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Phoenix firm gets licence
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A COMPANY which took over from a firm which went into liquidation in February has been granted a new standard national licence by the North Western Licensing Authority.
Colford Storage Ltd operated under an interim licence, and applied for five vehicles and seven trailers in possession with a declared operating centre at Broadway Gate, Port of Manchester.
Director Arnold Halford said he had previously operated as ARN Transport, but that corn pany had gone into liquidation after being defrauded by its bookkeeper. Some £99,000 had been admitted, but the actual losses were probably nearer £200,000.
Colin Brunt was Colford Storage's managing director and it was his capital. It operated from the same address on the docks as another of Mr Brunt's companies, CS Brunt (Shipping and Transport) Ltd which was a shipping and forwarding agent.
Originally, ARN Transport provided the transport which Colford required and in reality it operated in exactly the same way.
Asked how a further fraud could be prevented, Mr Holford said the books had been falsified while he was in hospital for a nine month period. There was no way it could happen again with Coldford Storage, as both directors had to sign the cheques.