Sisson & French faces being struck off as its licence is revoked by TC Bell
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By Chris Tindall SISSON & FRENCH, the Ilkeston, Derbyshire-based haulage company bought last year by businessman William Ferguson, has a proposal to strike it off lodged against it at Companies House.
A company creditor has also presented a petition in Derby County Court to wind up the irm, which took out an all-assets debenture mortgage with a inance company linked to the purchases of Eric Short Haulage and John Mack (Haulage).
The proposal to strike it off the register comes just days after North West Trafic Commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell revoked Sisson & French’s licence for nine vehicles and 21 trailers at a Warrington public inquiry. A North West Trafic Area spokeswoman reveals that the licence revocation is due to offences under the Act relating to vehicle and driving prohibitions, false statements and licence undertakings not fulilled. The winding-up petition has been presented by GB Oils, trading as Bates and Hunt, which has been attempting to use the courts to close down the company, although its petition hearing has been adjourned until October.
GB Oils declined to comment.
Documents iled at Companies House show that Ferguson resigned as director of the company just three months after he bought it.
Replacement director Joseph Crane resigned in February, leaving one remaining director Thomas Armstrong. Armstrong declined to comment when CM contacted him.
Further documents show that Sisson & French took out an all-assets debenture mortgage with Boston Commercial Finance dated 26 July 2010. It has a month to appeal the TC’s decision.