We’re Famous

This week, we’ve been featured in the local newspaper, the ‘Whitchurch Herald’, read the article below, or see the original here.

Directors Harry Chevins (left) and Jordan Chevins (right) pictured with two vans from their fleet.

Original article written by Barrie White for The Whitchurch Herald.

A COMPANY named in the memory of a man who died in a car crash has been launched in Whitchurch.

Transport 29 is a new transport company based just outside the town, started by brothers Jordan and Harry Chevins, which began trading in the New Year.

They have set up a business that will provide a service for transporting goods between businesses and have bought their own vans from savings.

Jordan said he and Harry named their business after the hockey shirt number of their brother Tom, who passed away in 2012.

"Why Transport 29 as a name? Well, we wanted something easy to spell and which told people what we did at a glance," the 29-year-old said.

"We’re two brothers from an original set of four, but our eldest brother Tom sadly passed away in a car crash near Market Drayton just after Christmas 2012.

"He was an avid hockey player and his shirt number was 29, so we thought it was a fitting touch to give a subtle nod to him."

He added: "We have invested our own savings to buy our first two vans and pay for things like a website and all our various insurances.

"We decided to start the business because, like so many others, the pandemic has made us reassess our priorities.

"The lure of being our own boss and knowing that the harder we work, the more goes in our own back pockets was what made us take the leap.

"Harry still works another full-time job while we try and make the business profitable enough that it can support us both, but I have resigned from my position as a logistics manager at a well-established business in Ellesmere, so it was a hard decision to give up a stable, guaranteed income.

"And quite daunting if I think about it for too long."

Jordan said the company specialises in same day and next day deliveries and says they will be at the heart of the business.

He added: "It’s hugely challenging and demanding having to be the sales team, the accounts team, the customer service team, the drivers and every other job between, but we’re enjoying the challenge.