re-joined Turners to establish a refrigerated operation here and also help the tanker division.
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Thanks for your comments Graham. 
atlas man:
I think the MAN tanker could be from LPG transport at Batley
I always forget the name of that company “atlas man” ,we have had a few of them on here ! 
Stanfield:
Definitely LPG of Batley atlas man.
Thanks for confirming “Stanfield”
moomooland:
5This is one of Tibbet & Britten’s hanging garment trailers.
In 1973 Marks & Spencer asked Tibbett & Britten to take over all of its hanging garment distribution for its stores and its suppliers, and to build a dedicated depot and distribution network to service this contract.
Tibbett & Britten agreed, and the company launched a division called Transcare, dedicated to its Marks & Spencer business.
Founded in 1958 by John Tibbett and Frank Britten they were taken over by Exel in 2004 who were themselves later absorbed by DHL.
I drove for Lowfield Distribution, on their Sainsburys contract at Middleton, and we were taken over by Tibbett & Britten in 1989.
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3 This was one of a batch of 45 brand new Scania’a at the time that Tibbett & Britten ran on the contract out of the long gone Sainsbury’s Distribution Depot at Stakehill Middleton north of Manchester.
2Tibbett & Britten’s long gone Sainsbury’s Distribution Depot at Stakehill Middleton north of Manchester.
1Some trailers at Middleton were in Tibbett and Britten ‘Consumer Logistics’ livery.
0The good old days.
Brilliant post Paul, thanks for the background information and pics !!
Chris Webb:
Chris Webb:
gingerfold:
moomooland:
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Ancliffe had a large depot next to Barton Bridge Urmston near were the Trafford shopping centre now stands.
Here’s a couple of their old Atki’s parked up at Urmston complete with winter heating panels.
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Taylor Road, where we (Turners) moved to at the end of August. I hear the ghosts of long gone Atkis of Ancliffs every morning and of course, Smiths of Eccles were longtime residents of Taylor Road. It’s probably apt that a company such as Turners with its origins dating back to 1930 is there now.
Do you mean Turners of Soham Graham? If so,I think their original Manchester depot was in Collyhurst.I used to get lifts from Kings Lynn to Grantham with their Norwich trunkers and then into a Manchester wagon to Sheffield.This was when I was in RAF in Norfolk 1960-63,they were running Austins then LAD Dodges from Norwich and Bedford “S” types from Manchester.
That’s correct Chris, at its peak of activity at Collyhurst Turners ran up to 20 trunks between East Anglia and Manchester. I don’t really know why Manchester depot was closed in the late 1970s, but it was missed when I was in my first stint with Turners at Fordham and Newmarket between 1990 and 2005, and it was discussed then about having a Manchester depot once again. Containers division opened a small containers depot in Manchester about 5 years ago, along with some Manchester based tanker drivers, and when I became available 6 months ago I re-joined Turners to establish a refrigerated operation here and also help the tanker division.
The Norwich drivers changed over at Grantham bus station and the Fordham drivers changed over at Newark.I think there were five from Norwich depot,they ran Sunday to Thursday nights and if running a bit early coasted into yard at Norwich as foreman’s house was nearby.I would wait for the Manchester drivers in Sheffield about 2100 on a Sunday and they would stop for me,then away onto the A57 Worksop road.Happy days.
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Thanks for your input again Chris ! 
Stanfield:
A couple of Turners oldies from 1964 & 1998 transportphotos.com/road/photos
Austin FH
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Volvo FL10
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Great pics “Stanfield”,thanks for posting !
gazsa401:
moomooland:
5This is one of Tibbet & Britten’s hanging garment trailers.
In 1973 Marks & Spencer asked Tibbett & Britten to take over all of its hanging garment distribution for its stores and its suppliers, and to build a dedicated depot and distribution network to service this contract.
Tibbett & Britten agreed, and the company launched a division called Transcare, dedicated to its Marks & Spencer business.
Founded in 1958 by John Tibbett and Frank Britten they were taken over by Exel in 2004 who were themselves later absorbed by DHL.
I drove for Lowfield Distribution, on their Sainsburys contract at Middleton, and we were taken over by Tibbett & Britten in 1989.
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3 This was one of a batch of 45 brand new Scania’a at the time that Tibbett & Britten ran on the contract out of the long gone Sainsbury’s Distribution Depot at Stakehill Middleton north of Manchester.
2Tibbett & Britten’s long gone Sainsbury’s Distribution Depot at Stakehill Middleton north of Manchester.
1Some trailers at Middleton were in Tibbett and Britten ‘Consumer Logistics’ livery.
0The good old days.
Just a little bit off trivial information
Lowfields were once part of the Imperial Tobacco empire who I worked for until last April when production ended in Nottingham after 127 years and was moved to Poland
Ending cigarette manufacturing in the U.K.
Bloody hell “gazsa401” 127 years of history down the pan !!! 
Chris Webb:
DEANB:
G J Williams Volvo F88
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Ritson Haulage ERF
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Croda Fiat.
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Healing’s Vitbe ERF
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Ellis Morgan & Son Bedford.
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Murphy Group Seddon Atkinson.
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H.E. Dibble Ltd MAN
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H J Cutler ERF from Poole.
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Qualcast certainly run a tidy fleet.
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Littlewoods Scania.
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The H E Dibble MAN artic was from Sheffield.They were banana ripeners in Parkway Market and the trailer was probably loaded with same from Geest at Barry.In the late 60s it was a Polish driver that did the run with a tilt cab Mandator.
Thanks for that Chris. Did the driver stay here after the second world war ■■?
This is one of Tibbet & Britten’s hanging garment trailers.
