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Lay-offs reach new level
Since the start of the year almost 36,000 people have been laid off work in Ireland with many of those jobs connected to the haulage industry.

Manufacturing slump to hit Haulage industry
The latest official industrial production figures released by the CSO reveal how much the manufacturing industry has been hit by the recession, which is bad news for the haulage sector.

Truck building firm collapse
Looby Brothers, the Kilkenny truck building firm have found themselves a casualty of the ongoing credit crunch.

Job losses at car parts manufacturers
The Japanese company Ryobi, based at Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, announced job losses of 99 workers while unions warned of further cuts on the way.

Dempsey handed transport role
Following the announcement of the new government on Thursday, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has appointed experienced TD Noel Dempsey the position of Minister for Transport and Marine.

Thorworld ramps it up for carpet tile maker
Carpet tile manufacturer, Sanquhar Tile Services has overcome the problem of not having a loading bay at one of its factories and boosted efficiency by installing a mobile yardramp system from Thorworld Industries Ltd.

Heil welcome new After-Sales Support and Development Manager
Heil Trailer International is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Dolman as After-Sales Support and Development Manager for Heil UK and Irish Operations.

Celebrating 50 Years of Innovation at Gray & Adams
In the last 50 years, and in the past twenty years in particular, when many major body builders failed, Gray & Adams have gone from strength to strength.

Irish Rail to roll out laser technology to prevent bridge strikes
Irish Rail is poised to install laser technology in a pilot programme on two railway bridges in a bid to avert serious bridge strikes.

Heil make up essential mix
Midlands based, WCR, has recently taken delivery of five new Powerlinks which have been supplied by leading refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Heil Europe. 

 

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PRM Group offer full new range
The PRM Group has recently taken delivery of three new refrigerated Gray & Adams box bodies based on 3.5 tonne Mercedes Sprinter chassis cabs.

ESR defy the odds
The haulage industry has many different areas and all are important in order to keep operations running smoothly. In this fickle business, it is of the utmost importance to keep downtime to a minimum. Companies like ESR acknowledge this fact and their policy is built around it.

Giblin's build for the future
Giblin Truck Bodies are at the forefront of their field of expertise in the South West of Ireland and owner Gerard Giblin explained to Irish Trucker how the company has reached its current level.

Kel-Berg workshop
Demand for Kel-Berg bodied tipper trucks has reached a point where assembly by a dedicated team at the companies Weston on the Green headquarters has become necessary.

Demand for quarry vehicles
Demand for short-term hire of quarry related road vehicles has been a major factor in Kel-Berg Trailers and Trucks Ltd decision to enter this market.

Heil Europe help Ahern expand expertise waste collection
Heil Europe, leading refuse collection vehicle manufacturer, has recently supplied P.F. Ahern (London) Ltd with a new Powerlink as part of a fleet expansion scheme.

Stonehall Shunty ... the smarter choice
The Stonehall Shunty, a truck mounted forklift developed and built by Stonehall Engineering of Shannon, Co. Clare is a relative newcomer to the Irish & UK markets but it has been making a big impression in the industry since its arrival.

Waste appointed distributor for Heil
From 1st January this year, Wastetec Waste Management Equipment Limited has been appointed distributor for Heil Europe.

GE TIP Tankers pave the way with more street cleansing tablets
GE TIP Tanker Services, the specialist tanker hire division of GE Equipment Services, have continued in its municipal expansion with the introduction of 15 (fifteen) new Medium Volume Combinations (MVC’s) Gully Whales.

Miracle recommended for dramatic panel repair reduction
The Miracle Panel Repair System, available in the the UK and Ireland through sole agent Power-Tec, is revolutionising the body shop industry by providing a fast and cost effective method of achieving high quality repairs on steel and aluminium panels of car and commercial vehicle bodies.

Some serious fabrication
Longford-based Willie Monaghan & Sons specialises in general steel fabrication. As part of this, the company has developed into a leading commercial body builder with a reputation for excellence that stretches far and wide.

Russell takes over Ratcliff's Irish sector
Russell Tait joined the Ratcliff sales team in September 2003, with responsibility for sales and business development in Scotland and the North of England, having previously spent 14 years in the industry at Aitken Bodytec in Grangemouth.

New Crossland Water Tanker for Northern Ireland Rescue Service
Northern Ireland Rescue Service has recently taken delivery of its second Crossland Water Tanker which has been introduced to manage new requirements and regulations.

Jimmy Kelly opens new state-of-the-art facility
Jimmy Kelly Truck & Trailer Bodies officially opened its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Castledermot, Co. Kildare in July.

Heil offer the total package
Two new Powertraks have recently been supplied to Harvant Borough Council by Heil Europe to enhance refuse collection services, with a further Powertrak to follow later in the year.

