Post #243 by IBH » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:25 pm
Sanderson:
After Sanderson collapsed in 1991 the Sanderson 'Teleporter' and 'Plantman' product range/business together with the remains of Muir-Hill were bought by Wordworth Holdings PLC, the holding company for Aveling Barford and other businesses based in Grantham, founded by Duncan Wordworth (formerly of Coles Cranes). The Plantman rough terrain forklifts were discontinued after a while and Teleporter sales overtime were mostly to the agricultural market with construction/industrial sales falling away. The Teleporter range/division became a 50:50 JV with Claas, who then took full ownership, updating the Teleporter models and then replacing them with the Claas Scorpion range of telehandlers.
Production went to Claas's UK plant in Suffolk with production between 2000 and 2005 done/involving Caterpillar.
The design and manufacturing rights were sold by Claas to Kramer in 2005 (Now part of Wacker Neuson) with Kramer building agri-spec models fro sale under the Claas name until 2018 and Kramer building/selling construction/industrial spec models. in 2018 Claas then sourced telehandlers from Liebherr.
The remains of Muir-Hill were sold to Lloyd Loaders (MH) Limited of Mythholmroyd West Yorkshire in 1991:
https://www.muir-hill.co.uk/
Winget went to Seddons, and still exists in much reduced form.
Priestman went into administration - it's parts and service operations were bought by Priestman Equipment Limited owned by the Dillon family and then it started building powered access equipment under the Priestman name focussing on vehicle mounted platforms, trailer mounted and small boom lifts.
It was bough by Syltone PLC in 1999 who in turn where bough by Gardner Denver, who dropped the Priestman name and ceased manufacturing in 2011.
https://investegate.co.uk/syltone-plc--sylt-/rns/acquisition--etc/199907280735221105U/
https://vertikal.net/en/news/story/13510/gardner-denver-to-exit-access
The above is very much a potted history.