Here are some shots of my machines when I ran my own business from 1997-2001,
Things went very well for the first 2.5 yrs then one of our customers went bust owing us 16k and sadly dragged us under with them.
I am just about (fingers crossed) about to buy another machine and start up again, but I have learnt my lesson from last time and will only be sticking to one machine !!
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And now my latest venture !!! Still waiting for the machine 
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Yes, good luck Nick. Good see you have a Volvo excavator on your car 
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Hi Nick,
Its a real bu99er when these firms just simply close their books just to clear the debts & then suddenly start up again!
Anyway, I wish you the very best with the new venture....theres always a demand for good machine operators.
Its a real bu99er when these firms just simply close their books just to clear the debts & then suddenly start up again!
Anyway, I wish you the very best with the new venture....theres always a demand for good machine operators.
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Nice pics. Some nice clean, well looked after kit. I like the livery as well.
Shocking when companys go pop and take other outfits with them. Crouch mining buried a few companys when they went bust.
Who done all the maintenance and repair work on your equipment?
What machine are you thinking of buying (VOLVO)
Good luck on the new venture and keep us up to date with the progress ...
Ross
Shocking when companys go pop and take other outfits with them. Crouch mining buried a few companys when they went bust.
Who done all the maintenance and repair work on your equipment?
What machine are you thinking of buying (VOLVO)
Good luck on the new venture and keep us up to date with the progress ...
Ross
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RichardJW~ wrote:Hi Nick,
Its a real bu99er when these firms just simply close their books just to clear the debts & then suddenly start up again!
Anyway, I wish you the very best with the new venture....theres always a demand for good machine operators.
Yes I agree,
The firm that done us were up and running again within 3 weeks!! talk about rubbing salt in the wounds!!
Anyway everyone thanks a lot for the best wishes, its not a done deal yet by any means.....lets hope my "bottle" doesnt go !!
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Ross wrote:Nice pics. Some nice clean, well looked after kit. I like the livery as well.
Shocking when companys go pop and take other outfits with them. Crouch mining buried a few companys when they went bust.
Who done all the maintenance and repair work on your equipment?
What machine are you thinking of buying (VOLVO)
Good luck on the new venture and keep us up to date with the progress ...
Ross
Hi Ross,
I used to do all my basic servicing, but for anything technical I used to bring in outside contractors which as you know are not cheap!!
On the machine front I am still undecided, I have had quotes for a Komatsu PC138-8, Case CX130, and a Takeuchi TB180FR
With my current customer the Takeuchi 8Ton machine is looking favourite but I need to make sure he has enough work for it first.
Nick
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I wish you all luck with your new business!
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