A Northumberland haulage business that launched almost a century ago with just four cattle trucks has been acquired.
Emmex Freight Services in Morpeth is run by husband-and-wife team Raymond and Sandra Hare, 96 years after Mr Hare’s grandfather James first started a business in the industry in Felton in 1928.
Mr Hare joined the family business after leaving school at 15, starting as an apprentice mechanic and working his way through the business until starting his own company in 1991, called SanRay Haulage. In 1997 he invested in new vehicles and formed Emmex Freight Services - named after his daughter Emma – and the firm now has 12 vehicles and 26 trailers, as well as 12 staff.
