Westfield Transport was founded in Mansfield in 1933 by Tom Eason and progressed from general transport to specialising in 'one piece' moving of large loads such as boilers, tanks, excavators, bailey bridges and occasionally aeroplanes.In 1948 Westfield Transport began the movement and installation of hosiery and textile machinery in one piece, shipped to England from the USA.This was a revolutionary concept as up to then these huge machines were dismanteled, transported then reassembled taking 6 skilled men upto 6months. Westfield was sold to Pickfords in 1964.