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Hello Everyone, To my very surprise,just last week,I found some interesting information out about McGregors,by reading an article about them in Keith Haddocks new book on Opencast coal mining from the 40s to the 80s.They were taken over by Norwest Holst & then a management buy out called AGK Civ...

Hello Everyone, This was a small heavy equipment plant hire company from South Wales in the late 60s & 70s. It was owned by some of the directors of F Sephard'Hill & Comany,who were still very active in their positions,so I would have thought there was obviously some agreement with in both c...

Hello Everyone, There were 5 of the above shovels commissioned to BCO (British Coal Opencast) in the mid 70s. The first 1 was owned by Wimpey & put to work @ its Maesgwyn Cap opencast coal site,near Glyneath. There was 1 owned & put to work @ Taylor Woodrows Trecatty site,Merthyr Tydfil &...

Hello Jeremy,
Thanks for the reply,I'll look into it.
Regards,
Mark Williams.

Hello Everyone, Does anyone have any of the above that they would be prepared to sell me. I am looking from April 2015 edition to the present date March 2016.My subscription ended & well,here I am,don't know where time has gone.I will pay a good price & the shipping @ the best possible rate....

Hello Everyone, I would like to mention about the above site which was located near the village of Rhigos & Cwmgrach in South Wales. This site was in operation in the early 60s @ the beginning of open cast coal mining in the area.My Grandfather actually worked on this site for a short time.2 x 1...

Hello Everyone, I've been trying to find out about this site in the North-East that was worked in the 80s. That's all I know is we had 6 Caterpillar 777C trucks down @ Brynhenllys,that were bought new for the Linton Lane site.After Linton Lane had finished,the trucks worked on a small private open c...

Hello Paul, It might be worth contacting L&H Group the engine & powertrain rebuilders in the UK,for information. They have a wide experience of engine skills. If its spares & used engines your looking for,K&J services can track down these for you I,m sure,ask for Dave Lewis, or Glyn ...

Hello Everyone, Happy new year to you all? John Locke was a plant hire company,from Kenfig Hill, near Bridgend in South Wales.He had quite a variation of plant,from excavators to dump-trucks & especially Motor-Scrapers & dozers,particularly Euclid & Terex TS24s.His preferred choice of do...

Hello Everyone, This post on the Ffyndaff site,brings us up to the mid 90s. I made a visit up to the site fitting shop 1 night to visit my father.He along with 2 other fitters,were busy into a first service of a new Caterpillar 16G grader,that had arrived that day,from another site. There was now a ...