EXECUTIVE NEWS continued
Boels bolsters fleet
Boels Rental has itroduced a new brand of compactors in its construction rental fleet - the Ammann APF 15/40 forward-moving vibratory plate compactor. On Boels’ request, Ammann has replaced the unit’s standard engine with a Vanguard 200 single- cylinder, 4.9 Gross kW motor, which generates more power and halves service intervals. The first batch of compactors
is expected to be delivered early March 2020. The Ammann APF 15/40 vibratory plate compactor is easy to
operate, and ideal for soil,asphalt and paving stone compaction. The compactor’s high-technology exciter unit provides the forward- moving power needed to handle challenging materials and steep grades, while requiring no maintenance. State-of-the-art guide handles with low hand-arm vibration protect the operator from unwanted vibrations and enables precise machine control. Guy Cremer, director of fleet operations, is looking forward to
introducing the Ammann APF 15/40 compactors to the Boels rental fleet: “Making the best quality, user-friendly equipment accessible to our customers remains a key goal for us. The new Vanguard-powered plate compactors offer customers an enhanced user experience by way of a simplified starting process and lower vibration, while providing powerful compaction. Also, the extended service intervals of the engine allow us to reduce our oil waste and recycling.” Further enhancing the Boels rental fleet is a smaller plate compactor,
the APF 10/33. Both units were scheduled to arrive in early March, so should be available right now.
Thwaites rolls on during lockdown
The global pandemic has caught many businesses off guard, and responses have varied from complete closure to business as usual - albeit within the current guidelines. For Thwaites, it has been a matter of sensible planning prior to the lockdown taking hold. In view of current social distancing guidelines, the company has
taken the decision to temporarily close its Warwickshire factory. In terms of maintaining its business otherwise, it has worked with its supply chain and workforce to ensure that the inventory of site dumper stock was built to sustain demand throughout the spring months. Thwaites has
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13 major distributors delivering from 27 outlets, all of which remain |open at present.
The company keeps an additional stock of dumpers from 1-tonne to 9-tonne ready for despatch, and it maintains a team to deliver spares and service machines as required.
Dragon takes flight
Dragon Equipment’s new CR300 Concrete Crusher has just been delivered to Dale Hire. This order is the first of what is hoped to be many for the company, whose equipment is designed and built in Suffolk. Jeff Haines, owner
and designer at Dragon Equipment, enthused; “We’re delighted that our first order has come from a local company. Dale Hire has been providing plant and tool hire locally since 1978, so they certainly know their business, and we’re excited for them to start sharing the CR300 Crusher with their customers.” Gordon Rogers of Dale Hire adds: “We have had very positive early
interest since taking delivery of the CR300 Crusher, demonstrating it to our customers with some particularly large and dense blocks and getting some excellent responses. The communication, attention to detail and professional ‘can-do’ approach from Dragon Equipment made the decision to invest in their well thought out mini crusher an easy choice.” The tracked CR300 Crusher can process up to six tonnes of concrete per hour. It is just 700mm wide weighs less than 750kg.
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