What Bulk Logistics Group does

Bulk Logistics Group Ltd is a privately held UK dry bulk haulage and logistics services company headquartered at Patrick Brompton, Bedale, North Yorkshire. The Group operates through four wholly-owned subsidiaries — J&J Ward Ltd (founded 1954, the largest, operating the Group's walking floor trailer fleet and the eight-wheel rigids on contract to Tarmac), D H Pearson Ltd (specialist tipper operations with TASCC, FIAS and DGSA capabilities), Horsley Bulk Transport Ltd (Leeds-based agricultural tipper services) and Hare Bulk Haulage Ltd (acquired in 2017, focused on agricultural products). Across these entities the Group operates 95 owned vehicles, supplemented daily by up to 200 subcontractors, from five depots in Bedale, Middlesbrough, Penrith, Leeds and Newcastle, with J&J Ward alone hauling approximately 2 million tonnes per year.

The core technology stack is conventional heavy-vehicle equipment rather than software: Scania and Volvo Euro 6 articulated tractor units with SCR/DPF emissions control, walking floor trailers from BMI (108Cu.M / 140Cu.Yd) for waste and bulk discharge, plus conventional and plank-sided tipping trailers from Fruehauf and Wilcox for agricultural and aggregate loads. A purpose-built Teesside workshop provides in-house servicing, inspections to VI standard, and roadside recovery, while central operations control from Patrick Brompton coordinates dispatch across the group.

The commercial model is B2B contract haulage, with quote-based, multi-year contracts negotiated directly by senior leadership (Michael Ward) with named enterprise customers including Suez and Biffa (waste and recycling), Tarmac (construction aggregates), and the UK's largest grain merchants (agricultural bulk). Revenue is generated on transaction/tonnage-based fees for dry bulk transport across three core verticals — agricultural (fertilisers, cereals, animal feed, salt), industrial and construction (aggregates, salt, gypsum), and waste and recycling (household waste, recyclates, woodchip) — with ancillary workshop services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the Group remains family-owned with no external institutional backing.

Name

Bulk Logistics Group

Legal name

Bulk Logistics Group Ltd

Website

https://bulklogisticsgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bulk Logistics Group is a family-owned UK dry bulk haulage operator running 95 owned vehicles and 200 subcontractors across five North England depots, serving enterprise customers in agriculture, waste, and construction with Tipper and walking floor trailer services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dry Bulk Haulage and Logistics Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (484121), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Bulk Trucking (End-Dump/Walking-Floor/Hopper) (TLADAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA), Bulk & Commodity Freight Brokerage (Dry Bulk) (TLADAMAK)

Keywords

• Dry bulk haulage
• Walking floor trailers
• Agricultural bulk transport
• Waste logistics services
• Industrial aggregates transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedale

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Dry Bulk Logistics Services: Contract-based transportation of dry bulk products including agricultural products, waste materials, and industrial aggregates. Revenue generated through service contracts with major customers requiring daily delivery of bulk products across Britain.
2. Walking Floor Services: Specialised walking floor trailer services for waste materials (household waste, recycled products, woodchip) for Suez and Biffa contracts.
3. Vehicle Maintenance Services: Purpose-built workshop in Teesside providing vehicle and trailer inspections, servicing, repairs, roadside assistance, and mobile workshop services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bulk Logistics Group provides contract-based dry bulk haulage services across Britain, transporting approximately 2 million tonnes per year of agricultural products, waste materials, and industrial aggregates. Operations are delivered through four subsidiaries using 95 owned vehicles plus up to 200 subcontractors, supported by an in-house Teesside workshop. Customers include Suez, Biffa, Tarmac, and the UK's largest grain merchants.

