Rokold

nipper · 26 November 2008 20:08

PHIL S:
HI NIPPER GOOD PICTURES KEEP THEM COMING SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
FROM THE NORTHERN DEPOT

Good evening Mr Sutton

Glad you finally made it on here . Remember this place, Mongrassano, Italy. Didnt you struggle finding that one night in the dark

bubbleman · 27 November 2008 02:14

What a great thread with so many good pictures…how about going right back to the early days.

Apologies for the poor quality but l hope these cuttings are of interest.

Cheers Marc.

nipper · 27 November 2008 14:13

Fantastic Bubbleman, thanks for that . Not seen that stuff for a long time

Here’s another old one but not my photo

ex_haulier · 27 November 2008 14:16

Thats interesting to see the early days of Rokold. Didn’t Robin East wok for Bejam before he started Rokold ?. Nipper, what did you use to load down to Greece ?. You seem to have got down there quite a bit. Did you use to ship empty back often and load Italy ?. I could never make sense of the economics of it ?.

nipper · 27 November 2008 15:01

Ex Haulier:
Thats interesting to see the early days of Rokold. Didn’t Robin East wok for Bejam before he started Rokold ?. Nipper, what did you use to load down to Greece ?. You seem to have got down there quite a bit. Did you use to ship empty back often and load Italy ?. I could never make sense of the economics of it ?.

You are correct, he was an accountant for Bejam

Used to load down;
Mars chocolate from Slough and Veghel, Holland.
British Beef, Offel meat (if thats how you spell it ), Greenock and Preston
Onken Yoghurts from Germany
MacDonalds buns, burgers, sauces
etc etc

Load back;
Oranges, grapes from the Korinth area and peaches from the north.
Frozen veg from the Thessaloniki.
Frozen “Calippo” lollies from Patras

and yes sometimes went into Yugoslavia for frozen fruit or come back into Italy for all manner of refrigerated things including fresh friut and veg, frozen veg and chestnuts for GB or anywhere else in Europe

Once, coz there was nothing else about I run from Athens empty on a friday morning, via the Patras boat up to MUNICH, Germany for Muller yoghurts monday morning.

Yeah, did do my fair share of Greece and loved it ( coz I was single,cab happy and dont mind admitting it ) as did a few of the others on there.

squeezed in on the Greek ferry

Loading frozen veg in Giannitsa, GR

Geest packhouse @ Zevgolatio, GR.
( Bubbsy, if you read this do you remember Mimi from here )

phil_s · 27 November 2008 20:27

Yes Nipper Will R, sent me a telex for Mongrassano but it should have been
Mongrassan0 de stattion , at to reverse about 7klm another one of his ■■■■ ups i remember it well. Has the night me and Mr Jibbs met you and Big Al in
Aosta that friday night rough next day.

ex_haulier · 27 November 2008 22:56

Interesting stuff Nipper. Did PJK go down there with the McDonalds stuff ?. I was amazed once when on holiday on the island of Rhodes i saw one of PJK’s coming off the ferry, surely they never took McDonalds down there did they ?.

nipper · 28 November 2008 14:00

Ex Haulier:
Interesting stuff Nipper. Did PJK go down there with the McDonalds stuff ?. I was amazed once when on holiday on the island of Rhodes i saw one of PJK’s coming off the ferry, surely they never took McDonalds down there did they ?.

They did, but unfortunately I never got to go

nipper · 28 November 2008 14:10

PHIL S:
Yes Nipper Will R, sent me a telex for Mongrassano but it should have been
Mongrassan0 de stattion , at to reverse about 7klm another one of his ■■■■ ups i remember it well. Has the night me and Mr Jibbs met you and Big Al in
Aosta that friday night rough next day.

