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Jeff Stobart
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THE MIXER FLEET MANAGER (A), based at the firm's Bardon Hill Quarry. He is responsible for
f
Je Stobart is national logistics manager with Aggregate Industries
i bUying and bodying mixer trucks that are supplied to franchised dr'iVers around the country.
Al buys the trucks and sells them to a finance company, which su piies them to the drivers on five-year contracts, However, Al g arantees the payments, allowing the franchise drivers to get onto the ladder.
'We're quite buoyant in concrete at present; construction in general is very good," says Stobart. "It's patchy, though. The North's been very busy but it's quietening down now."
Looking forward to the Olympic projects he's more confident: Our
London Concrete business is ideally placed for the Olympics. They have a massive plant at Heathrow which will cope with any demand. They're geared up to meet high volumes."
The Olympic work couldn't have been better timed for London Concrete, as the main construction work at Heathrow's Terminal Five project is almost complete. The firm is considering larger mixers to move concrete around the M25 to new construction sites.
Over the last few years there's been a move from 6x4 mixers to 8x4s
artic tippers could be the next step. 'We're looking at 10m3 attic mixers now," says Stobart. "It's all about utilisation. If you can do two journeys instead of five you've cut down the business. You can also find other uses for the tractors when they're not busy,"