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Operator licences in Houghton le Spring

34 companies and organisations hold 34 operator licences with an operating centre in Houghton le Spring, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 34
Company licences: 34
Vehicles authorised: 1,137
Sole trader or partnership: 18 counted only

Houghton le Spring at a glance

Licence types: 4 Standard International, 17 Standard National and 13 Restricted.
1 licence (3%) is for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
18 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 5 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 33.4 vehicles on average, against 12.6 across the North East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited, holds 32% of the vehicles authorised in Houghton le Spring.

Largest operators in Houghton le Spring

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Houghton le Spring.

Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited362 vehicles
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd240 vehicles
City of Sunderland135 vehicles
Northumbrian Water Ltd111 vehicles
Premier Forest Products Limited52 vehicles
Par Petroleum Ltd40 vehicles
Grab & Deliver Limited36 vehicles
Barnes Logistics Ltd21 vehicles
Snap-On U.K. Holdings Limited19 vehicles
George Vardy Ltd17 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in Houghton le SpringLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Operator licences in Houghton le Spring, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited	OB0224726	Standard National	DH4	362	Valid
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd	OB0213546	Standard National	DH4	240	Valid
City of Sunderland	OB0205327	Standard National	DH5	135	Valid
Northumbrian Water Ltd	OB0215359	Standard National	DH4	111	Valid
Premier Forest Products Limited	OB1148429	Restricted	DH5	52	Valid
Par Petroleum Ltd	OB0213124	Standard National	DH4	40	Valid
Grab & Deliver Limited	OB1086428	Standard National	DH4	36	Valid
Barnes Logistics Ltd	OB1083175	Standard National	DH4	21	Valid
Snap-On U.K. Holdings Limited	OB1103104	Restricted	DH4	19	Valid
George Vardy Ltd	OB0207275	Standard National	DH5	17	Valid
James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited	OB2000902	Standard National	DH5	15	Valid
Lincoln Haulage Ltd	OB1011551	Standard National	DH5	14	Valid
Mabey Hire Limited	OB1092143	Restricted	DH5	13	Valid
The Durham Company Ltd	OB1045049	Standard National	DH4	12	Valid
Riverside Plant & Truck Hire Ltd	OB0228761	Standard National	DH5	6	Valid
Fencehouses Truss Company Limited	OB1087764	Restricted	DH4	6	Valid
Grasswell Coal Co Ltd	OB0215396	Standard National	DH5	5	Valid
Acumen Distribution Limited	OB0216024	Standard International	DH4	5	Valid
Paul Pybus Scaffolding Ltd	OB1111567	Restricted	DH4	4	Valid
Laxmico Limited	OB2076543	Standard International	DH4	3	Valid
Guys Coatings Limited	OB1108691	Standard National	DH5	2	Valid
William Nicol (Aberdeen) Ltd	OB1128105	Standard International	DH5	2	Valid
J D Agricultural Limited	OB2023939	Restricted	DH4	2	Valid
Asc North East Ltd	OB2052743	Restricted	DH4	2	Valid
Kcl Transport Ltd	OB2074216	Standard International	DH5	2	Valid
Jgd Transport Limited	OB2086808	Standard National	DH4	2	Valid
Bus 2 Limited	PB2006031	Standard National (PSV)	DH5	2	Curtailed
Applewoods Hiab & Transport Ltd	OB1136845	Standard National	DH4	1	Valid
C S North East Limited	OB2016531	Restricted	DH5	1	Valid
Mb Grab A Load Ltd	OB2023510	Restricted	DH5	1	Valid
Wessington Cryogenics Limited	OB2042978	Restricted	DH4	1	Valid
N.E. Truck Spares Limited	OB2063697	Restricted	DH5	1	Valid
Moguntia Food Ingredients UK Limited	OB2072163	Restricted	DH5	1	Valid
Donnelly I Limited	OB2079772	Restricted	DH4	1	Valid

18 sole trader or partnership licences also have a centre here. We count them but do not list them.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 34 company licences in Houghton le Spring authorise 5 vehicles or fewer, and 53% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Houghton le Spring

1 vehicle:7 licences
2 vehicles:7 licences
3–5 vehicles:4 licences
6–10 vehicles:2 licences
11–25 vehicles:7 licences
26–50 vehicles:2 licences
51–100 vehicles:1 licences
100+ vehicles:4 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. How we read it

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