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for Thwaites Barely a month passes without Thwaites cementing another major deal for its reputable dumpers. Not all are as large as Brandon Hire Station’s recent purchase, however. Facilitated by Thwaites’ distributor BTE
Plant Sales, Brandon took delivery of 70 one-tonne Hi-Tip machines, in a deal that will do much to expand its nationwide fleet and satisfy the growing demand for such equipment. Brandon MD Brian Sherlock (centre-right)
had no doubts about his savvy acquisition, saying: “Thwaites have a great product, the design and build quality is second to none, with this being recognised by our customers, who find them safe and easy to operate, our engineers who find them easy to maintain and our drivers who find them safe and easy to load and deliver.” More recently, Abergavenny-based hirer Randall Plant Hire (RGW
Plant) bought six 7-tonne Super-Vis dumpers and two 3-tonne power swivel machines in a deal facilitated by Thwaites distributor CBL.
Rob Tierney of RGW said: “Whilst we have a good relationship with
Thwaites. I wanted to conduct a thorough search of the market to find the best cabbed dumper out there. Key to this search was that here in South Wales and the valleys we have some incredibly rough terrain that we ask these machines to work in. Not all the machines we looked at had the same ground clearance as the Thwaites machine nor were they built on such a strong chassis.”
Lift Safe adds Safelift Greater-Manchester-based Lift Safe, which is celebrating its 20th year, has become an
authorised distributor for the ‘Safelift’ range of low-level access platforms. Swedish company Safelift provides push-around and self-propelled lifts with a maximum
working height of five metres. Meanwhile, the self-propelled Safelift MA50 has automatic parking brakes and can be fully elevated in 16 seconds. The unit weighs just 380kg and is designed for working on floors with low weight-bearing capabilities. Compact dimensions mean the machine passes easily through standard doorways and it can be transported between floors in passenger elevators. The MA50 runs on 12V battery power and noise is restricted to a maximum of 70 decibels. Damien Boswell of Lift Safe said: “We have added personnel lifts to our product range in
response to demand from our customers. We researched the low-level access market to find a partner who met the criteria for all our products – they must be high-quality, easy to maintain, and hassle-free for the end user. Safelift therefore fits extremely well with our existing product portfolio.”
TRIME EYES END FOR FOSSIL FUELS The Trime Group announces plans to phase out fossil-fuels in its equipment, and will only
offer emission-free machinery by 2025. Following this success of its X-ECO LED lighting, the Milan-based company commenced
engineering a range of more sustainable lighting towers. The company now plans to go one step further, with the introduction of its T-ZERO PRO power module. The new system is centred on a specially designed battery pack that brings together seamless
long run times and quick recharging. As the name suggests, the T-ZERO PRO emits zero noise, creates zero vibration, uses zero fuel and produces zero emissions. The T-ZERO PRO system is intended to replace many of the diesel, gasoline and LPG powered engines currently fitted to machinery used on construction sites. The Trime T-ZERO PRO system is nearing the end of its testing phase and will soon move into full production.
10 Executive Hire News - May 2021
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