Blakistons is a road transport and warehousing company founded in Geelong,

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, Australia in 1889.

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The company supported many worthy causes in Geelong in the 1980s, providing funds towards a theatre at the

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, 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. 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

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