Bleach of Lavant

What Bleach of Lavant does

Bleach of Lavant Limited is a privately held UK road freight transport company headquartered in Arundel, West Sussex, founded in 1921 and now in its fourth generation of family ownership under Managing Director Mick Bleach, with sons Ben and George working inside the business. The company operates a fleet of more than 100 trucks and trailers from multiple UK operating centres, with its workshop remaining at the larger Chichester site relocated to in 1985 and vehicle operations based at Ford Airfield since 2007. Its core service is specialist horticultural plant transport, moving over 100,000 Danish trolleys per year from nurseries to garden centres across the UK mainland and Channel Islands using adapted trucks equipped with tail lifts and temperature control. Secondary revenue streams include palletised goods distribution (collected from BN, PO and RH postcodes and delivered UK-wide via the Palletforce network, of which it has been a member since 2008) and general haulage with warehouse storage at the main site under 24-hour supervision.

The company runs a sales-led B2B motion targeting horticultural nurseries and garden centres as the primary vertical, supplemented by palletised goods shippers in allocated postcodes and a long tail of general freight enterprise customers. Customer relationships include multi-year engagements with named logos such as Farplants Sales, Architectural Plants, Condair, Condiment Company, K. Lacey Wires and Cables, and Rio Trading Co (Health). Technology infrastructure consists of the Palletforce Alliance online order entry and tracking system, internal vehicle tracking, FORS-audited fleet and driver systems, and an in-house workshop for maintenance. Pricing is quote-based for freight and is not publicly disclosed; the only public rate card is for LGV driver employment (Class 1 at £15.00–£20.25/hour, Class 2 at £14.00–£18.90/hour). Marketing is driven primarily by website content, customer testimonials, and industry association memberships (RHA, HTA) plus the Palletforce channel.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company has no outside investors, no funding rounds, and no parent entity. The firm is a for-profit private limited company registered in England and Wales (Company Number 553922), with revenue derived entirely from transaction-based freight and storage fees plus, indirectly, driver payroll pass-through for employed LGV drivers.

Name

Bleach of Lavant

Legal name

Bleach of Lavant Limited

Website

https://bleachoflavant.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bleach of Lavant is a family-owned UK road freight carrier specialising in horticultural plant transport on Danish trolleys, palletised goods distribution via the Palletforce network, and general haulage with warehouse storage, serving nurseries, garden centres, and enterprise freight customers across the UK and Channel Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arundel

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Horticultural Plant Transport: Specialist transport of horticultural plants on Danish trolleys from nurseries to garden centres across the UK and Channel Islands. Over 100,000 Danish trolleys loaded with plants delivered annually.
2. Palletised Goods Distribution: Collection and delivery of goods on pallets from BN, PO and RH postcode areas using Palletforce network. Next day delivery available in UK.
3. General Haulage and Storage: Road transport services for general goods and freight, including tailored logistics solutions and warehouse storage of goods on pallets or freestanding at main site.
4. LGV Driver Employment: Class 1 and Class 2 LGV driver employment services, paying hourly rates from £14.00-£20.25 per hour with paid nights out.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bleach of Lavant is a UK road freight haulage company that provides specialized transport for horticultural plants via Danish trolleys and temperature-controlled vehicles, palletised goods distribution through the Palletforce network, and general haulage across the UK and Europe. The company also offers secure warehousing services from its Lavant depot near Chichester.

Product overview

Bleach of Lavant is a UK mainland, road freight transport company offering three core services: specialist horticultural plant transport (delivering plants on Danish trolleys from nurseries to garden centres), palletised freight distribution (via Palletforce network from BN/PO/RH postcodes), and general haulage with warehouse storage. The company operates a modern fleet of over 100 trucks and trailers from operating centres across the country, supported by in-house maintenance workshop, 24-hour customer service, and an online order/tracking system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horticultural Plant Transport
• Palletised Goods Distribution
• General Haulage
• Secure Warehousing

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 Danish trolleys loaded with plants delivered annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PalletforcecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2008Member of Palletforce, one of the leading pallet networks in the UK, since 2008. Enables collection of palletised goods from BN, PO, RH postcodes and daily deliveries anywhere in the UK. Only the best transport companies are invited to be part of the Palletforce network. Company described as being 'delighted to have them as part of our team.'
• Road Haulage Association (RHA)minorOthersIndustry trade association membership providing representation and support for road haulage operators.
• Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)minorOthersIndustry trade association membership for the horticultural industry, providing networking and representation for horticultural transport services.
• Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal audit and recognition scheme that promotes best practice in safe operation. Company maintenance and driver systems are externally audited and recognised by FORS.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Davies Turner: Davies Turner is a long-established UK road haulage and freight forwarding operator with a comparable multi-service model (pallets, general haulage, storage) and similarly broad UK operating centre footprint, making it a close like-for-like peer at Bleach's scale and customer type.
• Palletline: Palletline is a competing UK pallet network with similar membership, collection-postcode, and service-line economics to Bleach's palletised goods offering. It competes for the same regional haulier membership and end-customer pallet volumes.
• Maritime Transport: Maritime Transport is a UK road haulage group operating a comparable intermodal, haulage, and storage service mix, including pallet network operations. It is a relevant peer at similar size and service breadth.
• Howard Tenens Logistics: Howard Tenens is a UK family-built, mid-sized haulage and warehousing operator with a similar mix of general haulage, palletised distribution, and contract storage — broadly comparable in fleet scale, culture, and service diversification.
• Palletforce plc: Palletforce is the UK pallet network in which Bleach of Lavant is a member. It is a directly comparable peer on the palletised freight distribution service line, sharing the same Alliance order and tracking infrastructure and customer overlap across BN/PO/RH postcodes.

Broad incumbents

• Wincanton: Wincanton is a large UK 3PL providing road transport, pallet distribution, and contract warehousing. Its general haulage and storage lines overlap directly with Bleach's, although its scale and customer mix (large enterprise contracts) are considerably broader.
• DHL Supply Chain UK: DHL Supply Chain UK operates road freight, pallet distribution, and warehousing services at national and international scale. It competes with Bleach on palletised distribution and general haulage, primarily for larger enterprise customers.
• Eddie Stobart Logistics: Eddie Stobart is a much larger UK road haulage incumbent operating across general freight, palletised distribution, and contract logistics. It competes with Bleach on pallets and general haulage but at substantially greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• Tuffnells Parcels Express: Tuffnells is a UK parcel and freight carrier focused on irregular-weight and palletised consignments, overlapping directly with Bleach's palletised goods distribution service. It operates nationally whereas Bleach's pallet catchment is regionally constrained.

Others

• DX (Delivery Express) Group: DX Group is a UK parcel, freight, and secure delivery network with adjacent — rather than directly overlapping — services to Bleach. It is comparable as a UK road-freight/2-man delivery peer at the regional and mid-market segment but does not specialize in horticultural or pallet-network work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/175059412532986

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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