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Dawnus

Last post by IBH « Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:30 pm
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by IBH » Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:24 pm

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The Welsh construction group Dawnus went into administration in March and, before their website went offline I saved a number of images for posterity...

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Sir Alfred McAlpine

Last post by Alex_Carry « Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:52 pm
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by our kid » Wed May 06, 2009 10:29 pm

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Hi anyone out there can help with any old photos? specifically Foden low loader from mid to late fifties and what model it was, because it was the...

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My grandfather worked in the late 50's through till 75 for mcalpines, Tommy Carry is his name. He drove motor scrapers, d8's and excavators all over...
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Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:52 pm
SPEC SHEETS LECURA WARNING

Last post by landroverbob « Wed May 08, 2019 12:00 am

by landroverbob » Wed May 08, 2019 12:00 am

HI to all, just a warning about LECTURA SPECS who advertise specsheets on the net . I paid €30 to find the spec of my Alldig by Thwaites . 25% of the...

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Wed May 08, 2019 12:00 am
Braham Miller Group

Last post by Paul1959 « Fri Mar 15, 2019 3:44 pm
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by Ian Fletcher1970 » Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:46 pm

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Does anyone remember or have any info on the Braham Miller Group, I remember an advert in Contract Journal from the late 1970's/early 1980's and...

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Hi I used to work there in late 70's in the sales office. There were 3 branches, The Braham Millar group itself, Bristowes Machinery which I think...

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Fri Mar 15, 2019 3:44 pm
UMO Plant of Letchworth 1970s/80s

Last post by Demo driver « Sat Nov 17, 2018 7:54 pm
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by roadcommander2 » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:58 am

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Does anyone have any recollections of UMO Plant?

They were the importers of a range of Russian plant & equipment including Belaz dump trucks,...

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Hi just found this site whilst looking for a photo of the 256 I was the demonstration driver for UMO plant at Letchworth back in the early 70s quite...
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Sat Nov 17, 2018 7:54 pm
Richards and Wallington

Last post by FOWLER MAN « Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:40 am
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by martyn williams » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:53 am

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Just wondered what happened to this company.They had a few RB 22's on NCB sites in the 1970's in South Wales.Any photos out there ?
Martyn

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Hi Ian,
Great to see those pics, not only did I work on plant on hire to Christiani Shand on that job circa 1969, (I was there to repair a Case 450...
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Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:40 am
Dalgliesh Bros Moffat

Last post by Garsdale « Mon May 07, 2018 6:13 pm

by Garsdale » Mon May 07, 2018 6:13 pm

Does anyone remember Dalgliesh Bros Moffat.

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Mon May 07, 2018 6:13 pm
French

Last post by denis carthy « Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:14 am
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by LDK » Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:31 am

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Anyone got any memories or pictures relating to French? They had so much work going on in the 60's and 70's that I am surprised that they have not...

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I was with W C French on M6 at Burton Kendal about 1968 or 9, they were about the only company who paid a small bonus to the scraper drivers apart...
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Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:14 am
Multidrive - Another David J Brown company

Last post by essexpete « Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:20 am
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by BulldozerD11 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:38 am

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From the Hymac Discussions and the Brown Group and BM group items as well.

I'v started a Multidrive Article as saw a Multidrive spreader at Lamma...

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Sorry if this has been posted up:

D J Brown was involved the Northrop Ford tractor conversion in the early 60s.
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Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:20 am
Dick Hampton

Last post by topkit « Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:20 pm
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by modelman093 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm

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Does anyone have memories / pics of the earth moving company Dick Hampton which was based at Bentley in Hampshire. In the 60s and 70s they were to be...

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Eucliddave not sure if you saw my post but i am in Kent overlooking the A21 from Haysden just past the lake. My local farmer who lost some of his...
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Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:20 pm
C J Pryor

Last post by Dieseldog1978 « Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:28 am
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by john » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:42 pm

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The company based at Harlow Common. You dont seem to see much about them, but I remember they ran a lot of CAT's and other big plant plus a lot of...

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I used to work for Pryors from 2000 til 2007 when I went off to be a manager.

I used to do the Southern quarries run, all CEMEX pits, with the old...
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Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:28 am
Road Rollers Limited

Last post by v1230nm « Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:35 pm
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by IBH » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:26 pm

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Two adverts for Road Rollers Limited, whom I don't know anything about. Ads are from 1970 and 71.

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Hi IBH.
From what I remember a lot of their plant was painted green and I think they were taken over by Isis Plant in the late seventies or early...

