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Hi Tony (Dowsett Boy)
Who was your plant manager? I worked with a few, Charlie Robinson, George Rollins and 5years with Bill Smith, who was the only bloke I know who would get changed, then get washed and shaved.
Regards
Pete

aftter Low Fell their plant yard was at Boroughbridge and head offices were at Bilton Hall, Harrogate.

Hi Dowsett Boy What is your name and where did you work. I started on the M62 at Birkenshaw and then moved to Normanton, I also looked after the transport on a small M42 contract in Coventry. Later I worked on the A19 and M69 contracts. I also worked for Dowsett Piling before West bought them out be...

Seeing Mark Kettlewells name on one of the forums it reminded me about his dog Toby and Marks wellies, Then I started thinking about others I worked with at Dowsetts Albert Turner, David Jones, Glen Fielding, John Lavender. also Chris Palmer from Dowsett Piling and "Cat" Jack Walsh who I w...

After seeing Mark Kettlewells name I started wondering what has happened to others I have worked with. They are Albert Turner, John Lavender, David Jones, Glen Fielding, Mick Hook all Dowsett and "Cat"Jack Walsh that I worked with at MK-Shand, Shinco Nigeria and Ittalmontaggi in Bangladesh...

Met my old boss on Dowsetts the other week after nearly 30 years Mark Kettlewell. When I was with them in the early 80s they operated 637s they bought if I remember correctly 4 new ones for the M20 think they had 7 or 8 of them. On the M20 one of the banksmen was doing oil changes on the new scrape...

ChrisMk1 wrote:Think they did the earth-moving on the Leeds Bradford Airport runway extention in early 1980s

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Just wondered if anyone knew the whereabouts of the following people that worked with me on various projects Albert Turner, Glen Fielding, David Jones, John Lavender, Mick Hook, and Chris Parmer of Dowsett Piling. I have also tried to find "cat"Jack Walsh with whom I worked with at M-K Sha...