Product overview

Bulk Logistics Group operates as a logistics services provider comprising four subsidiary brands (J&J Ward Ltd, D H Pearson Ltd, Horsley Bulk Transport Ltd, and Hare Bulk Haulage Ltd) offering dry bulk haulage services across the UK. The Group operates a fleet of 95 owned vehicles supplemented by up to 200 subcontractors, with operating centres in Middlesbrough, Penrith, Leeds, Newcastle and Bedale. Core services include agricultural logistics (fertilizers, cereals, animal feed), industrial logistics (aggregates, sand, salt), waste & recycling logistics, and walking floor trailer services. The subsidiaries provide specialized capabilities: J&J Ward handles the walking floor trailer fleet and Tarmac contracts; D H Pearson provides TASCC/FIAS services with ADR trained drivers; Horsley Bulk Transport serves agricultural customers; Hare Bulk specializes in agricultural products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Logistics Services Contract haulage for the agricultural sector covering fertilisers, animal feed, cereals, malt, combinable crops, and equestrian surfaces. Includes collection from farms, production plants and distribution centres and delivery to farm sites across the UK, with TASCC and FIAS certified trailers.
• Industrial & Construction Logistics Services Site-to-site haulage of aggregate construction materials (gravel, sand, rock, basalt) for filling, road surfaces and railway ballast, plus supply of mined rock salt for winter road treatment and other industrial minerals. Customers include Tarmac, serviced from Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Penrith depots.
• Waste & Recycling Logistics Transportation of household waste, recycled products and woodchip between sorting centres and recycling facilities using the group's walking floor trailer fleet. Operated primarily by J&J Ward Ltd under multiple contracts with Suez and Biffa.
• Vehicle Services (In-house Workshop) Teesside-based vehicle and trailer maintenance service offering inspections to V.I standard, servicing, repairs, refurbishment, roadside assistance, heavy recovery, and a mobile workshop for on-site servicing. Serves both the group's own fleet and external customers.
• Walking Floor Trailer Fleet Services Specialised walking floor trailer service offering various carrying capacities for transporting dry bulk waste materials and other commodities, operated primarily by J&J Ward Ltd under contracts with Suez and Biffa.
• Conventional Tipper Fleet Services Conventional tipping trailer haulage using TASCC and non-TASCC trailers to transport diverse agricultural products, volumetric products and other dry bulk goods across the UK via the group's Bedale, Middlesbrough, Leeds and Newcastle depots.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 2 million tonnes per year transported throughout the UK
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chemical Manufacturing CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with a frontrunner of chemical manufacturing for transportation of substantial quantities of salt and fertilisers. The Group's selection stems from proven capability to meticulously plan and execute the intricate process of collecting and delivering goods, ensuring first-class service delivery.
• SuezcoreOthersMultiple contracts for transporting various types of waste materials using walking floor trailers. Part of significant capital investment in walking floor fleet expansion.
• BiffacoreOthersMultiple contracts for transporting various types of waste materials using walking floor trailers. Walking floor fleet expansion supports these contracts.
• TarmaccoreOthersContract for eight wheel rigids and articulated walking floor trailers on contract to Tarmac from Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Penrith depots.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maritime Transport Ltd: UK-headquartered bulk and container haulage operator with a comparable own-fleet plus sub-haulier model, multi-depot footprint and enterprise B2B customers across retail, manufacturing and consumer goods. Highly comparable on operating model, scale and customer type to Bulk Logistics Group.
• John G Russell Transport Ltd: Scottish-headquartered haulage and logistics operator with own fleet and warehousing, serving construction, manufacturing and energy sectors across the UK. Directly comparable on bulk/aggregate haulage, family-ownership profile and multi-depot operating model.
• Pollock (Scotrans) Ltd: Scottish family-owned bulk haulage and distribution operator with tipper, walking-floor and curtain-side fleets serving construction, recycling and agricultural customers. Highly comparable operating model, fleet mix and customer verticals to Bulk Logistics Group.
• D G International Transport Ltd: UK container and general haulage operator with depot network across the country. Comparable on B2B haulage, own-and-subcontractor fleet model, and enterprise customer base.
• McBurney Transport Group: Northern Ireland-based multi-modal haulage and logistics group operating general, bulk and container freight across the UK and Ireland. Comparable on family ownership, fleet diversity (tipper, walking floor, container) and multi-vertical B2B customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Wincanton plc: One of the largest UK contract logistics and haulage providers, operating a substantial own fleet across general freight, containers and bulk. Serves many of the same enterprise B2B verticals (retail, manufacturing, construction) and is a likely competitor for national tenders.
• XPO Logistics (UK): Major UK and European less-than-truckload and freight transport provider with own fleet and subcontractor capacity. Comparable on haulage model and enterprise B2B contract structure, though broader in scope and larger in scale.
• DHL Supply Chain UK: UK arm of global logistics leader providing dedicated and shared haulage, warehousing and contract logistics. Comparable as an enterprise customer-facing haulage provider and a likely benchmark customer would consider for large outsourced contracts.
• Kuehne+Nagel UK: UK operations of global freight forwarder with road haulage, contract logistics and customs services. Comparable on enterprise B2B road transport and supply-chain services, with much broader international scope.
• Culina Group: Large UK shared-user and dedicated transport and warehousing provider serving FMCG, retail and manufacturing customers. Comparable on contract haulage and subcontractor-managed capacity model, though specialised in temperature-controlled and retail logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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