TJ Transport

What TJ Transport does

TJ Transport is the bulk haulage and aggregate supply arm of the TJ Group of Companies (alongside TJ Waste), operating as a private limited UK company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire. The company serves the construction, building materials, waste management, infrastructure, and specialist golf-course sectors across the south of England, with operational sites at Fareham (HQ and lorry store), Shoreham-by-Sea (depot at Tarmac's Shoreham Wharf), Hythe (sand and ballast quarry opened 2018), Petersfield (Butser chalk quarry), and Avonmouth/Bristol (10-acre joint venture site with Bath Demolition). Its service portfolio comprises bulk haulage, aggregate supply (over 20 quarried and recycled SKUs), 8-wheel grab hire, muck away, aggregate recycling (including the proprietary iBlend recycled product), and full project management of golf course construction works.

The business runs a transaction-fee model: aggregates are sold per tonne at £20-£60, grab hire starts at £150 per load, and skip hire operates on 7-14 day terms. Enterprise customers are served via direct field sales and long-term contracts — most notably a five-year, multi-million-pound haulage contract with Tarmac (2020) covering Brighton-to-Bournemouth distribution, which also brought 30 incumbent hauliers into TJ's subcontractor network. SMB and consumer buyers are served through an online aggregate ordering channel with postcode-based pricing and next-day delivery. Key enterprise credentials include FORS Silver, Constructionline, SafeContractor, and HS2-approved haulier status via the DHL Network Rail HAP audit, which collectively gate access to large public infrastructure tenders.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and there are no external funding rounds recorded — TJ Transport is a privately held, founder/family-controlled operator within the TJ Group structure. Strategic momentum since 2018 has been driven by vertical integration into quarrying (Hythe), geographic expansion (Shoreham, Bristol), and contract-led enterprise growth (Tarmac, DHL/HS2, Amazon). Headcount sits at 51-100 employees, fleet assets are spread across four UK sites, and management is led by Commercial Director Steve Grant and Operations Director Neil Glazebrook, both long-tenured (since 2012 and 2005 respectively).

Name

TJ Transport

Legal name

TJ Transport Ltd.

Website

https://tj-transport.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TJ Transport is a UK regional bulk haulage and aggregate supply company serving construction, infrastructure, and waste management customers across southern England, with own quarries, a fleet of tipper and grab lorries, and a five-year Tarmac anchor contract.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bulk Haulage and Aggregate Supply

NAICS

Transportation and Warehousing (48-49), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Bulk (Hopper/Pneumatic) TL Carriers (TLADADAE)

Keywords

• Bulk haulage services
• Aggregate supply
• Grab hire
• Muck away
• Quarried aggregates

Headquarters

HQ city

Fareham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregate Supply: Supply and delivery of construction aggregates including sand, limestone, gravel, chalk, and recycled materials. Products sold per tonne with delivery in 5-29 tonne loads.
2. Bulk Haulage: Transport of materials, waste and freight loads using modern versatile fleet of vehicles equipped with trailers throughout the UK.
3. Grab Hire: 8-wheel grab vehicle hire for waste collection and disposal, available per load, per day, or on contract mileage basis. Accommodates loads up to 16 tonnes.
4. Muck Away: Removal service for large volumes of soil or rubble using grabs and tipper lorries.
5. Golf Course Construction: Full project management of golf course improvements including importation, drainage and facility enhancements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TJ Transport operates a bulk haulage, aggregate supply, and waste management business serving the construction, building materials, and waste industries across the UK. The company runs its own quarries (Butser and Hythe) and a network of inert recycling facilities that produce primary and recycled aggregates, and offers complementary services including grab hire, muck away, and golf course construction.

