Brian has lived near Wrexham all his life and has been involved in the family business since he left school.
“My father started the business in 1955,” he explained. “He was a bus driver for a local company but was made redundant for health reasons. One of his friends suggested he bought a lorry, and it all started from there.”
Owen snr started driving his Austin K2, for a local limestone quarry.
“The government was looking to promote the farming industry and lime spreading was steady work,” he recalls.
“My father worked for Adam Lythgoe and if you agreed to paint your lorry in his livery, you were given priority for any jobs. He worked all hours, and it wasn’t long before he could afford to buy a second truck.”
Brian left school when he was 15 years old and was keen to join the family firm.
“We went all over Cheshire, Shropshire, and North Wales spreading lime using the family’s Fordson Major tractor,” said Brian. “This went on until 1967 when Adam Lythgoe decided to sell
