History
H. Parkinson Haulage tractor units and trailers have been a familiar sight on the roads of Britain for over 65 years. Founded by Harry Parkinson, the HPH Group began as a family-run business, H. Parkinson Haulage, back in 1953.
Although we now have an ever-growing team of over 150 employees and two key operation sites in the UK, family still forms the core of HPH, and each and every employee is a valued part of the HPH family.
When the business was in its early years, HPH was known to provide niche logistics solutions for major clients in the paper industry. Over the decades our service capacity has expanded considerably, and we now work with bluechip companies in a multitude of commercial sectors.
1953
HPH was founded by Mr Harry Parkinson
1967
On 8th June, the company was incorporated as Parkinson Haulage & Storage Ltd
1974
New Seddon Atkinson trucks were brought into the fleet
1985
Harry Parkinson’s son, Chris Parkinson, became a Director
1988
The company maintained its close ties with the paper industry
1992
Harry Parkinson officially retired, but kept a keen interest in the business
1994
The company acquired the Mayfield site at Chorley Road, Walton le Dale, Preston
1999
The fleet grew with the acquisition of another nine new trucks - a mixture of ERF and Scania
2005
Man TGAs were introduced to the fleet
2008
The company purchased Tomlinson Road warehouse, in Leyland and incorporated as HPH Group
2013
The company embarked on a new venture, with the building of the VOSA-approved testing facility at the Mayfield site
2016
Steve Sugden joined the team as General Manager
2016
Our offices moved from Mayfield House to Fulwood, and we also acquired an additional warehouse at the Fulwood site
2017
Mercedes trucks made an appearance in the fleet
2017
Steve Sudgen was made a Director of the company
2018
We went green with the addition of seven IVECO Eco Stralis CNG biomethane-fuelled trucks
2019
HPH Milton Keynes Ltd was incorporated
2019
The company established a strong partnership with tire and rubber company, Goodyear
2020
Our warehouse capacity reached 500,000 sq.ft.
2020
A new yard and warehousing facility at Leyland was added into the operation, with the Transport and Accounts teams moving on-site permanently in October