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Euro-Freight man
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CM INVESTIGATION Is by Miles Brignall
The man behind Corshambased freight forwarder EuroFreight, who had apparently disappeared leaving several hauliers owed thousands of pounds, is back in the business and operating out of the same industrial estate (CM10-16 Jan).
Hauliers across Europe were seeking information regarding the whereabouts of Jimmy Biggins when Euro-Freight's phone was suddenly disconnected and its offices vacated.
But when CM visited his offices last week we were told by the site's owner that Biggins had simply moved into another unit on the estate.
German haulier Nicholas Hammerer (owed around 140,000) and Spanish operator Inextrans (owed more than £20,000) have both confirmed that they are among the hauliers who have not been paid by EuroFreight; both are keen to establish Biggins' whereabouts.
Despite a sign announcing that callers would only be seen with an appointment, CM knocked on the door and a man believed to be Biggins opened it. He claimed Euro-Freight's staff were "no longer around" and said anyone looking for the company "won't find them round here".
He declined to give his name and said we had knocked on the door of a new company, but did not reveal its name; there was no identifying sign on the unit However, other firms on the estate confirmed that Biggins was the only person in the unit when CM visited the estate.
Sitting outside the new office was his red Range Rover. Other unit owners confirmed he had just changed the personalised number plates—the old ones bore the initials EFL, thought to stand for Euro-Freight Limited—while the new plates simply carry his initials, JAB, for James Anthony Biggins.
This is Biggins' second failed freight-forwarding venture. In 1998 Euro-Forwarding, also based in Corsham, went bust, also owing several hauliers thousands of pounds.