SJ Bargh chooses Crossland Tankers

Caton-based SJ Bargh Limited, the largest independent milk haulier in the North West of England has recently taken delivery of two new farm collection tankers from Crossland Tankers, with two more to be delivered in October.

SJ Bargh has taken delivery of this farm collection tanker from Crossland

The tanks are on Scania P114 8x6 rear steer 32 tonne chassis, and feature high speed pumping meter systems. Stuart Cornthwaite, Managing Director at SJ Bargh Ltd, commented: “The high speed pumping meter system allows us to collect and deliver milk at roughly double the usual speed, making our operation more efficient.” He added: “The manoeuvrability of the tanker is improved thanks to the rear steered axles.”

Crossland developed the tanker to SJ Bargh Ltd’s specification, featuring a high speed Piper pumping system, which can pump milk at around 1,000 litres per minute. “The concept of an eight wheel rigid vehicle with 21,000 litre tank used on farm collection came from Denmark, and we developed it in the UK with Arla. We were the first in the UK to offer this configuration in conjunction with our customers Arla Foods.”

SJ Bargh Ltd, established in 1935, provides general haulage and milk distribution services throughout the North West of England and North Wales. One of the new tankers will be used to collect milk for Arla Foods and the other will collect milk for Dairy Farmers of Britain.

SJ Bargh has known Massey - now Crossland Tankers - many years, according to Stuart. “We use Crossland because they are the market leading milk tanker manufacturers and also because they are local to us,” he added.
Crossland Tankers, who took over Massey Tankers earlier this year, was formed in 1988 to manufacture, refurbish and repair road tankers.

The company’s product range includes milk, waste, chemical and water tanks. Crossland is based in Swatragh, Co Derry, and also operates from the existing Massey site in Burnley.