Over 50 Years Trading
Boleyn Service Station has one of, if not, the longest uninterrupted trading histories of any London based Breakdown Recovery and Fleet Maintenance Companies.
William George Albert Smith, the founder and owner of Boleyn, discovered his aptitude for vehicle maintenance and recovery during his National Service years with the R.E.M.E (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers) where he gained a solid background of knowledge for the ever evolving motor industry.
Bill built the business from his back garden 50 years ago in 1959 when his first job paid him 7s & 6d. We now employ over 60 staff.
Bill acquired the Boleyn Service Station in Barking in 1964. The business was originally based in Movers Lane as a mechanical workshop, with 1 employee. The garage was already on the Metropolitan Police Traffic register for Road Traffic Accident call outs. The Boleyn continued to offer this service, originally with only one breakdown recovery vehicle and 2 workshop technicians.
Continued growth led the company to acquire larger premises. Initially at 89 River Road, then in 1993 to where we are today at 77 River Road which is a prime 2 1/2 acre site nestled in East London’s hub for major supply chain operators, local fleet owners and owner drivers.
Boleyn Recovery 1959
Boleyn’s fleet workshop began to carry out repairs on vehicles belonging to the London Fire Brigade in the late 1970’s, and a long standing working relationship has followed since. In the 1980’s we were one of the main sub contractors for recovering, servicing and maintaining London’s fire appliances.
Boleyn continued to work alongside municipal bodies including the Emergency Services and local authorities as well as supporting local businesses and multinational supply chain operators. From this type of work we gained invaluable experience working with a wide range of municipal and commercial vehicles and coping with logistical and mechanical problems on a daily basis.
Boleyn’s customers have access to a wide range of services all under one roof, and benefit from discounted rates across all services as part of the package offered.
We support all types of vehicles from cars to coaches and vans to the largest specialist trucks, in our workshops or on the road. We can recover your vehicle, diagnose it, service it, repair it, LOLER it, tacho it and test it and deliver it back ready to go meaning that it does not need to travel from location to location for different elements of the repair.
Clients requiring nationwide assistance may do so 24-7-365 by calling direct to our control room based in Barking. Our carefully selected network of professional recovery agents that we have developed over 52 years of trading ensures our service is efficient, reliable and professional. Our own breakdown recovery fleet serves London and The Home Counties.
This coverage and service has saved our customers thousands of pounds by offering them the option of using “owners’ choice” since the inception of the new statutory removal charges that can cost operators up to £6000 just to move a vehicle to the next junction if they don’t have their own professional recovery operator and procedure in place Join now>>>
Our most recent contracts cover Breakdown Recovery within the Olympic Construction Site and Working alongside the Highway Agency Recovering vehicles on the M25 and M11>>> read our NEWS
