The Classic Machinery Network

Ath are now up for sale and are in a bad way , falling coal prices and rising oil and gas are denting their profit margins. Scottish coal also looking to downsize operations with alot of operators bring payed off. Not looking good for the industry at the moment.

Loving the scottish coal videos, theres a good few in east ayrshire you should try and get in to film.

Alot of sites up here in east ayrshire at the moment.Dunstonhill which is the extension to chalmerston is well underway and is a nice sight from my bedroom at night when its all lit up as its like a wee town.House of water is nearly mined out.Ath have thundered there way through the new netherton si...

Wud love to work over there.dont think my other half wud though

Ab2000 are looking for more than 6 months experiance,am gona try ath or kier mining next week.

Thanks very much for your help guys.

Hi folks,just wondering if anyone can help me with any contacts to get me my dream job.Unfortunately its not what you know,its who you know.i have a cpcs ticket for articulated dump trucks and am desperate to get my operator career started.can anyone put me in the right direction.??? I stay in ayrsh...

Aww a wud luv to drive a new volvo.looks real smart.a just got a cpcs ticket for moxys but finding it extremely dificult gettin my dream job.

Hi im paddy and im from ayshire in scotland,im 24 years old and at the moment ima forklift operator.Iv been into machines and plant ever since i was a kid mainly mining. Iv recently just passed my adt course and have a cpcs ticket and im trying to get into the opencast mining which im finding rather...