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Family owned since 1933 · serving you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
A family haulier since 1933
A third generation family haulier in Glastonbury, Somerset — owned 100% by the Sparks family since 1933, with over 300 trucks and trailers and more than 120,000 sq ft of BRCGS-accredited warehousing.
93Years trading
3rdGeneration
140+Staff
100%Family owned
Who we are
Why choose Sparks Transport for all your logistics?
Sparks Transport is a third generation transport business, owned 100% by the Sparks family, since 1933. We run a comprehensive service from our head office in Glastonbury and our other depots in the South West and the Midlands.
Our primary operations run from our seven-acre site in the South West, with more than 120,000 sq ft of BRCGS-accredited warehousing and a fleet of over 300 trucks and trailers on the road 24 hours a day.
Since 1933 the work has been the same: pallet delivery, ambient storage, container destuffing and pick and pack, run from one site by our own fleet and measured on OTIF.
At a glance
Operational since 1933
Sparks Transport remains a family owned and run organisation — three generations of the same family, with the name on every cab.
Since 1933
93 years, and still the same family.
Sparks Transport is a third generation transport business, owned 100% by the Sparks family, since 1933. Not bought, not merged, not run from somewhere else.
33,871
days trading, and counting
194019501960197019801990200020102020
19332026
What you get
Why customers stay with us.
A fleet of over 300 vehicles
Over 300 trucks and trailers, from Volvo, Scania and Iveco, maintained by our own team.
120,000 sq ft of warehousing
More than 120,000 sq ft of storage on our own seven-acre site, racked or block stacked.
BRC Global Standard
Our warehouse and container storage facilities are all accredited to the BRCGS Standard, the independent food safety accreditation supermarkets audit against.
Full UK coverage
A comprehensive service from our head office in Glastonbury and our other depots in the South West and the Midlands, delivering across the UK, Scotland and Ireland.
Owned by the family, run by the family
Not a depot of a group, and not run from somewhere else. The people who own it are on the site.
Sparks Transport remains a family owned and run organisation, operational since 1933.
Common questions
About Sparks Transport, answered.
If what you need is not here, ring the yard on 01458 831742 — somebody who plans loads will answer, 24 hours a day.
How long has Sparks Transport been going?
Since 1933. It is a third generation transport business, owned 100% by the Sparks family, and it has been trading without a break ever since.
Where are you based?
Our head office is in Glastonbury, Somerset, on a seven-acre site, and we have other depots in the South West and the Midlands.
How big is the company?
Over 300 trucks and trailers, more than 140 staff and more than 120,000 sq ft of BRCGS-accredited warehousing.
Is the company part of a larger group?
No. Sparks Transport remains a family owned and run organisation, owned 100% by the Sparks family.
What areas do you cover?
We run a comprehensive service across the UK, Scotland and Ireland, from our head office in Glastonbury and our depots in the South West and the Midlands.
The rest of what we do
It is rarely just one.
A container that is destuffed has to be stored, picked and delivered. All of it happens on our site, on our fleet.
Talk to us
Want to talk to us?
Ring the yard and somebody who plans loads will answer. Tell us what you are moving and we will tell you how we would move it.