EDITORIAL LETTER A time to reflect… Hello, and welcome to Edition 37 of THE VOICE magazine – the voice of SMT in Great Britain.
Once again we are nearing the end of the year, which offers the opportunity to look back and reflect. We have held many events this year, with the last of these being the Operators Club Final, which took place 5-6 October. You can find out how the GB finalists did on pages 36–39.
We have also seen a few firsts this year, with the first Volvo Rigid Truck delivered in February, followed by the first L350H, which has now been delivered to Chepstow Plant International, which you can read about on pages 8–13.
We are also pleased to welcome several new customers who have opted for Volvo machines for the first time. In this edition, Coatstone Surfacing have chosen a Volvo paver which you can read about on pages 32–33. Ashcourt Group, while not new to Volvo machine ownership and operation, have also purchased their first Volvo paver, which you can read about on pags 42–45. Tonic Construction have also chosen Volvo excavators for the first time. You can read about these on pages 6–7. We are sure that these new customers will be very happy with their new purchases and the on-going support they will receive from SMT GB.
Many existing customers have also added Volvos to their fleet, some of these for specialist applications. In this edition, James Jones & Sons have opted for two new Loading Shovels for their logging operations (pages 16–17), while Ron Hull demolition has purchased an EC480E rigged with both high-reach and demolition equipment (pages 18–21).
This year, SMT chose to support the charity CALM. It’s excellent to see all the activities that have taken place around the business to support this cause. To date we have raised £4,000, which is incredible and will go a long way to support CALM in their movement against suicide; the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. You can find out more about the work they do at
www.thecalmzone.net and can call their helpline anytime you need it on: 0800 58 58 58.
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, Alex Cox, Amber Mills
THE VOICE is a magazine published by SMT Great Britain, Duxford, Cambridge, England CB22 4QX
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Telephone 01223 836636 /SMTGreatBritain @SMT—GB /SMT—GB 4 THE VOICE MAGAZINE No 37 2019 @SMT—GB
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