Blaw Knox Pavers

[tarmac]

Try again .......I worked at Old Cliffe Hill then Stud Farm, 87 onwards, remember Malc in his Ford Cargo with all those models, John Harris too when he was based at Tarmac Ampthill too (I was in the lab their too when it opened) Any one remember "Cobblers" from Northampton, who did the NDM Gauge work ? Happy memories of Tarmac Corby too.....26 years later, still with Tarmac, in National Contracting at Ettingshall.....

[70's steve]

Hi all again ,
Well eventful 24 hrs on a tarmac roadstone ltd Facebook group page has drawn up lots of bk piccies etc , I fully recommend if your on Facebook gents to join the group and enjoy the pictures and memories but picture time lol

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Try again .......I worked at Old Cliffe Hill then Stud Farm, 87 onwards, remember Malc in his Ford Cargo with all those models, John Harris too when he was based at Tarmac Ampthill too (I was in the lab their too when it opened) Any one remember "Cobblers" from Northampton, who did the NDM Gauge work ? Happy memories of Tarmac Corby too.....26 years later, still with Tarmac, in National Contracting at Ettingshall.....

Hi Andy.....Part of the old Ampthill mob (pic below)

I can remember surfacing some of the site when it was new back in the mid 80's. long time ago now,I think it was next to a scrap yard

I can only remember two NDM guys, but not there names. One of them looked like Mick Hucknell from simply red and the other looked like Christopher biggins

Long old shift 26 years


Steve......I have had a nose on the facebook page........some good stuff
I even saw a couple of pics of a good looking young chap on his trusty machine the dates are wrong tho..m40 1993.....it was1987ish

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Steve,

I have had a longer look on the Tarmac facebook page and there is some great stuff on there......I found some pics of Tarmac Corbys low loader driver Brian Freer posted by Ben Freer maybe his son? (One of his sons used to deliver blacktop to us with a 6 wheeler but I cant remember his name )

Brian used to move my Bk90/95/95A around jobs, here's one which Ben posted on facebook which looks like he is carrying a DCO13 and a BW160..... Brian was a top bloke who didn't suffer fools

[70's steve]

Hi all ,
Few more from the tarmac Facebook group

[Ian Fletcher1970]

Hi Steve,
The Tarmac facebook page is excellent.
Hoes paver laying Mastic Asphalt in your latest pics

[Ian Fletcher1970]

Is the Tilcon gang in Hillhead Quarry at Buxton

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Hi guys,
Some of the pics are making me feel old now .....I remember when i used to be able to pick up a full LPG bottle above my head and put it onto the machine....bet I couldn't do it with an empty one now

[70's steve]

Never to old lol

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The last pic is of one of a motorway spec machine with the extra diesel tank.....45 gallon drum

Just realised....look at the lane separation on the opposite carriageway with 2 way traffic....I suppose we never thought about how dangerous it was at the time