Carter Paterson was a British road haulage firm, closely associated with the railway industry.
1860 Company founded by Walter Carter, Carrier, John Paterson, Gentleman, James Paterson, Carrier, and Robert Paterson, Gentleman, as carriers' agents.
1868 of George Yard, Aldermanbury, London. Court case over savage dog. [1]
1869 Partnership formed on 1st January under name of Carter Paterson & Co.
1875 John Paterson retired from partnership.
1887 Formed into a joint stock company with limited liability. (Carter, Paterson & Co., Ltd.)
1897 Acquired their first motor vehicle from Daimler - a 5.5 hp twin-cylinder van. However, the van later caught fire, and burnt down a big sorting station.
1902-3 Purchased six Straker steam wagons
1909 Company became private company as from 18th August.
1912 On 4th September, agreement was sealed between Pickfords Ltd., London Parcels Delivery Company and Carter, Paterson and Co Ltd., providing for working arrangement of the respective businesses of those companies.
By the end of 1913 the company operated almost 300 motor vehicles. It was London's largest parcel delivery and luggage-in-advance business and also operated a "Home Counties Service".[2]
1921 Started a commercial bodywork department
1932 Another subsidiary was Beans Express, Ltd., which supplied vehicles under contract for users to operate on their own work. The firm received a prize from Leyland Motors for the oldest Leyland vehicle still in use (a 1908 vehicle which had covered 380,000 miles).[3]
1933 In October, the Big Four railway companies purchased control of the company in equal shares. Its head office was at 128 Goswell Road, London EC1. [4]
1934 Converted into a public company in February 1934. [5]. The commercial bodywork department became Express Motor and Body Works, a subsidiary.[6]
Company remained as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hay's Wharf Cartage Company Ltd., shares of which were owned by four main line railway companies.
1946 Merged with Pickfords
Under the Transport Act 1947, it became vested in British Transport Commission on nationalisation.
1948 Express Motor and Body Works was sold
Subsequently absorbed into British Road Services.
Became B.R.S. (Parcels) Ltd
1949 Agreement between Carter Paterson (B.T.C.) Ltd., and Road Haulage Executive[7]
Also see Tersons
See Also
Sources of Information
- National Archives [2]