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.
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…>
Phoenix Plant Sales Ltd, have reached agreement with Thwaites to expand their current south and west Wales territory to now include mid and north Wales. Effectively establishing the company as the Thwaites approved and sole distributor for Wales, with a new, north Wales sales hub in Wrexham, officially opening on Jan 3rd, 2024. A Thwaites distributor since April 2020, Phoenix Plant Sales have quickly established themselves as a highly effective addition to the Thwaites UK dealer network. In addition to the Thwaites dumper range, the company offers Yanmar construction and agricultural equipment, Merlo telehandlers, Ammann compaction equipment and Atlas Copco…>
Cornish contractor Steve Hoskin Construction (SHC) have taken delivery of the first hydrostatic drive, 6-tonne Power Swivel Dumpers to be manufactured by Thwaites. SHC, formed in 1995, are recognised as one of the largest groundworkers in the South-West of England, delivering on site solutions to both local and national house builders. With companies such as Barratt David Wilson, Bovis and Taylor Wimpey amongst their portfolio of clients. This first machine sale of its type, represents further continual improvement in product development from Thwaites as the hydrostatic drive versus manual drive, delivers improved proportional control, making the dumper even easier and…>