Murphy has taken delivery of the first of six new plant bodies and four drawbar trailers from Andover Trailers, citing the versatile loading options and build quality as key factors in placing the order. All six bespoke-built, low-profile plant bodies are mounted to new 32-tonne 8×2 Mercedes Arocs chassis, with four featuring a front-mounted PK63002E…
FM CONWAY BOLSTERS FLEET WITH NEW HEAVY DUTY STEP FRAMES FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Andover Trailers has delivered four new bespoke-built step frame trailers into FM Conway, continuing a relationship between the two businesses that dates back more than two decades. The new builds feature a similar specification to FM Conway’s previous 73-tonne, 15.1m four axle Andover builds, of which four are still in service. However, for this order…
MULHOLLAND CONTRACTS UPDATES FLEET WITH LATEST PLANT BODY AND STEP FRAME FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Civil engineering and groundworks firm, Mulholland Contracts, has taken delivery of a new bespoke-built plant body and step-frame trailer from Andover Trailers, maintaining a near 20-year relationship between the two companies. After initially specifying two very similar builds from Andover in 2004, these were replaced like-for-like in 2013, before that pair made way for this…
KSS HIRE RETURNS TO ANDOVER TRAILERS FOR NEW PLANT BODY
Essex-based plant hire company, KSS Hire, has taken delivery of a new 26-tonne plant body from Andover Trailers, after being suitably impressed by the performance of a larger 32-tonne Andover build supplied in 2018. Joining a six-strong mixed commercial vehicle fleet, the new bespoke-built plant body is mounted to a DAF CF 6×2 rear steer…
L. HUNT & SONS BUILDS ON DECADES OF TRUST IN ANDOVER TRAILERS WITH NEW HEAVY DUTY STEP FRAME AND FORKLIFT TRAILER
Hampshire-based haulier, L. Hunt & Sons, has taken delivery of two new bespoke built trailers from Andover Trailers, extending a relationship between the two companies dating back more than 30 years. The first new delivery is a high-specification, tri-axle, 56-tonne gross weight extending step frame – a replacement for a smaller Andover build and the…
BLACKWOOD PLANT HIRE TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST BESPOKE-BUILT PLANT BODIES FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
After more than a decade of excellent performance from its other Andover Trailers products, Kilmarnock-based Blackwood Plant Hire has taken delivery of its first purpose-built plant bodies from the Hampshire manufacturer. Mounted to two identical 32-tonne, 8×2 Scania G450 chassis, the specialist plant bodies are new additions to Blackwood Plant Hire’s commercial vehicle fleet, continuing…
SHORTS GROUP AND ANDOVER TRAILERS BUILD ON 20-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW 32-TONNE PLANT BODY
Waste management, plant hire, agriculture and demolition company, Shorts Group, has taken delivery of a new plant body from Andover Trailers, the latest build in a long-standing relationship dating back more than two decades. The bespoke built plant body is mounted to a 32-tonne 8×2 Scania chassis and represents a new addition to the company’s…
D.A. MACDONALD MOVES TO ANDOVER TRAILERS WITH DELIVERY OF NEW TRI-AXLE STEP FRAME
Scottish construction contractor, D.A. MacDonald, has taken delivery of its first ever Andover Trailers tri-axle step frame, selecting the Hampshire-based OEM after being impressed with the ability to tailor the build to its specific requirements. The high-specification, bespoke-built beavertail step frame has a gross weight of 56 tonnes, making it perfectly suited to carrying the…
NEW PLANT BODY DELIVERED TO SOUTHERN PLANT CONTINUES 20-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDOVER TRAILERS
Oxfordshire-based Southern Plant & Tool Hire has taken delivery of a new 32-tonne rigid truck featuring a bespoke plant body from Andover Trailers, strengthening a relationship between the two companies that stretches back more than two decades. The new arrival is the sixth Andover build Southern Plant has taken delivery of in total. Mounted to…
FOUR MORE PLANT BODIES FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS DELIVERED INTO LONG-STANDING CUSTOMER THOMAS PLANT HIRE
Thomas Plant Hire has taken delivery of four new bespoke-built plant bodies from Andover Trailers, extending a relationship between the two companies that stretches back close to 15 years. Each mounted to a 32-tonne 8×2 Scania chassis, the new plant bodies are additions to a 22-strong commercial vehicle fleet, which already includes seven Andover-built bodies…
