Stehr seeks UK distributors

German attachment manufacturer Stehr is looking for up to six dealers to distribute its range of products, including soil stabilisation and machine-mounted plate compaction units, in the UK.

"We've already sold some machines into the UK and have dealers for the London area and Northern Ireland, but are looking to establish nationwide coverage," said Carsten Soltau, managing director of Stehr.

Four of the company's towed soil stabilisation units are already in the UK, and according to Soltau, these now offer performance comparable to self-propelled models.

"We're quite happy to test both our model that grinds soil down to 24 inches (60cm) and our integrated, dust-free units against medium-sized self-propelled machines," stated Soltau.

He said that one particular benefit of towed machines is that there is no risk of the unit's own wheels re-compacting soil that has already been ground-up.

Soltau added that its machine-mounted plate compactors had significant benefits in terms of operator health and safety.

"In France the government pays a supplement to companies using these rather than manual plates. This is due to the reduced incidence of work related accidents and illness," he said.