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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 been mentioned.
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[quote="Martyn Henley"]Hi Russ ... is this the French plant hire you knew ?
http://www.frenchplant.co.uk/
Hello Martyn,
No the company I am talking about is W C French, They where a big company, all their cranes and navies where generally painted in black and white vertical stripes. The 3W in the picture I am going to "try" and post was an exception, It worked on the Datchet reservoir in the early 70's, it was double shifted, my father on one shift and Ron Barker on the other. They also did a lot of motorway and bypass work.
http://www.frenchplant.co.uk/
Hello Martyn,
No the company I am talking about is W C French, They where a big company, all their cranes and navies where generally painted in black and white vertical stripes. The 3W in the picture I am going to "try" and post was an exception, It worked on the Datchet reservoir in the early 70's, it was double shifted, my father on one shift and Ron Barker on the other. They also did a lot of motorway and bypass work.
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Yeh Black and White cranes ...they were called W.C. French I recall
I am sure they have been mentioned on CMN before ??
Nick
I am sure they have been mentioned on CMN before ??
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LDK wrote: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 been mentioned.
Think that they were the main contractor for the Brentwood by-pass - 1963ish .
Attached are a couple of pics of new 657s being delivered for French - see the name board on the swan neck - but I failed to note when or where!
Also a Le Tourneau "electric digger" being demonstrated on the Brentwood by-pass site.
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HI All,
The company was W & C French established in Essex in 1850. They later evolved into the Kier Group. (See post below).
As a boy in the 1950's I remember seeing lots of publicity photos of Euclid scrapers,( possibly SS18s) and Vickers tractors and boxes in blue livery like the Kier's gear I remember in the 1970's.
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The company was W & C French established in Essex in 1850. They later evolved into the Kier Group. (See post below).
As a boy in the 1950's I remember seeing lots of publicity photos of Euclid scrapers,( possibly SS18s) and Vickers tractors and boxes in blue livery like the Kier's gear I remember in the 1970's.
Fred
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FOWLER MAN wrote:HI All,
The company was W & C French established in Essex in 1850. They later evolved into the Kier Group. (See post below).
As a boy in the 1950's I remember seeing lots of publicity photos of Euclid scrapers,( possibly SS18s) and Vickers tractors and boxes in blue livery like the Kier's gear I remember in the 1970's.
Fred
Great stuff Fred,
You are a true font of knowledge !!
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