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Post #41 by GIZZY » Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:53 pm

Thanks for the info Paul :thumbup:


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Post #42 by gah1950 » Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:15 pm

argie wrote:Lot of company's taking over from Carillion. Rumour is they were losing an awful lot of money on the quarrying contracts around the UK. Walters and Wardles are 2 companys that have taken over a few jobs. It will be interesting to see who takes over the Glensanda contract. Some big kit to get in there all by boat!

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what i heard is that blackwells are trying it out to see if they like the taste of it in whatley but still using chepstows 785s.
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Post #43 by GIZZY » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:14 am

Cheers Graham. I thought they wouldn't change dumpers as those 785`s are nearly new anyhow :)


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Post #44 by gah1950 » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:15 pm

GIZZY wrote:Cheers Graham. I thought they wouldn't change dumpers as those 785`s are nearly new anyhow :)

hello steve ,merry xmas.
i have just brought two of chepstows 785 s from bardon quarry back to their newport yard ,and a WA800 from croft to their yard,dont know if there will be many takers when glensanda is up for grabs as it is a bit of a headache with plant movements up there.
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Post #45 by GIZZY » Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:02 pm

Yeah, Glensanda is a nightmare to get to so ive heard especially with the bigger gear :)


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Post #47 by modelman093 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:18 pm

Great pics - thanks for posting!


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