New van gets Grimsby firm back on the road
A GRIMSBY removals firm is on the road to recession recovery with the purchase of a new van.
Laughton Removals, based in Lister Street, snapped up the new motor after one of their vehicles was written off in a crash last year.
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Picking up the keys from Hartwell Ford, Corporation Road, Grimsby, from left; Jim Masterton, commercial sales manager, Trevor Handy, director, Roy Laughton, director and Helen Galvin, director.
As reported, the firm's old van was damaged in February, following an incident at Utterby.
Company director Trevor Handy said the new van will get the company motoring.
He said: "This is our first new van in 20 years as we have always bought year-old vehicle.
"The business has done well over the past year, so we thought we would buy a new one.
"When the previous van was written off in the accident, it had a massive impact on the business, as we had to absorb the costs of hiring vehicles and our fleet was down to just three vans for between six to eight weeks.
"The new van is really good news for the business.
"We're back up to four vans and looking forward to the new year with confidence.
"I would like to think that, in spite of the effects of the recession, we have weathered the storm.
"We do a lot of work for auction houses, the council and health authorities and that side of the business has been really good to us during the past year.
"The housing market has been slow, but we are beginning to see signs of recovery, which can only be good news for us.
"The new van gets us back into the top end of the business. which is where we want to be."
Find out more
Call Laughton Removals on (01472) 354555.
For all the latest news on the Bounce Back campaign, log on to www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/bounceback.
3 Comments
by Clive, Cleethorpes
Saturday, January 02 2010, 9:46AM
“From what I have seen, its the inept NELC who keep moving staff from office block to office block who help all these firms prosper.
But, never the less well done to this company for the work it does, and long may it carry on expanding.”
by Robert, somercotes
Friday, January 01 2010, 8:21AM
“Well all i can say about this company is keep on prospering, we as afamily have used this brilliant company, for over 30 years and always had 5star service from all the guys, with nothing been too much trouble for them, well done lads,Mr. & Mrs Bob Spall.”
by Robert Spall, Somer cotes
Friday, January 01 2010, 8:17AM
“Well all i can say about this company is keep on prospering you deserve it!! Always giving a service second to none, with nothing been too much trouble for the removal chaps, whom, have moved my family, several times over the last, 25 years!Well done lads.BobSpall.”