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Big enough to cope, small enough to care

At T.P. Niven we believe a haulage company is only as good as its people. It is for this reason we take pride in our company being big enough to cope yet small enough to care. From our drivers and workshop technicians to our office staff, we have developed a highly experienced team when providing logistical solutions. Using their knowledge and skills allows T.P. Niven to serve the customer to the highest standard.

No matter the size of your firm, there will always be a manager at hand in order to support supply chain management of your company. Our team of management staff have a wealth of combined haulage experience and are willing to take on any task. From director level support all the way to physical distribution, the T.P. Niven team works cooperatively to provide tailored logistic solutions.

Meet The Team

Jim Niven

Managing Director – jim@tpniven.co.uk

Ali Malcolm

Transport Manager – alistair@tpniven.co.uk

Duncan McFegan

Fleet Engineer – duncan@tpniven.co.uk

Gordon Beswick

General Manager – gordon@tpniven.co.uk

John Whitelaw

Milk Manager – john.whitelaw@tpniven.co.uk

Lesley Kirk

Accountant – lesley.kirk@tpniven.co.uk

Bob Carson

Compliance Officer – bob.carson@tpniven.co.uk

John Carruthers

Palletline Manager – john.carruthers@tpniven.co.uk

John Niven

Director – john.niven@tpniven.co.uk

Our History

1926: Where It Began

During the General Strike of 1926 Thomas Paisley Niven used his life savings to purchase a petrol lorry and the firm was born.

1933: Firm Growth

The firm began hauling milk in 1927, following the creation of the Milk Marketing Board in 1933, Tom continued to grow the firm specialising in the haulage of milk.

1948: Surviving The War

After WW2 Tom’s children Jim, John and Doreen became involved in the business.

1960: Expansion

The firm continued to expand after gaining a contract to haul panels for radiator firm Stelrad. This partnership remains today with T.P. Niven and Stelrad celebrating 60 years of working together in 2020.

1983: New Management

Current managing director Jim Niven Jnr took over the company at the age of 23. Throughout his management period the firm has seen significant growth to where it is today.

1994: Lockerbie Depot

With the continual success in milk haulage T.P.Niven expanded with a new depot in Lockerbie to aid their operation. This depot remains integral to the company’s distribution today.

2000: Millenium

The start of the new millennium saw the fleet expand again with TPN gaining the contract for Scottish store deliveries for nationwide store Pets at Home.

2011: Palletline

An opportunity to become part of the Palletline Network arose in 2011 covering the DG and KA post codes. This allowed T.P. Niven to diversify their service to smaller consignments and access clients that were unavailable to the company by our full load business.

2016: Taking TPN south of the border

The firm gained a new contract with the Organic Milk Supply Cooperative. This came with a dedicated milk collection depot in Charlton Adam, Somerset.

2019: Moving Milk For 90 Years

T.P. Niven’s formidable reputation in milk haulage gained the First Milk contract for Scotland adding 3 new depots in Mauchline, Campbelltown and Stranraer.

2020: Where We Are Now

Whilst the firm is rich in history, we want to focus on the future not the past. We concentrate on using the core values installed in 1926 whilst implementing modern technology to perpetuate T.P. Niven’s longstanding reputation in Scottish transportation.