NEW ARRIVALS HATCH A PLAN TO PREVENT IVA VIDEO TESTING AT ANDOVER TRAILERS
After being chosen as the first UK trailer manufacturer to trial the DVSA’s new IVA video testing procedure, Andover Trailers has now successfully completed four tests, with a fifth put on hold after the discovery of a family of robins nesting beneath the plant body deck. Set to be delivered to Paragon Tool Hire, the…
NEW ANDOVER TRAILERS DRAWBAR COMBINATION OFFERS VERSATILE SOLUTION FOR FAROL
Agricultural plant specialist Farol has continued its long-standing relationship with Andover Trailers, taking delivery of a new ultra-versatile drawbar combination to help move a variety of plant and machinery across the UK. The bespoke-built Andover plant body, mounted to a new Scania G450B 8×2 chassis, works in tandem with a tri-axle drawbar trailer to combine…
WARD PLANE STEPS UP TO NEW HEAVY-DUTY DRAWBAR FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Yorkshire-based road planing business, Ward Plane, has taken delivery of two new specialist drawbars from Andover Trailers, after years of impeccable performance from its first pair of Andover-builds which entered service more than a decade ago. For the first time, Ward Plane has deviated from the tried and tested light-weight trailers it first specified in…
NEW ANDOVER TRAILERS PLANT BODY A PERFECT MATCH FOR SYNERGY HIRE
Synergy Hire – a new plant hire company operating out of Letchworth – has taken delivery of its first brand new 32-tonne truck, featuring a bespoke-built plant body from Andover Trailers. The new 8×2 Volvo FM450 rigid joins two similar used trucks in the Synergy Hire fleet, which were specifically chosen because they too came…
BETTER BUILD QUALITY FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS A SURE THING AS NAP GRAB HIRE TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW FIVE-AXLE STEP FRAME
Oxfordshire-based NAP Grab Hire has taken delivery of its very first Andover Trailers step frame, citing the company’s reputation for “bullet proof” build quality as the driving force behind the decision. The new bespoke built 85-tonne gross weight five-axle extending step frame will primarily be used to transport heavy-duty crushers and screeners to sites around…
TOMATO PLANT SOURCES NEW TRUCK BODIES FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Specialist haulier, Tomato Plant, has taken delivery of four new bespoke-built plant bodies from Andover Trailers, renewing its rigid truck fleet in a move designed to future-proof it against the new ULEZ regulations. The new 32-tonne 8×2 Volvo FM500 rigid trucks – which were purchased through commercial vehicle dealer MC Truck and Bus – join…
ARDENT HIRE CALLS ON ANDOVER TRAILERS FOR 12 NEW PLANT BODIES
Ardent Hire Solutions has taken delivery of 12 new bespoke-built plant bodies from Andover Trailers – continuing a long-standing relationship between the two companies dating back more than 15 years. Supplied by Hanbury Riverside, part of the Asset Alliance Group, the new Andover bodies are each mounted to 32-tonne 8×2 rear steer Volvo FMX420 rigid…
SKELTON PLANT HIRE BOLSTERS FLEET WITH TWO BESPOKE-BUILT PLANT BODIES FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Kent-based Skelton Plant Hire has taken delivery of two new bespoke-built plant bodies from Andover Trailers, continuing a close working relationship between the two companies that began in 2004. The new bodies, mounted to 32-tonne 8×2 rear-steer DAF CF rigids, were bought as like-for-like replacements for two of the company’s existing vehicles, which also had…
BLACKMORES MACHINERY HAULAGE TURNS TO ANDOVER TRAILERS FOR HEAVY-DUTY FORKLIFT CARRIER
Somerset-based Blackmores Machinery Haulage has taken delivery of a new bespoke-built forklift trailer from Andover Trailers – its first from the Hampshire manufacturer. The new 36-tonne tri-axle step frame curtainsider is a new addition to Blackmores Machinery Haulage’s fleet, with the company taking advantage of Andover Trailers’ custom approach to ensure it can accommodate its…
NEW ANDOVER TRAILERS PLANT BODY FOR AH PLANT HIRE JOINS 2004 ANDOVER BUILD STILL GOING STRONG
Chester-based AH Plant Hire has taken delivery of a new bespoke-built Andover Trailers plant body, an upgrade for the company’s original Andover build, which entered service 14 years ago and is still in operation today. The new body, mounted to a 32-tonne 8×2 rear steer Scania G450, joins two other Andover-built plant bodies in service…
UNBEATABLE BUILD QUALITY SECURES NEW ANDOVER TRAILERS STEP FRAME FOR FAROL
