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A scaffolding firm has been granted a restricted licence for two vehicles after being called to public inquiry because of its transport manager's links to two failed companies.
Loughton Scaffolding Merchants of Newham, London, was appearing in Eastbourne before South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner (TC) Philip Brown. The company was represented by director David Loveday and transport manager Leslie Evans. Evans was the holder of standard O-licences for failed operations Cody Plant and Langston Building Equipment. They shared a site with Loughton Scaffolding for whom they had provided transport services.
The Langston licence began in October 2007 with Evans as director and transport manager, but ceased trading in February 2009. Evans said that its two vehicles were transferred to Cody Plant, but could not remember when. Cody Plant itself ceased trading in Septmeber last year.
The TC said that, despite taking advice from the Road Haulage Association (RHA), Loughton had no representative at the inquiry. "Are you just piggy-backing the same vehicles to do something different? I am concerned that you will start another business venture that fails," he said.
Loveday said that Loughton, a successful business, had been trading since 2001 and had invited Evans to join it. An RHA audit of maintenance and systems was booked for 6 October. Loveday said he would eventually get a CPC in his own name; Evans held one through grandfather rights.
The TC revoked the licences for Cody Plant and Langston Building Equipment, but granted a restricted licence to Loughton Scaffolding Equipment with two undertakings, around maintenance and CPC training, attached.
He told Evans; "Please stick to the transport side; you carry all the queries with you. If you were not involved, it is unlikely there would have been a public inquiry today."
Source: Road Transport
Loughton Scaffolding Merchants of Newham, London, was appearing in Eastbourne before South Eastern and Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner (TC) Philip Brown. The company was represented by director David Loveday and transport manager Leslie Evans. Evans was the holder of standard O-licences for failed operations Cody Plant and Langston Building Equipment. They shared a site with Loughton Scaffolding for whom they had provided transport services.
The Langston licence began in October 2007 with Evans as director and transport manager, but ceased trading in February 2009. Evans said that its two vehicles were transferred to Cody Plant, but could not remember when. Cody Plant itself ceased trading in Septmeber last year.
The TC said that, despite taking advice from the Road Haulage Association (RHA), Loughton had no representative at the inquiry. "Are you just piggy-backing the same vehicles to do something different? I am concerned that you will start another business venture that fails," he said.
Loveday said that Loughton, a successful business, had been trading since 2001 and had invited Evans to join it. An RHA audit of maintenance and systems was booked for 6 October. Loveday said he would eventually get a CPC in his own name; Evans held one through grandfather rights.
The TC revoked the licences for Cody Plant and Langston Building Equipment, but granted a restricted licence to Loughton Scaffolding Equipment with two undertakings, around maintenance and CPC training, attached.
He told Evans; "Please stick to the transport side; you carry all the queries with you. If you were not involved, it is unlikely there would have been a public inquiry today."
Source: Road Transport