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Operator licences in Blackburn

156 companies and organisations hold 156 operator licences with an operating centre in Blackburn, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Operators: 156
Company licences: 156
Vehicles authorised: 3,267
Sole trader or partnership: 32 counted only

Blackburn at a glance

Licence types: 25 Standard International, 52 Standard National and 79 Restricted.
15 licences (10%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
90 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 20 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 20.9 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Stark Building Materials UK Limited, holds 10% of the vehicles authorised in Blackburn.

Largest operators in Blackburn

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Blackburn.

Stark Building Materials UK Limited312 vehicles
Booker Ltd222 vehicles
Openreach Limited189 vehicles
Lancashire County Council160 vehicles
Fagan & Whalley Ltd150 vehicles
Lancashire United Ltd145 vehicles
Holmeswood Coaches Ltd130 vehicles
Rossendale Transport Limited118 vehicles
Ws Specialist Logistics Limited106 vehicles
Amey Ow Limited106 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Blackburn, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Stark Building Materials UK Limited	OC1006247	Restricted	BB1	312	Valid
Booker Ltd	OC0295761	Restricted	BB2	222	Valid
Openreach Limited	OC2092136	Restricted	BB2	189	Valid
Lancashire County Council	OC0285906	Restricted	BB6	160	Valid
Fagan & Whalley Ltd	OC0004238	Standard International	BB1	150	Valid
Lancashire United Ltd	PC0005248	Standard National (PSV)	BB1	145	Valid
Holmeswood Coaches Ltd	PC0001439	Standard International (PSV)	BB2	130	Valid
Rossendale Transport Limited	PC0001838	Standard National (PSV)	BB1	118	Valid
Ws Specialist Logistics Limited	OC1128739	Standard International	BB2	106	Valid
Amey Ow Limited	OC2072926	Standard National	BB1	106	Valid
Senator International Ltd	OC0242919	Standard National	BB1	80	Valid
Carlsberg Marston's Limited	OC2038669	Standard National	BB1	80	Valid
Cadent Gas Limited	OC1148425	Restricted	BB6	79	Valid
Emr Group Limited	OC0290823	Standard National	BB1	76	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OC1029170	Restricted	BB2	75	Valid
Electricity North West Ltd	OC1102578	Standard National	BB1	72	Valid
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council	OC0234454	Standard National	BB1	68	Valid
Csh Transport & Forwarding Ltd	OC0257037	Standard International	BB1	65	Valid
General All Purpose Plastics Ltd	OC0282453	Restricted	BB1	55	Valid
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Ltd	OC0292175	Standard National	BB2	54	Valid
Monks Contractors Ltd	OC1053583	Standard National	BB6	50	Valid
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OC0293206	Restricted	BB1	46	Valid
Multevo Limited	OC1108912	Standard National	BB2	33	Valid
Smurfit Westrock UK Ltd	OC0247398	Standard National	BB1	30	Valid
Cavalier Carpets Limited	OC1047311	Standard National	BB1	30	Valid
Clarendon Haulage Co Ltd	OC0034625	Standard International	BB2	25	Valid
Le-Dale Transport Ltd	OC0294186	Standard International	BB1	23	Valid
Smiths Equipment Hire Limited	OC0242865	Restricted	BB2	22	Valid
Stanley Brothers Tippers Ltd	OC0259731	Standard National	BB6	22	Valid
B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited	OC1029990	Standard National	BB2	21	Valid
M K Transport Services Limited	OC0296532	Standard International	BB1	20	Valid
Seddon Group Limited	OC1121702	Standard National	BB1	19	Valid
Kc Autos Accident Repair Centres Ltd	OC1143411	Restricted	BB1	19	Valid
Sline Travel Limited	PC2011897	Standard International (PSV)	BB1	18	Valid
J G Pears (Holdings) Ltd	OC2023125	Standard National	BB2	16	Valid
Iload Transport Ltd	OC2075849	Standard International	BB1	16	Valid
Europlast (Blackburn) Limited	OC1020533	Restricted	BB1	15	Valid
Iain D Smith Transport Ltd	OC1040420	Standard International	BB1	15	Valid
S.T. Murphy Transport Ltd	OC1044204	Standard National	BB1	15	Valid
A J S Bulk Services Limited	OC1089944	Standard National	BB6	15	Valid
Cleansing Service Group (Recovery) Limited	OC0230664	Standard National	BB1	14	Valid
Serconnect Ltd	OC2074912	Standard National	BB6	14	Valid
Bb Catering Supplies Ltd	OC2007090	Restricted	BB2	12	Valid
Ciceley Ltd	OC0257630	Standard National	BB1	10	Valid
Nurture Landscapes Limited	OC1119290	Restricted	BB1	10	Valid
Acs Access and Maintenance Ltd	OC1148999	Standard International	BB2	10	Valid
Bae Systems (Operations) Limited	OC2014545	Standard International	BB2	10	Valid
Speed Drop Global Ltd	OC2062012	Standard International	BB1	10	Valid
Lang Estates Ltd	OC2062127	Restricted	BB2	10	Valid
Lancashire Bus Ltd	PC2014257	Standard International (PSV)	BB1	10	Valid
Andrew Wright Group Ltd	PC2027705	Standard National (PSV)	BB1	10	Valid
Floors 'N' Carpets Ltd	OC1101659	Restricted	BB1	9	Valid
Rishton Waste Paper Ltd	OC0280442	Restricted	BB1	8	Valid
Percliff Plant & Haulage Limited	OC1116160	Standard National	BB1	8	Valid
