http://www.truckingmag.co.uk August 2019 TRUCKING 53
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here has been a haulage
company run by the
Bleach family since the
early 1920s. Mick Bleach
is the third generation to
guide the fortunes of this now
prestigious family fleet – Bleach of
Lavant – and the fourth is already in
place in the shape of sons George
and Ben.Specialising in carrying delicate and
often temperature-sensitive
horticultural produce from growers to
garden centres, the business has a
considerable presence in the sector.
Mick’s grandfather, Harry Bleach,
fought in the First World War, and on
returning home decided to buy a lorry
with his ‘Gratuity’ payment – money
paid to returning soldiers who had ➤