Poor Will, he was never really cut out for Transport management
What a night that was in Aosta Phil. No photo’s unfortunately but here’s another when you’ve had a few too many

“The Belgian’s” @ Korinthos

vxr1 · 29 November 2008 18:45

Nipper:

PHIL S:
think i joined Rokold at the wrong time looks like in the early days all you done was drink,polish and take photos

chris_b · 1 December 2008 00:09

Hi Ian, Yeah I remember Mimi . Still I suppose we were all young once.I see you are still driving for a living, I dont know how you can still do it, I get fed up driving after an hour or so. I left Ralphs in 1999 , worked for wincanton for five years, then my wife fell ill 2004 and sadly passed away in 2006, and I havent done anything since. Its nice to read about all your exploits and I still remember the times we ran together. (in the good old days) . Keep posting as I follow this thread with interest. Chris.

chris_webb · 1 December 2008 10:04

Chris B:
Hi Ian, Yeah I remember Mimi . Still I suppose we were all young once.I see you are still driving for a living, I dont know how you can still do it, I get fed up driving after an hour or so. I left Ralphs in 1999 , worked for wincanton for five years, then my wife fell ill 2004 and sadly passed away in 2006, and I havent done anything since. Its nice to read about all your exploits and I still remember the times we ran together. (in the good old days) . Keep posting as I follow this thread with interest. Chris.

Hi Chris,
I see you are from Gloucester and worked for Wincanton,were you at Brockworth?

nipper · 1 December 2008 13:10

Chris B:
Hi Ian, Yeah I remember Mimi . Still I suppose we were all young once.I see you are still driving for a living, I dont know how you can still do it, I get fed up driving after an hour or so. I left Ralphs in 1999 , worked for wincanton for five years, then my wife fell ill 2004 and sadly passed away in 2006, and I havent done anything since. Its nice to read about all your exploits and I still remember the times we ran together. (in the good old days) . Keep posting as I follow this thread with interest. Chris.

Hi Chris.
Only thing I drive now is a desk
Sorry to hear about your life’s troubles . PM sent mate

chris_b · 1 December 2008 18:05

Ian, thanks for your kind words mate, sounds like youve had your fair share of troubles to. If you packed in continental work in 1999, Im very impressed with your memory. I have got a job to remember what I did yesterday let alone 9 years ago . Nice to here from you again. Chris.

Chris Webb.
Yes I was at brockworth on the fridge side (St Ivel) for 5 years. Why do you ask?. Chris.

chris_webb · 1 December 2008 18:47

Hi Chris.
I don’t want to hijack the Rokold thread,so I’ve sent you a PM.

nipper · 1 December 2008 19:16

Chris B:
Ian, thanks for your kind words mate, sounds like youve had your fair share of troubles to. If you packed in continental work in 1999, Im very impressed with your memory. I have got a job to remember what I did yesterday let alone 9 years ago . Nice to here from you again. Chris.

Cheer Chris
My memory is OK mate. Got a piccie somewhere of you and I parked next to each other at “Victors” one weekend, will dig it out. Do you remember that one? 7 Ralph’s there including you, NNNNeville, Savage and others■■?

couple more pics

“BIG” Alan Twitchen R.I.P (sadly taken from us 2004)

Big Al and me. Bottom of the Blanc

On the way up

Al’s Scania. Montsoult, F

dreva · 2 December 2008 05:22

keep the pics coming nipper a great thread

ex_haulier · 2 December 2008 11:32

Yeah great thread. Your a lucky chap Nipper, you worked for some class companies. What are you up to now ?.

nipper · 2 December 2008 15:55

Ex Haulier:
Yeah great thread. Your a lucky chap Nipper, you worked for some class companies. What are you up to now ?.

I dunno about that, some people would disagree with your comments but I did drive some nice up to date well looked after gear. Only ever wanted to and did fridge work for 10 yrs. Wouldn’t change it if I had my time again
Run the AM transport shift for a premier supermarket chain now lookin after 135 drivers . Suited and booted every day

phil_s · 2 December 2008 18:35

NICE TO SEE A PICTURE OF BIG AL NIPPER HAD MANY A GOOD TIME IN THE EARLIER YEARS, WHEN WE USE TO BE AWAY FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS AT A TIME WE CAN CERTAINLY TELL A FEW STORIES.? Nice to hear from you mate.