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Wyatts of Snetterton

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:44 pm
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by bob » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:47 pm

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worked for them in seventys Ben had 24 scrapers and 3 R35 dumptrucks at the time but the dw 21 where not used much after 1976 when I drove one on the...

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Smashing old photos there :thumbup: love the one that looks like its been taken from inside an old Morris Minor. :thumbup:

Jeremy
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Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:44 pm
Letrobe

Last post by Britman « Tue Nov 22, 2016 1:21 am
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by hoggie » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:19 pm

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I remember a company called Letrobe had four TS14,s on hire but struggled to keep them going and got the name one load Letrobe

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I worked for La Trobe on 2 short occasions but do not remember the name but I believe they had a fitter nick named Squeaky if I remember...
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Tue Nov 22, 2016 1:21 am
Komatsu buys Joy

Last post by Dah « Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:18 pm

by Dah » Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:18 pm

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Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:18 pm
Whatever happened to the British Engineering Industry ?

Last post by Mrsmackpaul « Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:38 pm
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by XS650 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:57 am

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Being talked about on Chaseside thread , but how did UK plc go from still being the workshop of the world in the early 1960s to basket case Britain...

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Thanks for the replies I thought something must happen first as in a procedure the news out here paints the picture that the UK wakes up the next...
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Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:38 pm
LMA Falkland Islands

Last post by Tony Chapman « Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:23 am
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by Dowsett Boy » Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:39 pm

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There must be forum members with experiences of this imo dreadful job.
I went out there in August 1984 and have never experienced 5 months of total...

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I was out there with LMA long time ago now
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Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:23 am
Mcgregors

Last post by Dah « Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:52 pm
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by Dowsett Boy » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:33 pm

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Does anyone remember Mcgregors pretty certain they were a Chesterfield firm.They had if my memory is correct some Terex r45 trucks and a Cat 16...

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In the opencast images book there is a good picture of the site with two AGK 2400's, H185, RH40, Cat 245 and 992C. You can also see a Poclain 1000...

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Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:52 pm
Jackim?

Last post by Mark Williams « Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:41 am

by Mark Williams » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:41 am

Hello Everyone,
This was a small heavy equipment plant hire company from South Wales in the late 60s & 70s.
It was owned by some of the directors...

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Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:41 am
Shellabear Price/ Biwater Plant

Last post by mcp76 « Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:16 am
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by Kaptain » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:41 pm

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Anyone know anything or have photos of the following company and its equipment....
I think it started out called Shellabear Price Plant, then became...

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There is some nice footage of Shellabear Price kit in the first few minutes of this video from the early 70s about the Invergordon Smelter job. They...

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Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:16 am
JOHN JONES EXCAVATIONS

Last post by Dreamweaver « Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:02 pm
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by martinB50 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:04 pm

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I heard this week that jj are calling it a day? once they finish with the A46 works the company will be wound down, anybody else heard this?

Regards...

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"A" series ERF delivering a D9 circa early 70s.
Picture courtesy of my good friend Allan Leach who worked for John Jones for many years....
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Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:02 pm
George Wimpey (Plant)

Last post by tctractors « Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:00 pm
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by Nick Drew » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:20 pm

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I started my working life straight from school with George Wimpey at their Southampton depot in the plant workshop around 1977 they were a great...

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Motorways, was based in Stratford upon Avon on the West side in an industrial estate (Manor Road?), they had a fair setup with some good...
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Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:00 pm
Dowsett/ RM Douglas

Last post by davemadden « Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:19 pm
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by modelman093 » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:48 pm

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A new posting in the Heavy Haulage section shows a Dowsett Euclid on an RM Douglas low loader. RM Douglas built the Caterpillar plant at Uddingston...

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Hi
Dowsetts must have got into construction at some point. They built the R H Patterson Ford dealership on Scotswood Rd, Newcastle.
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Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:19 pm
Dyggor Gaylord Yard Inventory

Last post by Dah « Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:51 pm

by Dah » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:51 pm

Hi,

I was just thinking about some of the kit that I saw in Dyggor Gaylords yard in Guiltbrook over the years and thought I would list the main bits...

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:51 pm
Looking for business partner in construction, manufacturing and others

Last post by Dowsett Boy « Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:49 pm
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by Vietnam Drivers » Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:35 am

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If you are being stuck where to find adequate, right labor forces, find us first. We never take manpower recruitment serious but significantly. In...

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Why dont you f"£k off mercenary parasites .
Yes I feel very strongly about these con artists robbing of people who do all the graft.

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Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:49 pm

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