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Richards and Wallington

Last post by XS650 « Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:44 am
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by martyn williams » Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:53 pm

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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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Watching on the excellent TPTV a Look at Life film ( Link-Up 1969 ) about new fangled Police personal radios.
Features this massive Richards and...
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WHATLINGS LTD

Last post by IBH « Fri May 03, 2024 5:50 pm
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by concrete » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:29 pm

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Hi does anyone have any information on this company.

Thank You

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I came across this advert in an back issue of Coal magazine. Whatlings Limited 1952 advert.JPG

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Braham Miller Group

Last post by IBH « Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:31 pm
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by Ian Fletcher1970 » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:46 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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A 1977 advert for Braham Miller taken as a capture from a scanned newspaper (not by me) - the quality is not very great, but still of interest.
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dygor gaylord

Last post by IBH « Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:46 pm
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by stodge » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:06 am

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I hope i have spelt it right,this was a company i worked for on the andover bypass 68 69 they used ts 14s some 22as and a single 68a with blade...

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A 1963 UK trade press advert for Gaylord Edwards & Co. Ltd whom I believe where the Gaylord in Dyggor-Gaylord.

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Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:46 pm
TRACTOR SHOVELS LTD

Last post by essexpete « Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:23 am
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by concrete » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:28 pm

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Hi does anyone have any information on this company.

thank you

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Good shot of the F12!
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Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:23 am
HARVEY PLANT HIRE

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by martyn williams » Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:26 pm

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Has anyone got any photos or info on Harvey Plant hire? they were based at Newton Abbot,Devon.
Thanks
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Thanks for that post :bow:
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Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:37 pm
Brown Group help required

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by davej » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:41 am

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I'm building a model of one of the low loaders operated by the brown group, but to do do the decals im after a decent copy of the logo,

hopefully...

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Here is one of theirs

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Dick Hampton

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by modelman093 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:00 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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Thanks, i'll have a look on the wife's facebook. I'm too dumb, old and miserable for social media, this is as close as i get!
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Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:28 pm
Hobson's of Eggborough

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by XCAV8TOR » Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:29 am

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Did anyone on this forum ever work for Hobson's of Eggborough ?

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Hi sorry I`m a bit late with this post but I have oly just seen it
My cousin Peter Richardson worked for Hodsons and during the summers of the mid to...

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Seymour Plant Hire

Last post by Garsdale « Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:24 pm

by Garsdale » Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:24 pm

Seymour Plant Hire

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George Wimpey (Plant)

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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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Mark Williams, hi, was what you call a major OCCS in S Wales the one at Glyneath? I think it was called Measgwyn. I was on that for while about 1964,...
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Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:22 pm
Johnson Machinery Ltd Contractors Plant manufacturer

Last post by IBH « Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:11 pm
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by Aeronut » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:18 pm

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File0036.PDF
I was an Apprentice and draughtsman at Johnsons from 1972 to 1978 and collected a lot of sales brochures along with this company...

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Thank you for uploading it was an interesting read indeed, especially as Johnson are one of the less well profiled British construction equipment...

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Wrekin Construction.

Last post by IBH « Fri May 15, 2020 3:41 pm
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by IBH » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:42 am

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Wrekin Construction is a medium sized English building and civil engineering contractor here in the UK, unlike many other construction companies in...

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Part 3 - From Wrekin's website:

Image 1: Civil Engineering:
L-R: Unknown(possibly Golcar Aqueduct); unknown;
M4 Message Signing Jct 26-37, S Wales...
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Fri May 15, 2020 3:41 pm
John Laing Archive

Last post by hair bear « Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:55 pm

by hair bear » Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:55 pm

Historic England have released some of the John Laing photo archive with more to follow.

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Gardner Diesel Engines

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by mauricehalton@gmail.com » Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:33 am

For anyone that needs information on, parts of, or advice about the Gardner range of diesel engines, there is a FB group that could be useful....

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Larry Webb

Last post by DougH « Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:08 am
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by modelman093 » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:56 pm

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Thank you to all those who contributed to the thread on Dick Hampton. Another name from that era was Larry Webb - does anyone have any recollections...

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I started as an apprentice fitter for Saville Tractors in 1979 !! I was told that when Larry Webb Was working the Sunbury by-pass (M3) He had 4 IH...
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Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:08 am
JOHN JONES EXCAVATIONS

Last post by IBH « Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:26 pm
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by martinB50 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:04 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?

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John Jones (Excavation) Limited has been reactivated and is 50% owned by Vinci Construction UK Limited (trading as Taylor Woodrow for civils work)...
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Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:26 pm
A Waddington & Co Dartford-Farningham sewer contract

Last post by fang « Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:56 pm

by fang » Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:56 pm

Does anyone have any photos of this contract from the early 1970's?

A narrow gauge railway of approx 1 1/2 miles long was used to transport...

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Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:56 pm
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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Part 2:

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Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:30 pm
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
UMO Plant of Letchworth 1970s/80s

Last post by Demo driver « Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:54 pm
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by roadcommander2 » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:58 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 6:54 pm
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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French

Last post by denis carthy « Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:14 am
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by LDK » Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:31 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 2:38 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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