Premier Steel Stockholding Ltd	OC1117569	Restricted	BB1	8	Valid
Ribble Valley Concrete Ltd	OC1123204	Restricted	BB5	8	Valid
Donelan Trading Limited	OC1140492	Standard National	BB1	8	Valid
ONE7 Grp. Ltd	OC2004038	Restricted	BB1	8	Valid
Anord Mardix (UK) Limited	OC0271993	Restricted	BB1	7	Valid
Clayton Glass Ltd	OC2032332	Standard National	BB1	7	Valid
M B Distribution Blackburn Ltd	OC1080240	Restricted	BB1	6	Valid
Barton Contractors (Nw) Ltd	OC1104973	Standard National	BB2	6	Valid
Lancashire Direct Halal Meat Ltd	OC1111354	Restricted	BB1	6	Valid
Gl Telecoms Limited	OC2044770	Standard National	BB2	6	Valid
3G Cater Force (Blackburn) Ltd	OC2078018	Restricted	BB1	6	Valid
360 Haulage Ltd	OC2086774	Standard National	BB1	6	Valid
Kirk Scaffolding Ltd	OC0260656	Restricted	BB1	5	Valid
Khanjra International Foods Ltd	OC0290033	Restricted	BB1	5	Curtailed
O'Callaghan Limited	OC1052624	Restricted	BB1	5	Valid
Bumpers UK Limited	OC1084781	Standard National	BB2	5	Valid
Monks Drain Services Limited	OC2008181	Restricted	BB2	5	Valid
Hippo Vehicle Solutions Limited	OC2017551	Restricted	BB1	5	Valid
Msn Fitzpatrick Haulage Ltd	OC2018721	Standard National	BB1	5	Valid
Redrose Furniture Limited	OC2049717	Restricted	BB1	5	Valid
Alufold Window Systems Ltd	OC2085412	Restricted	BB1	5	Valid
Greenline Services Ltd	OC2091771	Standard National	BB6	5	Valid
Sas Furnishings Limited	OC2091884	Restricted	BB1	5	Valid
Blackburn Private Hire Ltd	PC0005137	Standard International (PSV)	BB2	5	Valid
Ellen Shirley Ltd	OC0069251	Standard National	BB1	4	Valid
C J Jetz Ltd	OC1035242	Restricted	BB6	4	Valid
Rightway Cash & Carry Limited	OC1090848	Restricted	BB1	4	Valid
Psi Seating Ltd	OC1091572	Restricted	BB1	4	Valid
Perspex International Limited	OC2028919	Restricted	BB1	4	Valid
Holdex (Plywood) Limited	OC2086355	Restricted	BB1	4	Valid
Ack Express Limited	OC2088757	Standard International	BB1	4	Valid
Orrells Coach Hire Ltd	PC2022859	Standard International (PSV)	BB6	4	Valid
Ebp Building Products Limited	OC0060102	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
East Lancashire Box Co Ltd	OC0281038	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Bep Industrial Supplies Ltd	OC1045795	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Heritage Furniture UK Ltd	OC1058799	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Fraser-Adams Ltd	OC1074199	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Wepa Professional UK Ltd	OC1074393	Restricted	BB2	3	Valid
Gaming Direct Ltd	OC1078254	Standard National	BB1	3	Valid
Shiloh Construction (North West) Ltd	OC1107826	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Red Rose Furnishings Ltd	OC1140932	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Gordons Trading Limited	OC2011283	Restricted	BB2	3	Valid
Ab Transerve Ltd	OC2019576	Standard National	BB1	3	Valid
Eddie Tomlinson & Sons Ltd	OC2021000	Standard National	BB1	3	Valid
Filtrox Carlson Limited	OC2062927	Standard National	BB1	3	Valid
Taylored Contracting Ltd	OC2071680	Restricted	BB2	3	Valid
Steel Dynamics UK Limited	OC2079576	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Tt Grab Hire Ltd	OC2080558	Standard National	BB6	3	Valid
Lancashire Transport Services Ltd	OC2086865	Standard International	BB1	3	Valid
Smile Kitchens Limited	OC2088361	Restricted	BB1	3	Valid
Dreamline Travel Ltd	PC0003622	Standard International (PSV)	BB2	3	Valid
Daniel Thwaites PLC	OC0001984	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
Cyril Unsworth Ltd	OC0053414	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
Lancashire Edible Oils Ltd	OC0292398	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
Hi-Tech Plastics Ltd	OC1046037	Restricted	BB1	2	Valid
Trevor Bolton Engineering Services Ltd	OC1046735	Standard National	BB2	2	Valid
Vanguard Packing Ltd	OC1061979	Restricted	BB1	2	Valid
Kingston Building Supplies Ltd	OC1077100	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
Vision Linens Limited	OC1139279	Restricted	BB1	2	Valid
Newell Civil Engineering Ltd	OC1141642	Restricted	BB1	2	Valid
Decidebloom Ltd	OC1145866	Standard National	BB1	2	Valid
Ab Catering (Blackburn) Ltd	OC2019637	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
Am Trading Enterprises Ltd	OC2039450	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
C&G Meat Products Ltd	OC2042637	Restricted	BB6	2	Valid
The Furniture Recycling Group Limited	OC2062103	Restricted	BB2	2	Valid
North West Plant & Machinery Limited	OC2062680	Standard National	BB1	2	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 156 company licences in Blackburn authorise 5 vehicles or fewer, and 58% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Blackburn

1 vehicle:23 licences
2 vehicles:28 licences
3–5 vehicles:39 licences
6–10 vehicles:23 licences
11–25 vehicles:18 licences
26–50 vehicles:5 licences
51–100 vehicles:10 licences
100+ vehicles:10 licences

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DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. How we read it

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