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A return of confidence
00:00 15 Jun 1995
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Plant & Tools, part of the Wolseley Group plc, considers the
time is right to put its expansion plans into action. 'We have
taken a long hard look at the industry and are confident that the
business is strategically and geographically well placed for the
future,' said director,' Mike Bean. 'And with hire rates at long
last beginning to firm up, I am convinced that now is the right
time to invest in new plant and equipment.'
After going out to five companies, all the new equipment has been ordered from Mawsley Machinery of Northampton and includes 15 Bomag tandem rollers, 14 CompAir compressors, seven Manitou tele and masted rough terrain fork lifts, nine Pel-Job minis, 20 Thwaites and three Pel-Job dumpers. The machines are scheduled for delivery during the summer months.
Plant & Tools' boast is that it hires anything, from a 12mm drill to a 6t dumper, or a drain rod to tele handler and anything in between. The company now has five depots in Kent and five more in the west country and Wales.
'Some of the new equipment is for fleet renewal and upgrading,' said Bean. 'However, the majority represents a true expansion.
Having taken the decision to invest in all this new plant, Mike Bean is still less than happy with the actions of the Government and its plans to impose continuous licensing on machines such as dumpers, rollers, rough terrain fork lifts and excavators, in fact any machine that is used on the public highway.
'These new proposals are quite ludicrous and is just another illustration of how badly out of touch the Government has become. They have done nothing and continue to do nothing to support the construction industry,' said Bean. 'They seem to have completely forgotten the adage that when the building industry is busy, everyone is busy.
'Vehicle Excise Duty will be œ135-150 per year, depending on the weight of the machine and with a fleet the size of ours, these are sums we just cannot hope to absorb. We shall have to recover the tax by means of a levy on each invoice.
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After going out to five companies, all the new equipment has been ordered from Mawsley Machinery of Northampton and includes 15 Bomag tandem rollers, 14 CompAir compressors, seven Manitou tele and masted rough terrain fork lifts, nine Pel-Job minis, 20 Thwaites and three Pel-Job dumpers. The machines are scheduled for delivery during the summer months.
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Plant & Tools' boast is that it hires anything, from a 12mm drill to a 6t dumper, or a drain rod to tele handler and anything in between. The company now has five depots in Kent and five more in the west country and Wales.
'Some of the new equipment is for fleet renewal and upgrading,' said Bean. 'However, the majority represents a true expansion.
Having taken the decision to invest in all this new plant, Mike Bean is still less than happy with the actions of the Government and its plans to impose continuous licensing on machines such as dumpers, rollers, rough terrain fork lifts and excavators, in fact any machine that is used on the public highway.
'These new proposals are quite ludicrous and is just another illustration of how badly out of touch the Government has become. They have done nothing and continue to do nothing to support the construction industry,' said Bean. 'They seem to have completely forgotten the adage that when the building industry is busy, everyone is busy.
'Vehicle Excise Duty will be œ135-150 per year, depending on the weight of the machine and with a fleet the size of ours, these are sums we just cannot hope to absorb. We shall have to recover the tax by means of a levy on each invoice.
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