Corgi CC14802 Scania 113/143 Fridge – Thomas Gibb Ltd – Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire

This legendary haulage company started in the 1890’s with a horse and cart to transport freshly caught herring from the Fraserburgh harbour in the North East of Scotland. When motorised transport became the norm, fish continued to be a major part of their work. Over their long history, Gibbs operated a wide variety of vehicles from Bedford’s and Albion’s to AEC’s and Leyland’s. When they began to specialise in temperature-controlled transport, they favoured Atkinson rigids and then artics. Later ERF’s became the dominant marque before DAF made their presence felt, initially with the 2800 and 3300 models and then with their 95 range. In the 1990s, a number of Scania 113 Streamlines were operated, one of which was N695 USO with the fleet name ‘Spirit of Scotland’. Sadly in 2002 Gibbs decided to call it a day and ceased their operation. At the end the fleet consisted of Volvo FH12s, Scania 4 series and Iveco Eurostars.