Agricultural plant specialist Farol has taken delivery of a new Andover Trailers tri-axle step frame, a decision made on the back of years of impressive performance from two Andover-built plant bodies and a drawbar trailer. The new bespoke-built step frame replaces an aging competitor trailer and has been designed to meet Farol’s exact specification, with…
ANDOVER TRAILERS’ BESPOKE APPROACH TO PLANT BODY BUILDS KEEPS RENTOOL COMING BACK FOR MORE
Plant-hire specialist, Rentool, has taken delivery of its latest bespoke-built Andover Trailers plant body, having ordered its first Andover build more than 15 years ago. The new body is mounted to a 32-tonne 8×2 rear-steer Scania P370 which replaces a 10-year old Volvo, also mounted with an Andover body purchased second hand in 2011. It…
VERSATILE TRUCK AND DRAWBAR COMBINATION FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS BOOSTS ON-SITE EFFICIENCY FOR FORKERS
Civil and ground engineering firm Forkers has taken delivery of an expertly engineered plant body and drawbar combination from Andover Trailers, helping to improve the efficiency of its heavy-duty drilling operations. Forkers went to market looking for a manufacturer that could provide a workable solution for transporting various plant and equipment within legal length limits.…
TODDS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE STEPS UP A WEIGHT WITH NEW HEAVY DUTY ANDOVER TRAILERS STEP FRAME
Andover Trailers has delivered the latest in a long line of heavy duty step frame trailers to longstanding customer, Todds Highway Maintenance. The new four-axle, 73-tonne trailer will transport road planers to sites across the north of England. Todds Highway Maintenance specified its first Andover trailer in 2007 and has taken delivery of three subsequent…
HARLEX HAULAGE SERVICES TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST NEW-BUILD PLANT BODY FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Kent-based Harlex Haulage Services has taken delivery of a new plant body from Andover Trailers – the first time the company has opted for a new-build from the Hampshire manufacturer. After previously owning three second hand plant bodies from Andover Trailers, which each served the company well, Harlex decided to opt for a brand-new truck…
NEW FIVE-AXLE EXTENDING STEP FRAME ANOTHER HEAVY-DUTY ADDITION FOR MAR-TRAIN FROM ANDOVER TRAILERS
Abnormal load specialist, Mar-Train, has taken delivery of its third five-axle extending step frame trailer from Andover Trailers – a continuation of a working relationship that dates back close to 30 years. The latest addition to Mar-Train’s trailer fleet is the 15th trailer the company has specified from Andover Trailers, which also includes tri-axle and…
ANDOVER TRAILERS DELIVERS LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF PLANT BODIES FOR BULLIMORES
Bullimores, the Lincolnshire-based plant hire and aggregates firm, has taken delivery of a new 32-tonne Scania P360 mounted with an Andover Trailers plant body – extending a working relationship between the two companies dating back more than 15 years. The new 8×2 Scania joins a large commercial vehicle fleet that includes eight plant bodies which…
ROBERT FROUD REFRESHES FLEET WITH NEW ANDOVER TRAILERS PLANT BODY AND STEP FRAME TRAILER
Robert Froud Bulk Haulage has returned to Andover Trailers for a fifth tri-axle step frame and also specified a new plant body for its 2008-plate 26-tonne rigid – replacing competitor bodywork which had become too unreliable for its Scania workhorse. The Dorset-based haulier selected Andover for the sheer strength of its products, coupled with a…
NEW STEP FRAME DELIVERED TO AJ BRUNT LTD CONTINUES LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDOVER TRAILERS
Somerset-based haulage contractor, AJ Brunt Ltd, has taken delivery of a new tri-axle step frame trailer from Andover Trailers – the most recent addition in a relationship that dates back more than two decades. The high-specification, bespoke-built step frame has a payload capacity of 38 tonnes, making it perfectly suited for carrying the wide range…
ANDOVER TRAILERS BUILDS NEW DRAWBAR COMBINATION FOR 3B CONSTRUCTION
Family-owned civil engineering and construction company, 3b construction, has taken delivery of a new bespoke truck and drawbar trailer combination from Andover Trailers. The Andover plant body, which features a 53mt crane from Palfinger, has been fitted to a new Scania R580 8×2 rear-steer truck and is accompanied by an Andover-built 24-tonne tri-axle drawbar trailer.…