| Eddie Stobart Ltd is Britain’s largest independent road haulage company and notably the most famous. The company history stems back over half a century starting from a rural village location to becoming a major national and international operator. In the year 2000 Eddie Stobart employed over 2500 people, operated nearly 1000 vehicles out of 30 depots across the UK and Europe with annual turnover reaching 150m. The same year also saw the departure of William Stobart who left to work for his brother-in-law, Andrew Tinkler, Managing Director of a highly successful civil engineering company, WA Developments Ltd. In 2004 the Eddie Stobart Group Ltd was taken over by W A Developments (International) Ltd following the retirement of Edward Stobart which has resulted in William Stobart returning to the Eddie Stobart Group Ltd as Managing Director. An on-going investment programme to further strengthen and develop the company is in place to ensure the Eddie Stobart Group's continued future success. |
