Southampton Container Logistics Limited (04431548): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2015-02-10
- Administrators
- James Richard Tickell, Carl Derek Faulds
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Incorporated
- 2002-05-03
- Location
- Fareham
- Industry
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Why it went into administration
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
The company was incorporated in May 2002 by Graeme Roberts, the current sole director At that time, Forest Lodge Investments Limited (“FLI”), a company wholly owned by Mr Roberts was the sole shareholder
The company carried out general haulage for a number of blue chip customers operating full container loads together with providing de-vanning warehousing facilites Mr Roberts gained his experience in the industry from his previous employment managing the operations of a haulage company
The majority of the work secured was container imports and exports through the major UK ports, specifically Southampton Container Terminal and providing warehousing facilities for customers The business also operated day and night vehicles for local and medium distance delivery/collections in the UK The business traded from leasehold premises situated in Southampton and employed 41 people
Administrators' statement of proposals (2015-04-23) · Companies House register