Port Freighters Takes Over Empire Express
Port Freighters, a Christchurch transport organisation, has boufrfit for cash the whole of the share capital in the 63-year-oid Empire Express Company. This was announced by the managing director of Port Freighters (Mr J. Vryenhoek). The fleets of both companies would be amalgamated this week-end and the Empire Express staff would be absorbed by Port Freighters, he said. Most of the carrying done by Port Freighters is from the ship’s side at Lyttelton to Christchurch. Empire Express does town cartage and furniture removals. The Empire Express store in St Asaph street will be closed and all business will be from Port Freighters* offices and store in Mowbray street Waltham. There will be 17 vehicles
in the Port Freighters fleet—from scwt vans to 21-ton trucks—after the amalgamation. Some vehicles in the fleet will stay painted in the Empire Express livery. Mr Vryenhoek would not disclose the purchase price, but said it was substantial.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30939, 21 December 1965, Page 18
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