Knowles Transport

Knowles Transport is the largest employer in the village.  Founded in 1932 by 17 year old Gerald Knowles with a secondhand Model T Ford they transported agricultural produce wholesale to London Markets including Covent Garden.  Within a year he had traded this vehicle in for a heavier A-type Ford, a year later to a secondhand four-ton Bedford but this was soon changed for a ten-tonner. 

 The 1940`s were expensive years which nearly cost Gerald Knowles his business which by this time had grown to be a substantial fleet.  He had to hold on tight when the law makers came down on transporters with the compulsory purchase of the fleet in nationalisation.  After a stint of moving bricks for the Whittlesey Brick Company, Gerald converted his Doddington bungalow into a petrol station.  

By 1954, after many dealings he had a fleet of 50 vehicles to his name, and moved to a custom built premises in Wimblington.  Gerald has two sons, Gerald junior and Tony, who entered the business and set up another company called Wisbech Roadways in 1958.  

Sadly Gerald senior died in 1988 but the business lives on and today there are 75 ultra modern vehicles and 180 trailers of all types transporting and delivering to all parts of the U.K.  

The state of the art warehouse totals 1,000,000 square feet, fully shelved and serviced by modern warehouse equipment.  It is bonded, has fully computerised stock control system plus quality control laboratories.  It offers a contract packaging facility, an on-site labeling and shrink wrapping facility.