Wine group forms own transport company
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• A new company, Luis Gordon Transport Ltd, has been formed by wine importers the Luis Gordon Group to carry the group's own products in bulk and bottle and to provide a national distribution service for the wine and spirit trade.
A fleet of tankers is being built up, the two currently in service being of 4500gal (two compartment) and 5000gal (four compartment) capacity. The tanks were built by Butterfield with York semi-trailer running gear. Motive power is by Atkinson Borderer. At present the vehicles are carrying bulk loads from Newhaven to a bottling plant at Maidstone, but it is intended shortly to develop a delivery service throughout the • country. In addition to handling the group's own range of brands the new company has contracted to carry for several whisky firms.
The Atkinson unit shown in the accompanying picture was used to bring back from the Riviera Luis Gordon's speed craft Double Century which took part in the recent powerboat race to Monte Carlo.