Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Bryan Young on August 26, 2013, 06:02:35 pm

Title: And another company leaves us.
Post by: Bryan Young on August 26, 2013, 06:02:35 pm: After over 280 years of trading; Stevenson-Clarke has gone to the wall.
Not much more one can say really about one of the best known "short-sea" traders this country has ever known. BY.
Title: Re: And another company leaves us.
Post by: steam up on August 26, 2013, 06:46:21 pm: That can't be right we are in the middle of a recovery >>:-(
Title: Re: And another company leaves us.
Post by: sparkey on August 26, 2013, 07:25:16 pm: <:( I hear the food banks are doing well,so we must be in a recovery,Ray. <:( <:( <:(
Title: Re: And another company leaves us.
Post by: NFMike on August 26, 2013, 07:45:03 pm: Quote from: Bryan Young on August 26, 2013, 06:02:35 pm
After over 280 years of trading; Stevenson-Clarke has gone to the wall.

Er, that was over a year ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Clarke_Shipping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Clarke_Shipping)
Title: Re: And another company leaves us.
Post by: pugwash on August 26, 2013, 10:50:29 pm: There was an article in the Sunday Times this week about the excess number of ships coming off the stocks,
and it mentioned Stephensons Clarks Liquidation and it gave the impression it had happened far more recently
that last year - I think it said it was one of the oldest shipping firms in the business. Seems a hell of a shame
Geoff
Title: Re: And another company leaves us.
Post by: BarryM on August 27, 2013, 08:22:37 am: Quote from: Plague on August 26, 2013, 07:45:03 pm
Er, that was over a year ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Clarke_Shipping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Clarke_Shipping)
It takes a long time for news to reach the backwoods of Whitley Bay. :P
Barry M
Title: Re: And another company leaves us.
Post by: Peter Fitness on August 28, 2013, 04:54:17 am: Quote from: Plague on August 26, 2013, 07:45:03 pm
Er, that was over a year ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Clarke_Shipping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Clarke_Shipping)

Perhaps it was, but Bryan has brought it to our attention. I don't recall anyone else mentioning it at the time. It's extremely sad to see such a long established business having to wind up.

Peter.