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About Us

We’re proud to announce that S. Cooper & Sons has officially celebrated 100 years in business!

Founded in 1925 by Samuel Cooper, S. Cooper & Sons began by delivering coal and milk via canal and rail.

A century later, we have grown into a nationwide UK haulage and logistics company, operating a fleet of over 100 vehicles and 150 trailers, supporting customers across the country.

Over the last 100 years, we’ve continuously evolved to meet the changing demands of the transport, haulage, and logistics industry, while staying true to our core values – our people, our customers, our partners, and the local communities we serve.

Now proudly family-run into the fourth generation, our business is built on heritage, reliability, and long-term relationships.

We’d like to thank everyone who has played a part in our journey – past and present employees, customers, suppliers, and partners. We’re proud of our history and excited for the future of S. Cooper & Sons as we look ahead to the next 100 years.

Key developments in our history

1925 – Founded in North Rode, Bosley
1981 – Relocated to larger premises in Bollington
1988 – Expanded operations to include articulated vehicles
1997 – Moved to our current premises in Winsford
2010 – Purchased a new warehouse, adding a further 90,000 square feet of storage capacity
2025 – Operating over 150,000 square feet of warehousing, a fleet of around 100 HGVs, and approaching 150 dedicated members of staff, enabling us to meet a wide range of warehousing and distribution needs

Despite this growth, we remain proud of our roots as a family business, with our Managing Director, Richard Howarth, representing the fourth generation of the Cooper family.

Our twelve acre site boasts the following features:

  • Over 150,000 sq ft storage with an undercover transhipping area
  • State of art four bay vehicle workshop
  • 60 tonne weighbridge
  • Extensive office facilities for ourselves and numerous small businesses

Despite the image some of the haulage industry has, which in most cases is quite unjustified, and despite our success, there is a very human side to S. Cooper & Sons Ltd. Indeed, it’s probably why we are so good at what we do!

People First

We have always employed apprentices in our workshops and when it comes to employing drivers, we are always prepared to give inexperience an opportunity – how else do people become ‘experienced’?

Many of our Articulated Vehicle drivers started their career with us on a rigid vehicle and we have trained them as they have grown with us.

Responsible and passionate about haulage and our staff, that’s us.