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gap group's autumn expansion

Scottish-based Gap Group, which is soon to open three new depots in England - one in Doncaster and two in the Midlands - has recently placed a £1.5 million order with Bomag for 150 vibrating rollers. This latest order - the largest ever placed by the company - takes GAP's total spend on plant for 1998 to £9 million. The group's fleet of rollers now numbers 700. Although only a small number of the current roller fleet need ROPs frames to meet forthcoming EC legislation MD Douglas Anderson is angry at the cost of compliance. On average each frame will cost £1,700 to fit, almost double the cost of fitting a similar frame to a dumper.

new cranes to join edinburgh firm

Family-owned crane hire company, Bernard Hunter of Edinburgh has ordered two further Liebherr mobile cranes. The new cranes join a 120-tonne Liebherr mobile that the company has been operating for the last two years. The new models are: a LTM 1160/2 featuring a 36m offsettable swin-away fly-jib and a LTM 1090/2. Both models have compact 'footprints' and Liebherr's oviform boom.

new nationwide access depot in scotland

Powered access equipment supplier Nationwide Access has opened a third depot in Scotland. The new depot is based in Kirkliston near Edinburgh. The company already has sites at Bellshill in Strathclyde and Dundee. Initial staff will include a depot manager, sales manager, hire desk controller and service engineer. Further jobs are likely to be created as the company expands its operation. The depot has a fleet of 40 powered access scissor and boom lifts.

new hi-reach access depot in wales

Hi-Reach Access which supplies powered lifting equipment for work throughout the Midlands and the south of England has opened a new £1 million depot in Wales. The company which claims it is the largest independent powered access company in Wales is forecasting turnover in excess of £3 million for the year. New projects in south Wales have fuelled the company's recent expansion.