We wanted to add even more flexibility to an already impressive range of trailers and artics that catered for most of our client's needs.

So we took a HIAB crane that was mounted on a Mercedes 1726 rigid flat bed and mounted it on an artic unit that can then pull any given trailer.

We fabricated metalwork on the chassis to fit tools, chains and traffic cones The Vehicle Inspectorate have approved the designs and the workmanship and the HIAB crane unit has never had a "day off" since!!

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Adjustable Wind breaker - details of this cannot be given at this time due to patent forms being submitted

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As we are committed to conservation and a greener planet, we have recently been trialling biodiesel (95/5 mix) on our fleet (and our company cars) with no adverse effects.

We will soon be experimenting with 100% recycled vegetable oil.

With the advent of possible new laws that will prohibit used vegetable (bio) oils coming back into the animal food chain, there will be a surplus of vegetable oils. It has been assumed that these oils will be used in the production of bio fuels, hence it is anticipated that the price of bio fuels will come down significantly.

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With the increase of power outages in the Bromsgrove area, leading to all our systems going down, our technical team came up with a suggestion that would not only push the barriers of their own technical ability, but one that will also save other resources, such as lost man hours, cost of electricity, etc.

The suggestion started off as just to connect some large aluminium cooling fans (acting as wind turbines) onto the roof of the building, charging some heavy duty batteries to then be used as electricity.

As time went on, the sugegstion grew more and more elaborate ... it became an "Energy Harnessing Plan": Windmills constantly charging dry lined Aircraft batteries (low power input with very high output) - even a gentle breeze would suffice. Fabricate a "paddle" to steer the fan in the correct direction, obtaining maximum wind speed.

Solar Panels charging the same batteries would cater for a "still day" event.

Drain pipes to be fitted with small rotating cups with wiring outside the pipe, so that when rain water runs down them, the batteries are charged by the rotating cups.

The batteries are connected to one ring of the building electricity supply to power, for example, just the computers, and only to be used in the daytime using invertors (converting from DC to AC).

The "Energy Harnessing Plan" will be launched early 2004.

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One of our clients required storage facilities somewhere on each crane - approx. 100kg (to store chains, hooks and crane leg pads)

Our solution was to custom build storage boxes on each crane - each in a different position, size and different level of ingenuity involved

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