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sollys contractors for all your transport and
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Sollys Freight Service was
established
in Collingwood in 1928 by Ken Solly with the purchase of a 1927
Chevrolet truck. Ken used this vehicle to establish a freight run from
the western area of Golden Bay to Nelson. This was generally a 16 hour
run, when many sections of the road were merely a gravel track. Ken built the fleet up to 7 trucks during the Thirties, then had 2 trucks requisitioned for army use during World War 2.  Ken's business thrived, expanding to a dozen vehicles as well as the establishment of a quarry and plant to manufacture agricultural lime. Ken had two of his sons, Trevor and Noel working with him during the 1940s. In the early 1950s Trevor took over the business. Trevor's sons Merv and Brian joined the staff in the 1960s, taking more responsibility for running the expanding transport and earthmoving business. Merv took over the company in the late 1980s and it has continued to grow into the 21st Century. He now works with his two sons, Dwayne and Ed, and has established depots in Takaka, Richmond, Christchurch, and Blenheim |