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Late 70's in cornwalls china clay mining area. English China Clays plant subsiduary Western Excavating had a massive plant fleet at the time. Two dozers at work when the dozer fleet totalled over sixty.

Yes Graham they sold out to gambles in the late 80,s/early 90,s. The firm had always been owned by R Holford &co builders and their yard was opposite Dragons yard in walnut tree close They had everything from small plant to D6 and box, track shovels hymacs ,coles and smith mobile cranes,backhoe ...

Hello Graham thanks for asking about Foster Bros i used to see CAT 951's a POCLAIN LC80 and AEC 6 wheel tippers around our area in the late 60's/early70's.I think they were quite big contractors in their time. I dont know where the Rocon pics were taken perhaps your partners dad may know.Rocons put ...

Hello Nick I live in West Sussex but work in Surrey I have lived around the Surrey/Sussex border south of Guildford all my life I used to see Rocon around the area occasionally,the biggest local firms were Dragon plant hire in Guildford and Marsh Plant in Godalming. sadly i dont have much in the way...

Thanks Robert i see the Readypower lowloaders arond quite often and Pryors are often working at rmc at bramshill regards Tim

My name is Tim-i am a tipper driver my interests are low loaders tippers earthmoving machinery especially dozers and scrapers and high reach demolition machines thanks to all members who post pictures for us to enjoy

Hello Graham thanks for posting the Rocon pictures -i saw the scania in Dragon plant hire yard around 76/77 it pulled in with one of Dragons D6s on. I also saw machines around guildford from Manthorp of basingstoke and Foster bros of hook do you know what happenedto these firms please regards Tim

Robert great pics of Rocon and Frost D8 and boxes what happened to Frosts regards Tim