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Established in 1996, Alan ompson Haulage NI Ltd is a family-run haulage business specialising in tipper and low loader work. e company operates from Ballygowan, Co. Down, which is a mere 10 miles from Belfast.
ounded by husband-and-wife Alan and Yvonne Thompson, who are jointdirectors, Alan Thompson Haulage NI Ltd has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, value-for-money and total dedication to customer service over the past two decades. The company runs a modern fleet of six trucks and 10 trailers. It employs five drivers, including David Gibson, who has been working for Alan and Yvonne since
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1999. The trucks are all DAF XF 105s. Always immaculately turned out and bearing distinctive red and white livery, they are easy to spot on the roads of Northern Ireland and beyond. Alan buys his trucks from TBF Thompson – the main dealer for DAF Trucks in the North – in Mallusk where his son Andrew has recently begun his mechanic apprenticeship.
“He may come back to us eventually,” suggests Alan, who also utilises TBF Thompson’s services for maintenance and repairs. “We’ve had a good working relationship with TBF down through the years, in particular with their salesman Brian Lynch who has always looked after us. We have to keep our trucks fairly new because of the nature of the work we do. They’re in and out of quarries and are
Alan Thompson Haulage NI Ltd 68 Manse Road, Ballygowan, Co. Down BT236HF Telephone: 028 9752 1297 IRISH TRUCKER & LIGHT COMMERCIALS