Blakistons

Blakistons is a road transport and warehousing company founded in Geelong, Victoria, Australia in 1889.

History

The company supported many worthy causes in Geelong in the 1980s, providing funds towards a theatre at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre, and a new ward at the Grace McKellar aged care home.

In September 1985 the announced that it lost $373,000 in the year to June 25, despite a 35 per cent increase in sales. [http://www.dotars.gov.au/transport/freight/pdf/Freight_Consolidation.pdf Department of Transport and Regional Services: "The Integrated Logistics Network" - September 2004] ] In March 1987 the company acquired fellow Victorian transport company Robert Boyd Transport (Aust) Pty LtdTransport, trading as Blakiston Boyd. [ [http://www.nationwide.com.au/directory/general/transport.html Transport and Storage Services] ] and posting a $73,000 pre-tax profit in September of the same year.

A 20 percent share of the company was purchased by Jamison Equity Ltd in May 1994, and in October the board recommended that shareholders accept the $5m takeover bid of Scott Corporation Ltd. The company remains in business today as a subsidiary of K&S Corporation. [ [http://www.ksgroup.com.au/data/currentdata/documents/k&sannrep2002.pdf K&S Corporation: Annual Report 2002] ]

References

Further reading

* cite book
last = Blakiston
first = Peter
title = Carrying on a Tradition - The History of Blakistons 1889-1989
publisher = Blakistons
date = 1990
isbn = 0-6460215-3-2