CES holds a steady course for


its long-standing business CES (Contractors Equipment Sales) of Harrier Way Norwich has the accolade of being SMT GB’s longest-serving utility equipment dealer, having handled the range of Volvo compact excavators and prior to that, the Pel Job badged product.


Since the VOICE magazine featured the company in edition 32, it is happy to report that CES is holding a steady course with a loyal and dedicated team, but then one would expect this with two families demonstrating a strong bond of friendship and an equally strong work ethic contributing to its continuing success. The Company was established in 1972 by business partners Ivan Smith and Michael Cozens and has since steadily grown to be a highly respected multi-franchise, family-run business serving Norfolk and Suffolk. Whilst we are naturally delighted that both gentlemen are still actively involved in the business they have taken somewhat of a backseat on the day to day activities, working and helping out on a part-time basis. It is Ivan’s son Andy and Michael’s daughter Claire who now steer the company


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forward, Andy oversees sales and the general running of the business, with 36 years under his belt, while Claire, with 30 years’ service, coordinates the workshops and engineers’ activities. The company is supported by several long-serving team members. For example, Graham Ward has been running the stores for the past 38 years, ably assisted by Robert Chipperfield (Claire’s husband). Looking after the company’s finances is Shirley Gardiner who has been with CES for 25 years and helping everyone out is Clare Macallan (Andy’s wife). A more recent addition to the team is Taila Biggs-Smith (Andy Smith’s daughter) who has joined as Junior Sales Administrator, making it three generations of the Smith family involved in the business.


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