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Blakistons is a road transport and warehousing company founded in Geelong, Victoria, Australia in 1889. ==History== The company supported many worthy causes in Geelong in the 1980s, providing funds towards a theatre at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre, and a new ward at the Grace McKellar aged care home. In September 1985 the announced that it lost $373,000 in the year to June 25, despite a 35 per cent increase in sales.〔(Department of Transport and Regional Services: "The Integrated Logistics Network" - September 2004 )〕 In March 1987 the company acquired fellow Victorian transport company Robert Boyd Transport (Aust) Pty Ltd Transport,〔 trading as Blakiston Boyd.〔(Transport and Storage Services )〕 and posting a $73,000 pre-tax profit in September of the same year.〔 A 20 percent share of the company was purchased by Jamison Equity Ltd in May 1994, and in October the board recommended that shareholders accept the $5m takeover bid of Scott Corporation Ltd.〔 The company remains in business today as a subsidiary of K&S Corporation.〔(K&S Corporation: Annual Report 2002 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blakistons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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