Company History

Roger Hales established Hales Freight in 1975 in Liverpool. Roger is based in Bilston and oversees the UK operations.

Francis Egan became a director of the company in 1990. Francis is based in Dublin and oversees the Irish operations.

The business was first set up to carry fruit and vegetables from the Liverpool Fruit markets over to Ireland.

As time progressed it became clear that the fruit industry was changing. The large supermarkets carried their own goods and consequently the fruit markets around the country suffered.

However, during the course of day-to-day operations, it had become evident that other businesses needed their goods transporting over to Dublin.

It was therefore decided that the company should diversify and start hauling all different kinds of goods over to Ireland.

In order to do this more efficiently, a depot in Dublin was soon established and goods were consolidated from there.

As the business grew and in order that all of the UK could be serviced, it was decided that a further depot to be opened in the Midlands. We now have a well established depot in Bilston that has been running for some years.

The latest depot to be opened is our Harlow depot; this services the Southern part of the UK.

As the trade in fruit and vegetables has altered immensely over the past twenty years, the company finds itself no longer carrying this commodity in large quantities and is therefore concentrating on other goods.

Widnes Address: Gorsey Industrial Estate, Johnson Lane, Widnes WA8 0SJ
Tel: 0151 257 7222 Fax: 0151 257 7225

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