Showtime!


It’s been a busy few weeks, what with the Showman’s Show, our very own Glasgow Roadshow, the Bauma expo and Saltex all taking place. It mostly went to plan too, although a dose of COVID picked up somewhere in Munich meant that I was too infectious to get to the latter. Oh well… Happily, the


Glasgow Roadshow went off without a hitch, the great and good of Scottish hire turning out in even greater numbers than last year. Hands were shaken, show- only deals were most definitely done and a good amount of chinwaggery ensued as old chums reconnected. Our attentions now turn to the Executive Hire West & Wales Roadshow, which has an even larger pool of potential visitors, with all 12 exhibitor stands now sold. It promises to be a great show! Back to this edition, and a note


of apology to my former colleague, erstwhile EHN editor Alan Guthrie, whose photograph of the Trime X-Eco Hybrid lighting towers in the last issue was not attributed correctly. There’s no defense – I cropped out the credit, which was on the photo itself, and then I forgot to add it beneath. Mistakes happen from time to time, although they shouldn’t. So sorry Alan. I will not let this happen again. No space left for any more


blather, so check the running order on the right and on we go…


Andy 2 Contents 2 Latest News


It was all go at the Glasgow Roadshow, plus all the good stuff from recent trade events.


16 Hazards and pitfalls


Company tax law can trip up a business, so what can owners do about it?


18 39 years at the helm


All aboard for plant and tools, as Dan Jenkins visits Anchorage Hire.


22 Be prepared


Better be ready for floods before they happen, says Pete Mcmutrie of Obart Pumps


24Wild style


It’s getting wetter, windier and more horrible out there. Here’s the kit that might help.


30 Not their first rodeo


The first to market with an electric telehandler, but what else is new with GGR Group?


32 Material World


Madonna aficionado, Dan Jenkins, gets to grips with materials-handling machinery.


34 Moveable feasts


Material handling equipment comes in all shapes and sizes. Here’s our pick of the latest and best.


38 Motoring ahead


Exsel Plant & tool hire expands once again, with a new depot in Salisbury and an exciting motorbike business.


40 Be careful what you wish for


Roy finds little to like about the current lot in power, and he’s already finding that his costs are rising.


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Executive Hire News is the specialist business magazine serving the tools, equipment and plant hire industry, and this issue is mailed to 5,600 executives with management responsibilities. Every effort is made to ensure that the contents of this publication are accurate but the publisher accepts no responsibility for effects arising there from. We do not accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from unsolicited contributions. Opinions expressed by the contributors and advertisers are not necessarily those of the publisher. This publication is protected by copyright and no part may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher.


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