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Long of Leeds |
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The Leeds based Company, J Long and Sons (Haulage) Ltd, has been hauling
all manner of goods around the country since the days of the horse and
cart. In 1918 Joe Long returned home to Holbeck in Leeds after serving
in the first world war in which he had been wounded, taken prisoner and
spent time in a German Hospital undergoing serious operations to save
his life, resulting in him being left with only one lung. On his return
he resumed his business as a coal merchant and general carrier with
horse and carts and later with the first of the motor wagons. He could
not have foreseen the success that lay on the long road ahead. In the early days of the company’s history, Joe carried out all the work on his own with the help of his trusty horses and carts which he kept in stables near to his home in Chetwynd Street. The business continued to grow in this manner until 1933 when it became the second firm to be registered for the sale of coal by Leeds Weights and Measures.
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Oxford Diecast is a leading British Company that
supplies Diecast Vehicles and Collectable items
in the Collector and Promotional Markets.
Started in 1993 Oxford has a collectors club with worldwide membership.
If you have any problems please contact us on by telephone, fax or
E-MAIL or you can write to this
address. Oxford Diecast Ltd, PO Box 62, Swansea UK SA1 4YA TEL
+44(0)1792 643500 or
sales@oxforddiecast.co.uk
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