Stobart Biomass

 Eddie Stobart are one of the most famous and iconic trucking firms in the UK and Ireland. They have warehouses scattered all over the UK and two in Ireland. The Stobart Group have many differenrt divisions including their energy division. Stobart formed their energy division in March 2010. They purchased 50% of A.W Jenkinson Biomass Ltd from A.W Jenkinson Forest Products and they then renamed the company Stobart Biomass Ltd and have there headquarters in Cumbria. They went on to purchase the other 50% of A.W Jenkinson Biomass Ltd in May 2011.
 Stobart Biomass transport mainly woodchip and other waste products for use in power plants to produce electricity. They also source sustainable waste and timber products which are used to produce biomass energy.
 To transport all these products Stobart use special trailers called walking floor trailers. Walking floor trailers have a tarpaulin roof so it can be rolled back so the likes of woodchip can be loaded by a a digger or wheel loader. On the floor of the trailer there are individual slats. When turned on these slats move backwards and forwards. This causes the load to be pushed out without any manual work at all, all you to have to do is sweep the floor at end. And as i'm sure you can imagine, this is quite an expensive piece of kit.