Career
They had four children: Anne (since 1952), John (since 1953), Edward (1954–2011) and William (since 1961). Eddie bought his first lorry (a Guy Invincible four-wheeler truck) second-hand from the local garage in 1960, and had it re-painted in his choice of colours: post-office red and Brunswick green. He took over the collection of basic slag (a waste product of steelworks used as fertiliser) when local company Harrison Ivinson went out of business, and purchased two Ford Thames Trader trucks which were also painted in his favourite colours with his logo on the doors.
A contract with Imperial Chemical Industries for storage of basic slag in 1963 enabled expansion of the business, and it became a limited company: Eddie Stobart Limited in November 1970 with a share value of ten thousand pounds.
Eddie"s son William retains the family involvement in the business in his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Eddie Stobart Logistics.
