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pompey pirtek franchise bought

The Portsmouth franchise of on-site hydraulic hose replacement specialists Pirtek has been bought by Peter Stonestreet. The franchise employs four staff and operates three fully-equipped mobile service vehicles from its depot on the Airport Industrial area. The Portsmouth Pirtek was set up in 1996 by Tony Waring, following his success in Southampton.

avery berkel wins sita quarries upgrade

The specialist Transport Weighing Division of Avery Berkel has secured a prestigious order to upgrade the existing weighbridge systems at every landfill and quarry site managed by SITA in the United Kingdom. The system needed to be compatible with all existing weighbridges and also integrate with SITA's company-wide business system, which is managed from three regional offices in Bladon, Poole and Stamford.

citb to inject £50 million for training

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to inject £50 million in grants to provide training through its 1999/2000 Grants Scheme. This will be £5 million up on the amount expected to be used in the 1998/1999 Grants Scheme year.

makita cordless range expanded

Two new additions offering even higher performance have been introduced to Makita's Marathon Cordless Drill range. The 12v 63316DEB-EX and the 14.4v 6336DWB-EX Marathon Extra models offer a dramatic increase in torque of almost 25 per cent making even shorter work of drilling and screwdriving operations.

NEW JACKUP PLATFORM LAUNCHED

Skate-3 from Seacore is a new jack-up platform capable of working in water depths of up to 30m whilst handling total jack-up loads of up to 100 tonnes. Its modular construction means deck areas from 178m2 to 235m2 are available to order. Commissioning can be carried out in just one day if necessary.