Product overview

TJ Transport is a bulk haulage and aggregate supply company operating as part of the TJ Group. The company offers a unified portfolio of services centered around bulk haulage, aggregate supply, and waste management. Core services include Bulk Haulage (transport of materials, waste and freight throughout the UK), Aggregate Supply (sourcing and supplying quarried and recycled aggregates), Grab Hire (8-wheel grab vehicle hire for waste collection), Muck Away (soil and rubble removal), Aggregate Recycling (production of iBlend recycled aggregate), and Golf Course Construction (groundworks and facility improvements for golf clubs). The company operates its own quarries (Butser Quarry and Hythe Quarry) and maintains a network of inert recycling facilities producing secondary aggregates including iBlend. Their aggregate product range spans building sands, limestone products (Type 1, Type 3, SUDS variants), gravels, crushed concrete, topsoil, road planings, and specialized products for sports and landscaping applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Haulage Transport service using a modern and versatile fleet of bulk haulage vehicles to transport a range of materials, waste and freight loads throughout the UK.
• Aggregate Supply Sourcing and supplying primary quarried and recycled aggregates including sand, limestone, gravel, chalk, and recycled materials for construction, building, groundworks and utilities projects.
• Grab Hire 8-wheel grab vehicle hire for waste collection and material delivery, accommodating loads up to approximately 16 tonnes including builders waste, inert spoil, concrete, bricks, asphalt and green waste.
• Muck Away Removal service for large volumes of soil or rubble using grabs and tipper lorries.
• Aggregate Recycling Production of recycled aggregate (iBlend) from unwanted rubble at inert recycling facilities.
• Golf Course Construction Groundworks and construction services for golf clubs including importation, drainage and facility enhancements.
• 0/2mm Building Sand Primary sand for mixing with concrete to make mortar, used in construction, building, groundworks and utilities projects.
• Type 1 Limestone Sub-base aggregate for highways and construction projects, compliant to Department of Transport's Specification for Highway Works Clause 803.
• Type 1 iBlend Recycled Type 1 crushed secondary aggregate for sub-base applications in roads, car parks, driveways and heavy-duty building foundations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 16 tonnes load capacity per grab lorry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DHL Freight LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2021TJ approved by DHL as designated service provider for HS2 high speed rail project. Required completion of stringent DHL Network Rail Haulier Assurance Programme (HAP) audit with submission of over 100 documents. Project expected to continue for two decades.
• Bath DemolitionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint ownership of 10 acre open storage land site in Avonmouth, Bristol available for sale or long-term let. Site jointly owned and managed.
• TarmaccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2020Five-year multi-million pound contract to haul aggregates and asphalt in the central south coast area between Brighton and Bournemouth. TJ automatically took on 30 existing contract hauliers from Tarmac. Depot established at Tarmac's Shoreham Wharf Marine Aggregates site.
• BCT Services (South) LtdminorOthersEngineering groundworks company for whom TJ supplies Butser rock chalk to build noise bund shielding Worthing residents from A27.
• HWM GroupminorOthersHazardous waste management company for whom TJ provided haulage services to clear soils from a site in West Sussex.
• Suttle Projects LimitedminorOthersRailway engineering company for whom TJ provided emergency response delivering 3,200 tonnes of limestone backfill after landslide at Wanborough railway embankment.
• Woodhorn GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for community garden project - Woodhorn donated topsoil which TJ collected and delivered to Wilder Eastney Community Garden in Portsmouth.
• Boarhunt GarageminorOthersClose working partnership - Boarhunt called upon TJ for swift emergency response when an overturned lorry required assistance.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEMEX UK: Major global building materials group with UK aggregates, ready-mix, and haulage operations. Overlaps with TJ on aggregate supply to construction markets and as a fleet operator, though at national scale.
• Tarmac (CRH): UK's largest aggregate, asphalt, and concrete producer and TJ's largest customer. Functions as both a major customer and a broad incumbent competitor in aggregates and asphalt haulage nationally.
• Veolia UK: Large UK waste management and environmental services provider with national haulage and recycling infrastructure. Overlaps with TJ on waste collection, transport, and aggregate recycling, though at far greater scale and breadth.
• Aggregate Industries (Holcim): National aggregates, asphalt, and concrete producer with extensive quarry and haulage operations. Overlaps with TJ on aggregate supply and bulk haulage, but at a much larger national scale and broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Brett Group: Kent-based aggregates, asphalt, and haulage operator with its own quarries serving the South East of England. Closest like-for-like peer given geographic overlap, vertical integration into aggregates, and similar mid-market customer base.
• Mick George Group: Mid-sized UK haulage, muck away, and aggregate recycling business operating a vertically integrated model across quarries, skips, and grab hire. Highly comparable on service mix, fleet structure, and end markets.
• Grundon: UK waste management and aggregate supplier operating its own quarries and haulage fleet. Directly comparable on the combined waste collection, aggregate supply, and recycling service stack.
• Day Aggregates: UK-wide aggregates supplier with online ordering and own fleet delivery. Direct peer on the aggregate supply and bulk delivery business, including recycled products, serving similar construction and groundworks customers.

Regional players

• Hills Group: South West England waste management, quarrying, and haulage operator. Comparable vertical integration (quarries, skips, waste collection) but primarily competing in a different UK region.

Emerging players

• Hodge Plant: Smaller-scale grab hire and muck away operator with tipper fleet. Overlaps directly with TJ's grab hire and muck away services in a similar regional footprint, though at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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