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Title: Haulage magnate Edward Stobart dies, aged 56 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 31, 2011, 15:57:36 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-12923203):
Quote Haulage magnate Edward Stobart, who built up the Eddie Stobart lorry empire and ran it for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 56. He suffered what were described as "heart problems" on Wednesday and died this morning in hospital in Coventry. He took the business started by his father Eddie and built it into the best known haulage company in the UK. Mr Stobart sold the firm to his brother William and business partner Andrew Tinkler in 2004. He took the business from a local firm delivering fertiliser to a company with more than 1,000 trucks. The firm now has its own fan club with more than 25,000 members. The Stobart Group said in a statement: "Our thoughts are with Edward's wife Mandy, his children and family at this difficult time." This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |