EDITORIAL LETTER Time flies by... Hello, and welcome to Edition 34 of THE VOICE magazine - the voice of SMT in Great Britain.
Once again I don’t know where the year has gone, time certainly flies! The Operators Club Final took place in October, and our two finalists travelled to Konz, Germany, to compete against 32 of the best Operators from 15 countries. Find out how they performed on pages 43–47.
There are a few big projects underway across the country which SMT GB is playing a vital role in. CA Blackwell (contracts) have opted for a number of Volvo machines to assist with one of the most significant infrastructure projects currently underway, the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme. You can read about this on pages 28–31. Meanwhile, Sirius Group has converted Volvo A30Gs to assist with their huge muck-shifting projects which have increased with the government releasing green-field sites.
In this edition, we visit Asphalt Surfacing who have recently taken delivery of their first P6870C paver which you can read more about on pages 18–23. We also visit Woodgate Sawmills who have recently taken delivery of a new L50H, replacing an L50D which has worked on the site for the last ten years. The company bought their first Volvo Loading Shovel in 1963, a BM Volvo 620. You can read more about the sawmill on pages 52–53.
Gow Groundworks took delivery of the first Volvo EWR170E in Great Britain and then put it to use raising money for charity. The machine, driven by
Managing Director, Alan Gow, drove the North Coast 500, a 516-mile scenic route about the north coast of Scotland. Find out how the machine performed in this unusual task on pages 24–27.
In other news closer to home, SMT GB has recently invested in a new van solution to support our engineers and ensure the highest quality maintenance of Volvo Construction Equipment. The specification is unique to SMT GB, and you can find out more about this on pages 32–33. The SMT GB team in Duxford also once again took part in the local Soapbox Derby and with a new approach performed better than last time. You can read about this event on pages 50–51.
I hope you enjoy reading the latest edition of THE VOICE. It is very much your magazine so if there is anything you would like to see more of, please let me know or tweet me @AmyMetcalfeIM
Amy Metcalfe Marketing Director
THE VOICE EDITOR:
amy.metcalfe@
smtgb.co.uk
EDITORIAL TEAM: Mark Gunns, Kathy McConnell, Amber Mills
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