John Smith, Laser Transport International Ltd 1935 - 2018

摘要

John Smith was born in 1935 and attended Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, going on to become a lifelong supporter of the school, and governor in his later years. John passed the Institute of Freight Forwarders examinations and worked for LEP Livestock in Folkestone before going on to be office manager of LEP Dover in the early 1970s.In 1973 John started Laser Transport International Ltd in Dover. In addition to customs clearance the company had interests in the automotive sector arranging the importation of new cars from Europe. The company expanded rapidly and soon developed a distribution fleet requiring larger premises, first in Dover and latterly at Lympne, near Folkestone, which is now the head office. During this period John started a groupage operation that eventually grew to be the core business of the company. In 1979 the company was invited to tender for the transport of the Marecs satellites and remains active in the space sector.