Heavy Torque Magazine – Driving the Abnormal Load Industry

ISSUE 23: July 2020

This issue of HeavyTorque is to a large extent, focussed upon the past – though we make no apology about looking back from time to time. Sadly, as the years go by, we lose an increasing number of the older generation. Earlier this year John Wynn’s name was added to this role of honour, a key member of the South Wales family that contributed massively to the heavy transport industry. John played a huge part in the later stages of the company’s history. Even two decades after his retirement from frontline activity he was held in very high regard within the industry. For this reason, we have a number of features in this issue celebrating both John’s and his family company’s contribution to the heavy transport business.

Another family business that put its unique stamp upon the transport industry over some four generations, is Chris Miller of Preston. The company carried out all manner of transport tasks, often utilising the most unlikely equipment. As with Wynns, many of the early techniques and solutions to the job of loading and moving heavy loads, originated moving round timber from local forests, where necessity is the true mother of invention. We look back at Miller’s long history, the diverse equipment it used and a long list of its achievements that have stood the test of time.

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COVER STORY: CADZOW HEAVY HAULAGE

Cadzow Heavy Haulage, based in Blantyre, Scotland, continues to invest for the future, despite the political and economic uncertainty intensified by the very few large infrastructure projects on the go at present.

OPERATOR: ALLELYS GROUP

The Allelys Group, founded 60 years ago, has grown from a simple transport business to a multifaceted operation.

PERSONAL PROFILE: DENNIS LESCHENSKY (GOLDHOFER)

Goldhofer has launched its own stand-alone UK sales operation to attract more British buyers to its innovative new products.

OPERATOR: PROJECTOR LIFTING SERVICE

Projector Lifting Service, involved in many complex lifting and installation jobs, has established a strong reputation.

OPERATOR: JOHN COLES CONTRACTORS

John Coles Contractors has spent over 50 years refining the movement of heavy plant through narrow lanes and on steep hills.

OPERATOR: ERITH GROUP (JOSH BEST)

The Erith Group’s enlightened thinking has resulted in 19-year-old Josh Best working alongside his father Pete, in heavy haulage.

OPERATOR: J SWINGLER TRANSPORT

Anthony Thompson set up his low-loader business, calling it J Swingler Transport, in memory of the man who’d given him his first break.

NOSTALGIA: AIR CUSHIONING EQUIPMENT

For more than 20 years from 1967, air cushion equipment called ACE, was a regular feature of the country’s ultra-heavy haulage industry.

OPERATOR: MCFADYENS TRANSPORT (SCANIA LONGLINE)

McFadyens Transport renovates a 150-tonne Scania Longline tractor unit as a back-up machine and history art display.

OPERATOR: KINGS HEAVY HAULAGE

Avonmouth-based Kings Heavy Haulage celebrates 50 years of operations in specialist transport and general haulage.

OPERATOR: DC MERRETT & CO

The first Scania S730 8x4 tractor unit to hit the road has joined the fleet of Gloucestershire-based operator DC Merrett and Co.

OPERATOR: J EXLEY LTD

J Exley uses its fleet of lorry-mounted cranes to specialise in the demanding installation and removal of expensive machinery.

COVER STORY: CHRIS BENNETT HEAVY HAULAGE

Leading operator of heavy freight and general transport, Chris Bennett Heavy Haulage, based in Bredbury, Greater Manchester, continues to thrive and is still investing for the future after 43 years on the go.

PERSONAL PROFILE: JOHN DONNELLY & GEOFF DAVIES (MAN TRUCK & BUS)

Continuing our talks with heavy-haulage manufacturing specialists, we talk to MAN’s past and present special vehicle sales experts.

PERSONAL PROFILE: JOSH SPENCER (DAF TRUCKS)

In the third of our conversations with heavy-haulage manufacturing specialists, we talk to DAF’s sales engineer Josh Spencer.

PERSONAL PROFILE: DUNCAN SEAMAN (VOLVO TRUCKS)

In the second of our conversations with heavy haulage manufacturing specialists, we talk to Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland’s Duncan Seaman

PERSONAL PROFILE: BOB GOWANS (MERCEDES-BENZ)

In the first of a new series of inside stories on truck manufacturers we talk to Bob Gowans at Mercedes-Benz Trucks

PERSONAL PROFILE: PHIL ROOTHAM (SCANIA GB)

In the fifth of our conversations with heavy haulage manufacturing specialists, we talk to Phil Rootham, Scania’s pre sales technical manager.

NOSTALGIA: GHM GROUP – BONZO BEAR

How GHM Group found one of the world’s most travelled heavy-duty tractors and brought it home for some loving restoration

COVER STORY: SARENS UK

Sarens is one of a select band of multi-national operators that has the ability to handle virtually any heavy lifting and transport task on a worldwide basis. We visit its UK headquarters in Middlesbrough to speak with their general manager, Andrew Hunt.

WELCOME TO HEAVYTORQUE — THE MAGAZINE OF THE HEAVY AND ABNORMAL TRANSPORT SECTOR AND THE HEAVY LIFTING INDUSTRY

HeavyTorque is a quarterly magazine that brings you news, in-depth features and comment from experts in the sector. The HeavyTorque website gives you access to the main articles from every issue of the magazine. You can choose to read individual articles online, or download them, with a charge for premium content. Or you can subscribe to the magazine to get unlimited access to all the content. The website also brings you all the latest news from the abnormal transport and heavy lifting sectors, updated daily. And you can find out more about the industry’s prestigious annual awards, The Heavies – including previous winners, award categories and how to enter next year’s awards.

Goldhofer, SPMT, heavy haulage, trailer manufacturer, innovation

July 2020

Issue # 23

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Features from our April 2019 Issue

ERITH GROUP (JOSH BEST)

The Erith Group’s enlightened thinking has resulted in 19-year-old Josh Best working alongside his father Pete, in heavy haulage.

JOHN COLES CONTRACTORS

John Coles Contractors has spent over 50 years refining the movement of heavy plant through narrow lanes and on steep hills.

ALLELYS GROUP

The Allelys Group, founded 60 years ago, has grown from a simple transport business to a multifaceted operation.

AIR CUSHIONING EQUIPMENT

For more than 20 years from 1967, air cushion equipment called ACE, was a regular feature of the country’s ultra-heavy haulage industry.

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