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ADR courier for the Wirral and Ellesmere Port

We collect dangerous goods from anywhere on the Wirral, from the Birkenhead docks down to Stanlow, and take them straight to where they need to go. We're just across the water in Bootle, and we plan every crossing around your load before we set off.

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Getting over the water

With dangerous goods, the Mersey tunnels aren't always an option. Both are ADR Category D, and depending on a load's tunnel code, how it's packed and how much there is, some dangerous goods can't go through them at all. Anything carrying dangerous goods also has to stop and declare to the tunnel police before going in.

We check your load's tunnel code when you book. If it's allowed through we'll take the quick way, and if not we'll go the long way round over the Mersey Gateway and down the M56 and M53, so the collection time we give you already allows for it.

MERSEY TUNNELS · CAT DRESTRICTED? → MERSEY GATEWAY
Where we collect

Where we collect

We regularly collect from:

  • 01Stanlow and Ellesmere Port, including the 770 hectare refinery complex that makes around 16% of the UK's road fuels, and the businesses around Oil Sites Road, Bridges Road and Poole Hall Industrial Estate
  • 02Bromborough, including Wirral International Business Park, Croft Business Park and the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing along the coast
  • 03Eastham, including the Port of Eastham and the Queen Elizabeth II Dock at the entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal
  • 04Birkenhead and Tranmere, including the dock estate and the oil terminal
  • 05Wallasey, Moreton and the rest of the peninsula
Purple B van parked on an industrial estate road near warehouse units Collection available within 60 minutes
Any dangerous goods, from anywhere on the Wirral

Every class we carry, from a single box to a full van

We carry every class of dangerous goods except radioactive, from a single box to a full van. Because of the refinery and the coastal manufacturing, we're often asked to move fuels, solvents and other flammable liquids, process chemicals and corrosives, gases in cylinders, and toxic and pharmaceutical intermediates. Most of it is time critical, because there's usually a production line or a vessel waiting at the other end.

CLASS 1 Explosives Flares, cartridges, perforating charges
CLASS 2 Gases Cylinders, aerosols, refrigerant gases
CLASS 3 Flammable liquids Paints, solvents, fuels, adhesives
CLASS 4 Flammable solids Metal powders, self-reactive substances
CLASS 5 Oxidisers and peroxides Hydrogen peroxide, nitrates
CLASS 6 Toxic and infectious Reagents, pesticides, clinical samples CLASS 8 Corrosives Acids, alkalis, industrial cleaners CLASS 9 Miscellaneous Lithium batteries, dry ice
Not sure which class? Send us the safety data sheet and we'll work it out with you before we quote. Send us the SDS
How it works

Confirmed before collection. Proven on delivery.

01Tell us what's movingUN number, postcodes and timing. Attach the DGN or SDS if you have it.
02We check it and price itVehicle, route, tunnel codes, segregation and paperwork agreed with you before anything moves.
03Dedicated, tracked, signedYour goods are the only load on the vehicle. Live GPS from collection, signed proof of delivery at the end.
A typical job Gas cylinders, Bromborough to Liverpool

A manufacturer needs flammable gas cylinders moved across the river. Their tunnel code rules out the Kingsway, so we take them over the Mersey Gateway, with the extra time already built into the collection slot.

Who's behind it

Purple B was founded by David Hughes after more than 24 years in British Army logistics, transport and operational planning. The planning, the paperwork and the accountability came with him.

David Hughes, founder of Purple B Logistics David HughesFounder, Purple B Logistics
FAQs

Questions we get asked

Can you take dangerous goods through the Mersey tunnels?

Some, yes. Loads with a tunnel code of E, or no tunnel code at all, can go through after a declaration at the police point. Anything restricted in Category D tunnels goes over the Mersey Gateway instead.

Does the longer route cost more?

It can add miles, so it's included in the price we confirm before collecting. You won't get any surprises afterwards.

Do you collect from Stanlow and the refinery estate?

Yes. Let us know the site's access and induction rules when you book.

Can you deliver for a vessel cut-off at Eastham or Birkenhead?

Yes. Give us the cut-off time and we'll plan the collection back from it.

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