Thwaites only manufacture site dumpers, there are no additional product ranges. The privately owned UK business based in Leamington Spa exports their site dumpers around the world. The business started in 1937 and remains under family ownership to this day. Thwaites dumpers are sold through a network of 12 distributors in the UK, from CBS in Cornwall to Molson Young in Inverness and Lister Wilder the latest recruit to the network with their reach now including Sussex and Surrey.
At Intermat Paris, last month, Thwaites introduced ROPS+, a concept solution that ensures operator safety and standards compliance, with manufacturing standard EN474 2022: part 6, effective from spring 2025. The standard refers to front mounted dumpers, with an operating mass of over 3,500 kg & under 4,500kg. The standard states that these machines shall be provided with an additional means (for example cabs) to prevent the operator from being ejected from the overall dimensions of the machine, in the event of a machine tip or roll over. For Thwaites this will mean that dumpers in the 1-tonne to 4.5-tonne range…>
Leading regional hirer Rentool with branches in Hampshire and Dorset, have further expanded their fleet of Thwaites dumpers in a recent deal that saw 4 x 1.5-tonne Power Swivel models enter the fleet for the first time. The wider order of 10 x machines, which includes a mix of 3-tonne & 2-tonne units grows the company’s Thwaites only fleet to 110 dumpers. Founded in 1982 by former Selwood colleagues Mike Jackson and Bill Collings, the business has blossomed to offer a wide range of plant, tool and indeed haulage, to hirers across the south coast. Since 2019 the business has…>
Equipment distributor Boss Plant Sales has been appointed by Thwaites as the new distributor for London (inner M25) and Oxfordshire. Boss Plant Sales was founded by Graham Stansfield in 2012 and has enjoyed over a decade of rapid growth. The Company excels in recruiting and retaining a team of highly experienced industry titans. Personnel include Nick Anwyl, Tony Barnett, John Wiseman and Dave Simms all with over 90 years of experience in the region. Thwaites will compliment other leading companies including Kubota, Manitou, Bomag, and Atlas Copco. Graham Stansfield said “We are delighted to be appointed as the Thwaites distributor…>
Thwaites has announced that Molson Equipment has been appointed as the approved distributor for the Northeast of England. This move further expands the Molson Group relationship with Thwaites, from the existing distributor relationship covering the Scottish central belt and highlands, to this second and separate territory of the Northeast of England. Speaking ahead of the official commencement, Thwaites General Sales Manager Andy Sabin said “I would firstly like to thank Nixon Plant Sales for their work and commitment to advance the Thwaites brand in the Northeast of England. As our relationship evolves our longstanding partnership with the company will continue”.…>
National Hirer Plantforce has placed an order for £4.2m in a major site dumper fleet deal with Thwaites. The deal which consists of 105 site dumpers, 58 of which are 9-tonne Front Tip cabbed dumpers, completes one of the largest fleet deals in recent times. Thwaites Distributor Manager (North) Will Redman said, “We were delighted to receive this sizeable order from one of the UK’s major hirers. Plantforce and distributor Molson Group have both been a real pleasure to do business with”. New legislation regarding operator protection will come into force in the Spring of 2025. This legislation states that…>