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In 1977 Ian Buckeridge Transport Ltd was established by the late Ian Buckeridge and his wife Judith Buckeridge.
The company was originally based in Carterton and specialised in stock, fertiliser spreading and general cartage.
By 1983 the company moved into log and timber cartage working for various sawmills in the lower North Island.
In 1991 Ian, Judith & the company relocated to Dannevirke. At this time Ian was one of the directors of the newly formed Kiwi Lumber Company Limited for which he remained director until his passing in 2005.
In 1993 Ian Buckeridge Transport Limited also progressed into the cartage of fertiliser for Ravensdown and wood residues for sawmills.
2024 has brought about further diversification with the construction of a Chipping Mill located down the road from the depot in Miller Street. Due to be up and running in November 2024.
After the destructive impact of Cyclone Gabrielle & the tightening of slash regulations in the harvesting sector which took effect in November 2023 Simon & Danielle saw an opportunity to play a positive role and be part of this change.
The Buckeridge Wood Fibre entity will work alongside forestry owners and their contractors in the removal of binwood. The binwood will be processed through the Buckeridge Wood Fibre chip mill and turned into wood chip.
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