Morrey Oils gets two tanks in one!
Morrey Oils has taken delivery of yet another Crossland tanker, one of eight new tankers purchased in the last two years to enter its expanding fleet of latest specification vehicles.

Haartz Tanker
Haartz Tanker Rental has recently purchased a fleet of eleven Heil tankers to provide short term support to customers.

GE TIP chooses WHALE
GE TIP Tanker Services, the specialist tanker hire division of GE Equipment Services has taken delivery of the first batch of 20 new medium volume combinations GullyWhales and high volume JetVac’s units ordered from Whale Tankers.

Donegal Co. Co. opts for DAF
Donegal County Council recently took delivery of a new DAF FAT.CT 75.310 6X4 supplied by DAF Distributors Ireland Ltd.

Crossland experience is major factor for Furlong Mills
Furlong Mills, suppliers of processed and blended raw materials to the pottery industry since 1842, has taken delivery of a two compartment 10,000 litre stainless steel tank for delivering clay slip from its factory in Stoke-On-Trent.

Recycler 29 P at New Ross Commercials
New Ross Commercials has unveiled its latest offering from Kroll, the sewer cleaning technology specialists.

Colfix chooses Crossland
Colfix has taken delivery of eight new Crossland tankers to haul its Bitumen and Emulsion products throughout Ireland.

Arla purchases 16 Crossland Tankers
Arla foods UK plc, the UK’s leading dairy company has recently purchased 16 new 28,000 litre farm collection tankers from Crossland Tankers.

GE delivers Tip Tankers Dairy cooperative fleet renewal
Dairy Farmers of Britain have recently taken delivery of 19 32 tonne, 20,500 litre capacity stainless steel milk collection trucks which have been supplied by GE Equipment Services, TIP Tanker Services for leading milk distributor Lloyd Fraser (Bulk Liquids) Limited.

First Dennison platforms for Ryans Transport
Ryan Transport has taken delivery of the first Dennison platform trailers to go into service with the well-known Cardiff-based haulier.

Heil signs agreement with Formula International
Heil Trailer International has developed rental agreement with Formula International.

Hyvalift moves your world
Naas, Co. Kildare based Hyvalift Ltd is a leading supplier of hydraulic components such as pumps, power take-offs, valves, tipping cylinders, and tipping gear kits. It also offers autosheet systems; moving floor solutions and high quality hook and skip loaders. Managing director Henk van Zegveld threw open the doors to Irish Trucker.

NI Fire authority opts for Crossland
The Northern Ireland Fire Authority has taken delivery of a new 10,500 litre water carrier from Crossland Tankers.

Pritchitt teams up with Blackwater
Blackwater Engineering has supplied Ireland’s first 44 tonne (28,000 litre) milk collection tanker to Pritchitt Foods, in Northern Ireland , a division of Lakeland.

Moving with the times!
Charlie Curtin, a civil engineer by profession, always had ambitions to run his own successful company, so like any self-respecting entrepreneur he looked at his own sphere of expertise - the construction industry - to find a gap in the market.

 

Mighty Kilowhale for Holford Contracts
Whale Tankers has designed and built an exceptionally highly specified High Volume KiloWhale JetVac tanker with an overhead boom for Staffordshire based Holford Contracts.

Sharp minds, strong bodies
Since its genesis in 1999, Jimmy Kelly Truck & Trailer Bodies Ltd. has blossomed into a phenomenal success story. Maintaining a strict adherence to excellence and a dictum of moving ahead of the times rather than with them, the Kildare-based bodybuilder continues to go from strength to strength.

Crossland Tankers keeps promise
When Northern Ireland-based Crossland Tankers, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of road tankers, took over Burnley-based Massey Tankers earlier this year, Crossland promised “significant additions” to Burnley’s production capability.

SJ Bargh chooses Crossland Tankers
Caton-based SJ Bargh Limited, the largest independent milk haulier in the North West of England has recently taken delivery of two new farm collection tankers from Crossland Tankers, with two more to be delivered in October

Heller chooses Crossland
Joseph Heler, a Nantwich based cheese producer founded in 1957, has just taken delivery of a new 20,500 litre rigid farm collection tanker from Crossland Tankers.

3663 chooses Thermo King direct drive
3663 First for Foodservice, the UK’s leading foodservice wholesale distributor, has chosen Thermo King direct drive refrigeration units for its temperature controlled fleet, with an order for 15 direct drive V-500 MAX units from Thermo King Northern.

Cool Running
South West Refrigeration as the title suggests specialises in the sale, installation and maintenance of transport refrigeration systems from its base in Castletroy, Limerick. General manager Richie Ryan told Irish Trucker business is positively booming.

 

 


 

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