Company type | Private |
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Industry | Logistics |
Founded | 1940s |
Founder | James Irlam |
Defunct | 2011 |
Fate | Defunct, Purchased by Stobart Group and re branded |
Successor | Eddie Stobart Logistics |
Headquarters | Chelford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom |
Key people | David Irlam, CEO |
Revenue | £50 million (2007) |
£1.2 million (2007) | |
Number of employees | 674 (2008) |
Parent | Stobart Group |
Subsidiaries | Irlam Storage LLP |
Website | www.jamesirlam.co.uk |
James Irlam & Sons Ltd (later trading as James Irlam Logistics) was a British road haulage company founded in the 1940s by James Irlam. It was owned and run by the Irlam family until its acquisition by rival logistics firm the Stobart Group in April 2008 for £59.9 million.