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News Release from: Bobcat | Subject: Skid-steer loaders from Bobcat
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 March 2008
Bobcat skid-steers purchased by Squibb
Demolition
One of the country's leading demolition companies, Squibb Demolition, has expanded the company's operations with the purchase of 15 new skid-steer loaders from Bobcat.
Already in use at some of the 25 demolition projects currently being carried out by Squibb Demolition around the country, the new Bobcat skid-steers were specified and supplied by compact loader and attachment specialist, Versatile Equipment Limited, of Southfleet in Kent The Bobcat skid-steers being used by Squibb Demolition comprise a mixture of 463 and S130 models, both of which are compact machines particularly suited to the confined space work found in demolition and other areas of building and construction
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 10 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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All the skid-steer loaders bought by Squibb Demolition are working on solid tyres, with the S130 models equipped with industrial grapple buckets and the 463 machines using standard buckets.
Both sizes of machine are being used to gather and collect demolition spoil and offer the lifting height required to load the waste into large containers on the Squibb Demolition sites.
The 463 and S130 models are part of a complete range of Bobcat skid-steer loaders covering operating weights from 1301 to 3821 kg and rated operating capacities from 329 to 1400 kg.
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As well as compactness, the other aspects of Bobcat skid-steers that contribute to their high manoeuvrability are their ability to turn around in their own length and fast cycle times.
They can therefore do more work in less time than it takes conventional material-handling equipment.
In addition, with controls that allow for precise movements, even in the tightest of spaces, Bobcat skid-steers ensure safe, efficient operation at all times in areas inaccessible to traditional machines.
Dawn Power, Plant Manager at Squibb Demolition, agrees: "The Bobcat skid-steer is a tried and tested machine which meets the exacting requirements found on our demolition sites, which are among the biggest in the UK.
After years of hiring all our machines in, we have purchased the new Bobcat skid-steers as part of a drive to increase our self-sufficiency and to increase our control over costs".
"We are aiming to provide over 70% of our needs from our own internal fleet in the future".
Squibb Demolition has formed its own internal tool hire operation which includes the Bobcat skid-steers in the fleet and Gary Hindle has joined the company as Small Plant Manager with responsibility for this area.
A prominent member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC), Squibb Demolition can trace the company's roots back to 1948, when the founder, Harry T Squibb, started the business for the demolition and clearance of large areas of East End tenements after the Second World War.
During the intervening years, the company continued to expand in this highly technical and demanding environment and early in 2008, will proudly celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Harry Squibb's son, Leslie, joined the company in 1969 and is the present Chairman, whilst his son, who is also called Leslie, is now Managing Director.
In line with family tradition, 1995 saw the addition of Westley Squibb.
Westley joined the company straight from school and gained experience from the ground up, in all aspects of demolition, culminating in his elevation to the Board of Directors in 2001.
The wealth of experience available at Squibb Demolition allows the company to take on any project including those incorporating the use of explosives and the controlled collapse of structures as well as facade retention, to span a wide range of locations from city centre office blocks, petrochemical installations, car manufacturing plants and gas distribution sites to airport terminals. Request a free brochure from Bobcat ...
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