hi paul john catnic was originally modern buildings as well as port plant then catnic we were right next to rg bounds ithink i started there 1976 to 1996 20 years fantastic time we had no transcons so maybe one of our subbies was for sale in llandow commercials maybe my brothers not sure regards rowland
Hi chaps TDW Renault at Pont Abraham services , on Valeo contract . Can anyone tell me if TDW had Magnums as well ? regards Keith
kingswinford kit:
hi keith,
tdw did run magnum’s,i would say that the tdw artics are now all volvo,man and mercs.tdw are based in bridgend these days,the company saved itself half a million pounds a year in diesel alone by moving from ammanford,to bridgend in order to follow their customers.
regards andrew.
I remember Western Transport from Avonmouth opening a depot nr Carmarthen (Johnstown?) in about '86 (was it an old Dairy Crest site?) They used to pick up Egyption spuds from the docks and take them all over the show - I seem to recall they got short changed by the agent on this job (not uncommon back then, or now!) Some good lads on that job though and were absorbed into the reefer distribution side (was it cheese or butter from Haverfordwest?) I think Westerns dropped an almighty clanger when they moved out of West Wales because them boys were jumping thru hoops to make it work for them (that reminds me, didn’t they also have contract with some ice cream firm Swansea way?) maybe I’ve dreamt that one, I’ve had a few sausage butties since then - be good to see some pics though (I know there’s a Western thread on here but not much on the Welsh side)
hayday:
I remember Western Transport from Avonmouth opening a depot nr Carmarthen (Johnstown?) in about '86 (was it an old Dairy Crest site?) They used to pick up Egyption spuds from the docks and take them all over the show - I seem to recall they got short changed by the agent on this job (not uncommon back then, or now!) Some good lads on that job though and were absorbed into the reefer distribution side (was it cheese or butter from Haverfordwest?) I think Westerns dropped an almighty clanger when they moved out of West Wales because them boys were jumping thru hoops to make it work for them (that reminds me, didn’t they also have contract with some ice cream firm Swansea way?) maybe I’ve dreamt that one, I’ve had a few sausage butties since then - be good to see some pics though (I know there’s a Western thread on here but not much on the Welsh side)
Hi hayday,you’re not dreaming…as you say Westerns did the Egyptian spuds,they came into Milford Haven docks and local labour was took on,an Avonmouth driver Bob Hodges was based down there first of all with an FL10 (one of the first lorries in the fleet with a cab phone) and he kept the job going from the cab.Again as you say the lads were good workers and used to handling Pembrokeshire potatoes,Phil John and Mackie Brown were two lads who came to Avonmouth when the job ended.
We regularly collected butter from Dairy Crest at Whitland,which I did on the odd occasion and the ice cream firm you’re thinking of was Windsor Creameries at Kidwelly.Mackies job when he came onto fridges was to go back and forth from Kidwelly to Newport cold store…a boring job as I did it loads of times too…
Cheers Bubbs, 
bubbleman:
hayday:
I remember Western Transport from Avonmouth opening a depot nr Carmarthen (Johnstown?) in about '86 (was it an old Dairy Crest site?) They used to pick up Egyption spuds from the docks and take them all over the show - I seem to recall they got short changed by the agent on this job (not uncommon back then, or now!) Some good lads on that job though and were absorbed into the reefer distribution side (was it cheese or butter from Haverfordwest?) I think Westerns dropped an almighty clanger when they moved out of West Wales because them boys were jumping thru hoops to make it work for them (that reminds me, didn’t they also have contract with some ice cream firm Swansea way?) maybe I’ve dreamt that one, I’ve had a few sausage butties since then - be good to see some pics though (I know there’s a Western thread on here but not much on the Welsh side)Hi hayday,you’re not dreaming…as you say Westerns did the Egytian spuds,they came into Milford Haven docks and local labour was took on,an Avonmouth driver Bob Hodges was based down there first of all with an FL10 (one of the first lorries in the fleet with a cab phone) and he kept the job going from the cab.Again as you say the lads were good workers and used to handling Pembrokeshire potatoes,Phil John and Mackie Brown were two lads who came to Avonmouth when the job ended.
We regularly collected butter from Dairy Crest at Whitland,which I did on the odd occasion and the ice cream firm you’re thinking of was Windsor Creameries at Kidwelly.Mackies job when he came onto fridges was to go back and forth from Kidwelly to Newport cold store…a boring job as I did it loads of times too…Cheers Bubbs,
Dodger - there’s a blast from the past Phil John and Mackie yep they were good lads, plus the older Welsh guy Jim (he was a funny bloke I forget his second name) he was always after something for nowt and there was another lad springs to mind, the good looking one who used to sit in his cab and watch tennis (don’t think we’re gonna be seeing him on the likes of Eddie Stobarts trucks and trailers soon) I heard Phil went o/d with Archbolds later on, and I think I saw Mackie doing a bit for Mansel Davies afterwards (I think he’d worked there before) not sure what the other lads are upto now
pete 359:
kingswinford kit:
hi keith,
tdw did run magnum’s,i would say that the tdw artics are now all volvo,man and mercs.tdw are based in bridgend these days,the company saved itself half a million pounds a year in diesel alone by moving from ammanford,to bridgend in order to follow their customers.
regards andrew.
Thanks for that Andrew that s may be why i do not see them on the mid wales route now . Anyway a mate of mine has given me this pic but the photographer is not known regards keith
Hi chaps Roadtrain at depot , I think this may have been a shunter . regards kk ps probably ex Wincanton had quite a few from them