Scottish Groundworker, Advance Construction Scotland, have placed an order for some 40 Thwaites cabbed dumpers. The deal was facilitated and concluded via Thwaites approved distributor for the Scottish central belt and the highlands, Molson Young Plant Sales.
The cabbed dumpers in the deal are a mix of both 6-tonne and 9-tonne front tip, stage V machines.
The cab is impact tested to level 2 ROPS ISO 3471 and FOPS ISO 3449. As such all Thwaites cabbed dumpers are approved for use by the UK Major Contractors Group.
Advance Construction Scotland, Plant Manager, Gareth Mollan said, “ We run a fleet of over 300 site dumpers, all of which are manufactured by Thwaites. The reliability of the machines deliver a real competitive advantage, delivering exceptional levels of safety and productivity to our customers”.
Mr Mollan concluded “With the market buoyant, we are currently operating on over 250 sites across Scotland. We always listen to our customers, in the housing sector for instance, more clients are asking for cabbed dumpers to reduce risk, to be compliant and to be more competitive. These 40 new Thwaites machines will go straight to work, playing their part in building Scotland’s infrastructure and delivering the countries house building programme”.
Head of Sales – Heavy Line Equipment for Molson Young Plant Sales Alistair Murdoch who negotiated the deal said “This is a great deal to support Advanced Construction with, their loyalty to the Thwaites brand gives the company advocate status which is rewarded with, continuity and consistency at the point of order, on site and during the contract period. I would like to thank the business for this order and their continued support”.
Thwaites Distributor Manager (North) Will Redman commented, “Thwaites cabbed dumpers are built to be the best. This machine has undergone rigorous testing, in the most challenging of conditions, ensuring the design and build quality give plant operators the maximum protection. For visitors to Scotplant 2022 be sure to see come over to the Molson Young Plant Sales Stand to find out more about Thwaites”.