IN DEPTH
Read 'How Motor Vehicles Have Assisted the Surrey Sterilised Milk Company in Their Task of
Distributing Milk in Bottles' from the Commercial Motor in 1923
Distributing Milk in Bottles' from the Commercial Motor in 1923
1920's Surrey Sterilised Milk Company, prior to Express Dairy takeover (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1920's Surrey Sterilised Milk Company, prior to Express Dairy takeover (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1923 Commercial Motor report on the Surrey Sterilised Milk Company Fleet (Express Dairy Tales)
1960 Walter Nell reviews progress, with the acquisition of Allied Dairies in Manchester, the Surrey Sterilised Milk Company at Nine Elms, Hornby and Clarke in Richmond, Towers Holdings (Mitcham Foods), and Goldhanger Fruit Farms in Essex. (Express News Summer)
1964 NIne Elms picture from Express Story 1864 - 1964. The Surrey Sterilized Milk Co.,South Lambeth S.W.8. was acquired by Express Dairy around 1960. Roger Frost comments "You had to make sure that you had a 'sterilised trailer' when doing vehicle changeovers for Nine Elms. The trailers were not as some people thought super clean, it meant they had a high roof to accommodate the taller sterilised milk bottles."
1972 Tale of two packs - Selfpack
1975 Dick(y) Diales retires after 36 years, pictured with his wife and being presented by Dairy Foreman Charlie Kingston. The Surrey Sterilized Milk Co.,South Lambeth S.W.8. was acquired by Express Dairy around 1960.
1976 Charlie Kingston - Nine Elms
1989 Stripes re-launch with new pack and peelable foil top
2023 April 29 - Sleaford Street, Nine Elms
