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History

Edward Stobart Jnr was born in Cumberland in England in November 1954, and grew up on his parents' farm near Carlisle. He was very interested in lorries, and when he left school, he started working for his father's haulage business delivering agricultural material in the region. By 1970, the company consisted of three main parts: Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English city. ... For other uses, see Truck (disambiguation). ...

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The various parts were split up between the family members, with Edward having haulage and the name, Eddie Stobart Ltd. Spreading manure, an organic fertilizer Fertilizers (also spelled fertilisers) are compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either via the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding, for uptake through leaves. ... Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste. ...

In 1976 Edward and the fleet of eight lorries moved to Carlisle to be nearer the M6 motorway. One of Eddie's quaint habits was to name his lorry cabins with female names. The first being "Twiggy", then "Tammy" (Wynette), "Dolly" (Parton), and "Suzi" (Quatro). Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the English supermodel. ... Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatro on June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, bassist, radio personality and actress. ...

A lot of hard work, never declining an order, and a paranoia about keeping his lorries immaculately clean, eventually paid off and he started to get orders from larger businesses. One of its key success factors is its specific emphasis on building a strong reputation and corporate image. For example, in the 1980s and 90s if any driver was caught not wearing a tie while on duty, he or she could face disciplinary action. Similarly, the company has a policy that all drivers must wave back, and honk their horn in the traditional truck-driver fashion when signalled by a passer-by or "Eddie spotter" to do so. The company is named after the entrepreneur Edward Stobart Snr, who founded the successful haulage firm. A corporate image refers to how a corporation is perceived. ...

The company grew, slowly at first but by the year 2000, it had 1,000 lorries and owned 24 storage depots around the United Kingdom. Since each lorry has a life (before disposal) of three years, this means that the company was roughly purchasing a new lorry every single day.

The Stobart family are strongly religious, and have donated much of their wealth to local churches. They built a new church on Lowmoor Road in Wigton, Cumbria. Wigton is a town in the county of Cumbria in England. ...

Financial difficulties, takeover

In 2002, following difficulties caused by the fuel crisis, Edward Stobart sold the company to his brother William and his business partner Andrew Tinkler who own a civil engineering company specialising in railway maintenance called W.A. Developments Ltd. which is presently based in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria. Eddie Stobart Ltd. is now a subsidiary of WA Developments International Ltd. The two companies presently have separate headquarters, but it was announced in March 2006 that WA Developments are to buy Carlisle Airport from Haughey Airports Ltd. The base for the newly created Stobart Air, the group plan to develop the airport into a joint corporate headquarters, as well as developing a transport and distribution hub, and build a new runway ^[1]. Appleby, fully Appleby-in-Westmorland, is a town in Northwest England. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlisle Airport (IATA: CAX, ICAO: EGNC) is located 5 nautical miles (9. ...

Acquisition by Westbury

In August 2007 former property group Westbury acquired Eddie Stobart for £138M, in a deal which also involved the sale of £142M of property to WA developments. Westbury is planning to transform itself into a combined transport and logistics business^[2].

The merged business will be renamed Stobart Group Limited, with Eddie Stobart's current owners, Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart, staying with the enlarged group.

Mr Tinkler and Mr Stobart will hold 28.5% of the new company following the merger.

Rail transport

From Tuesday 19 September 2006 Stobart are running a daily delivery train on behalf of Tesco ^[3]. Collecting Tesco goods from around the Midlands, the train runs from the Stobart depot at DIRFT in Daventry, to the Grangemouth Rail terminal in Scotland. The train then returns to Daventry, 90% filled by Tesco and 10% filled by Coca Cola - shipping the equivalent of 26 lorries daily in each direction ^[4] is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal is a rail port and logistics centre located near Rugby, Warwickshire and Crick, Northamptonshire just south of the beginning of the M6 and a short distance from J18 of the M1 motorway. ... Holy Cross Church Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). ... Grangemouth petrochemical works, November 2006 A map of Grangemouth from 1945 Grangemouth is a town and former burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland, and formerly in the County of Stirling. ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the beverage. ...

Hauled by British Rail Class 66 locomotive supplied and manned by Direct Rail Services, the train consist of 26 specially designed new 45’ curtainsided containers, which at 8’6” in height can travel on any rail gauge in the UK. Stobart has bought 90 of these new containers in order to provide this service. The train travels at an average speed of 40mph, which is comparable with a lorry, although the whole process takes slightly longer because of additional loading and unloading ^[5] The Class 66 locomotive is a development of the Class 59 and used both on British and European railway networks—where it is marketed as EMD Series 66. ... Class 37/0 no. ...

Over the three year contract, it is estimated the dedicated rail freight service will replace 130,000 lorry journeys and save three million road miles a year. Stobart has been given £400,000 by the UK Government and Scottish Executive to switch 70 per cent of its cross-border freight for Tesco from road to rail. The train will be in Tesco corporate colours^[6].

Sponsorship

Since takeover by the WA Group, Stobarts have taken to a high profile sponsorship program, including Carlisle United F.C. and most extensively in the arena of motorsports, including: Carlisle United F.C. are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season, after gaining promotion from the Football League Two at the end of the 2005-06 season. ...

• Ford World Rally Championship team - title sponsor
• Stobart UK Rally circuit team - title sponsor
• Honda British Superbike team - title sponsor

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Fan Club

The tradition of naming his lorry cabins with female names, combined with a very distinctive livery, has led members of the general public to "collect" sightings of Stobart lorries. This has occurred to the extent that a fan club formed itself, eventually supported by the company who arrange depot tours and lorry rides, and sell model lorries etc. For a few years in the 1990s the company ran a fan club shop in Carlisle's city centre. A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well known person, group, idea (such as history) or sometimes even an inanimate object (such as a famous building). ...

To help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Eddie Stobart Ltd, the Somerset group The Wurzels recorded a new song "I wanna be an Eddie Stobart Driver". The song graced the UK Top 100 in 1995. The original, togther with a spoof called "I wanna join the Eddie Stobart fan club", are still available for download via iTunes. The Wurzels perform at the University of Bath summer ball 2007. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

References

External links

• Eddie Stobart Ltd Corporate website
• Corporate history of Eddie Stobart Ltd
• Stobart Motorsport
• Eddie Stobart fan club official website
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