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Pioneer Concrete.

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Pioneer concrete
Pioneer concrete
Photo: . Ozy .
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Item #: 33598
Sandra Cullen with one of her former trucks.

Taken on the Pioneer yard in Queen St. 2001

Comment by: Dave on 18th March 2022 at 18:58

Was there a chap who maybe worked for this company in the late 1970’s lived in Chapel St Pemberton, was also a good Bricky?

Comment by: Bruce Almighty on 19th March 2022 at 22:35

Does Pioneer actually have a 'yard', or do they operate as subbie agents for Hanson, along with several other owner drivers?

Comment by: . Ozy . on 19th March 2022 at 23:55

Bruce, the pioneer yard is next door to Travis Perkins in Queen St. although Pioneer as a company no longer exists.

They either merged with, or were taken over by Hanson Premix which at that time was part of A.R.C. about 20 years ago.

More recently, the entire lot was swallowed up by a German outfit by the name of Heidelberg.
Concrete plants, quarries, cement works, the lot.

Comment by: Bruce Almighty on 20th March 2022 at 01:16

I think Econo-Mix comes from there too.

Comment by: David on 18th July 2022 at 08:59

Before pioneer ,it was william livesey and co,they had the builders merchant and concrete plant too,i worked there till 76 when they bust,sandras dad john,was a mixer driver there ,he worked for pioneer afterwards i think sandras brother david was also on the mixers.

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