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20th April 2019, 08:40 AM
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From todays express
Sir Benjamin Slade a British Shipping Magnate is shipping 50 oaks from his estate to Notre Same in order to assist restoration.
Any ideas on which company he ran? Its not a name I am familiar with.
Vic
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20th April 2019, 11:30 AM
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Re: From todays express
Nothing on Wikipedia with his life info regarding shipping, F
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20th April 2019, 12:27 PM
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Re: From todays express
Originally Posted by
vic mcclymont
Sir Benjamin Slade a British Shipping Magnate is shipping 50 oaks from his estate to Notre Same in order to assist restoration.
Any ideas on which company he ran? Its not a name I am familiar with.
Vic
Found this article Vic https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...p70XkCTm71oxcy
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20th April 2019, 11:56 PM
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Re: From todays express
I founded Shirlstar Container Transport Limited in 1973 with £200 and built the business up into a leading container transport company. The company became part of Shirlstar (Holdings) Limited and the container fleet was sold in the late 1990s.
https://maunselhouse.co.uk/maunsel-h...story/sir-ben/
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