West & Wales Road Show raises £7,000 in charity auction
Not only did our West & Wales Road Show attract a record attendance of 70 hirers in early December, but it also raised £7,000 in a charity auction for a Bristol-based Night Shelter in the run-up to Christmas. According to Show Director Robert Aplin, “as I walk into work each day in Bristol, I had noticed an increase in the number of people sleeping rough in the city. Having organised charity auctions at the national Show in the past, and with Christmas approaching, I wanted to contribute something locally and maybe raise a few hundred pounds. However, in typical fashion, I didn’t start ringing around the Road Show exhibitors until the day before the event. “When the Road Show started at 4.30pm, exhibitors had donated seven auction lots, which we thought was really impressive. By 6.00pm, when we started the auction, the number had risen to a staggering 15 lots. As a result of the fantastic generosity of suppliers and hirers at the Road Show, we raised £7,000 for the Julian Trust Night Shelter. Such is the level of camaraderie at this event, hirers were bidding on each other’s lots, including Bath Rugby tickets and local golf days, as well as suppliers’ kit and other offers like
Badminton Horse Trial tickets and a helicopter trip to JCB’s Rocester facility. “We would like to thank everyone who took part in the auction and
contributed such a
magnificent sum of money to a worthy charity. We look forward to meeting up with everyone again at next month’s Show in Coventry.”
Quick Reach expands into Scotland
Manchester-based Quick Reach Powered Access Ltd has acquired the assets of Specialized Access Ltd of Wishaw, a provider of tracked boom lifts and truck-mounted booms. All former employees have been retained. Quick Reach Director, John Barton, said, “This enables us to expand into Scotland and further enhances our fleet mix. The Wishaw operation will expand from a niche products supplier to a provider of a comprehensive range of access platforms and telescopic handlers.”
Hirers benefit from Seddons training
Powertec chooses SMC generators
Powertec Generators, based in Lanark, has bought 21 SMC Genpac10 generators to hire as back-up power support in remote areas. It serves customers at a number of sites that are at risk of power cuts in extreme weather conditions. MD Paul Younger, said: “Fuel consumption was an important factor in the purchasing decision. The generators need to run for a long time, in excess of 24 hours, because of the time it may take for contractors to reach outlying areas.”
The SMC Genpac10 generator, from Morris Site Machinery, is a compact 8kVA single-phase machine that can run for 75 hours at 75% load.
Seddons has completed an intensive training programme, in conjunction with Honda Engines, which has seen more than 250 workshop fitters from several national hirers receive classroom and practical-based training, including engine re-builds. The company delivered engine
repair and fault-finding training to staff from A-Plant, Brandon, HSS, Jewson, Select Plant, Speedy, Supply UK and Travis Perkins. This was delivered over a number of sessions at the Honda Engine Academy in Swindon.
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