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Aliweld trailer bodies are all bespoke-built in its one-stop bodyshop, and equipped according to customer specification with chassis hydraulic equipment. loadcells and body sheeting systems. Other workshop services include re-sealing hydraulic rams, retrofitting load cells and body sheets, replacing pneumatic cylinders and fitting reversing cameras with colour and night vision. Aliweld also undertakes body repairs including insurance work, and offers top-quality paintwork facilities too.
Contact: Trevor Marshall Tel: 0191 413 7212 E-mail: aliweldLtdI8btconnect.com Web: www.aliweld.co.uk Benatu SAS Henin-Beumont, France
Benalu claims top spot in the European aluminium bulker sector, and a half share of the French market.
Last year it turned over £82m from trailer sales to over 20 countries, investing £8.6m of it in production facilities at Lievin. northern France.
Its products include Siderale aggregate tippers, Agriliner bulkers, Jumboliner moving floors. Powderliner tankers, rigids. Bulkbox swaps and Multiloader platforms.
Over 50 lightweight aggregates were sold here last year to customers such as WBB Midlands and Hansen. Tarmac took 16 Siderales and ordered five more, one of which was exhibited at Tip-Ex.
Contact: Bernard Wattelbed Tel: 0033 673 68 95 52 E-mail: bernard.watteLbedrabenalu.com Web: www.benalu.com BMI Trailers Dungannon, Co Tyrone
Dungannon-based BMI produces a range of wastehandling vehicles, including bulk ejector trailers. These use heavy-duty twin ram ejector systems and come with optional body styles and capacities up to 96m'.
Examples include the 11 built for Waste-a-way Recycling of Leigh-on-Sea. for a Viridor contract with Dover CC. They have a 61m' capacity, are all-steel and weigh 11.22t empty.
Two larger 92m' BMI ejectors are working for LSS Waste Management of Leeds.
Contact: Brendan McIlvenny Tel: 02887 789999 E-mail: brendanfabmitrailers.com Web: www.bmitrailers. co m Chieftain Trailers Dungannon, Co Tyrone
Chieftain Trailers has increased factory capacity and opened a new sales and service depot in Stoke-onTrent, to meet a growing demand both here and across the Channel.
Its heavy-duty bulker and tipping trailers sell well in Britain, especially the stubby 24m3 half-pipe Rockstar with its Hardox steel body, which carries payloads of up to 29t at 44t gross.
It's spec includes Wabco EBS and anti-roll, Hyva tip gear and Rubbolite electrics. There are 250 already in service.
Contact: Damien Jackson Tel: 02887 747531 E-mail: damienachieftaintrailers.com Web: www.chieftaintrailers.com Dennison Lers Lancaster, Lancs All Dennison's tippers meet the IRTE's Category A stability requirements and are built with capacities up to 56m3 at 44t gross,
Straight-frame versions have alloy bodies for hauling asphalt and aggregate cargoes, or steel bodies for rubble or scrap metal. Those built on stepframes are for grain, sawdust or other bulk materials. Ribbed aluminium and planksided bodies are options but its innovative sliding bogie tipper is the star performer.
Truly versatile, Dennison's sliding bogie chassis can reduce its length by 1.0m and often access restricted sites that an eight-wheel tipper cannot, and with 50% more payload.
Users include L&W Wilson and CW Michie while Reids Transport, Bannerman and J&M Colson all run Dennison's bulk tippers.
Contact: James Dennison Tel: 01524 381808 E-mail: infoladennisontrailers.com Web: www.dennisontrailers.com
iroTraik Darlaston, W Midlands
Euro Trailers has added moving-floor vehicles with Keith floor systems to its range of tipper and wasteejection trailers.
Bodies are built from impact-resistant Hardox, Domex and Rukki ARM400 steels; floor systems include Keith's Running Floor 2 with 19mm aluminium planks and the rugged steel V-Floor, six of which have been sold to Scottish waste handler Billy Bowie.
Other trailer options include the U-shaped tippers of standard or heavy-duty steels, and on straight, stepped or tapering chassis and with capacities up to 69m3.
Its squat half-pipe tipper can carry glass, harcicore, aggregates and quarried stone. Options include various self-weighing systems, running gear and sheeting systems.
Contact: Dave Nitalls Tel: 01902 495195 E-mail: clavefaeurotrailers.co.uk Web: www.eurotrailers.co.uk
Fruehauf Grantham, Lincs
Fruehauf, which claims to have taken orders for 700 tipping trailers last year, has several new trailer products on the cards.
At the recent CV Show, it exhibited a standard 10.7m3 version from its popular U-shaped tipper range, but at Tip-Ex it showed significantly lighter half-pipe and bathtub aggregate tippers. They both have a redesigned chassis and unladen weights of between 5.2 and 5.4t, but with the same durability and stability characteristics.
MD Matthew Wordsworth is confident that, combined with any Lightweight tractor, they can achieve payloads of 31 tonnes.
The new lightweight aggregate will be available by mid-summer.
Contact: Matthew Wordsworth Tet: 01476 515515 E-mail: infolBfruehauf.co.uk Web: www.fruehauf.co.uk
Granatu Traders Castleford, S Yorks
Spanish-built Granalu tippers are sold and supported in the UK by Hydraulic Discharge Equipment. One prominent client is Yorkshire haulier Alfred Hymas, which exhibited its Omega aluminium half-pipe tipper at Tip-Ex, and a smooth
sided 50m3 aluminium bulker.
HDE also showed a 65m' bulker with Keith Running Floor II, weighing just 7,200kg, which can carry a similar payload but discharge more safely.
Options include side doors and capacities up to 97m.
Granalu also builds ribbed or smooth-sided tippers or bulkers with either Keith. Hyva or Cargo Floor floor systems and auto-tailgate locks.
Contact: Dave Stanley Tel. 07764 253343 saLesfahdeltd.co.uk Web: www.granalu.com
JE3C Tratters Walsall, W Midlands
JBC Trailers manufactures a range of tippers, ejection and moving-floor systems. The latter use Keith systems, especially the heavy-duty VFloor design.
Standard running gear is SAF with other makes optional including disc or drum brakes.
Typical users of its 84m3 tapered ejector trailers are Basingstoke Skip Hire, which has 30 in its fleet, and Glasgow City with nine.
.113C moving-floor clients include Sita with 14 and six more ordered, and Tower Services of Darwen, Lanes, which preferred Keith's heavy-duty V-Floor system.
Contact: John Brownbridge Tel: 01922 638801 E-mail: jbrownhridgefatiscali.co.uk
Independent UK truck and trailer distributor Kel-Berg offers a range of construction and tipping trailers.
Its T100 aggregate and asphalt versions include smooth-sided or half-round tippers, butlers and trailers with Keith V-Floor. It also builds highly productive drawbar trailers.
Options include grabs, cranes and other specialist equipment, all added at the company's workshop near Ricester.
Contact: Simon Hall Tel: 01869 343511 E-mail: salesfakelberg.com Web: www.kelberg.com
Krtapen Traders UK Downham Market, Norfolk
Moving-floor specialist Knapen's UK and Ireland sales office at Downham Market is backed by a network of specialist workshops. Its self-supporting Cargowalk moving floors can carry a variety of loose or bulk cargoes. The K100 is a standard waste-spec design while the all-aluminium K200 Goldstar has a greater payload potential.
The example shown at Tip-Ex was snapped up by Eye, Suffolk-based .11 Tacey.
Knapen's newest K501 trailer with side doors and semi-chassis weighs just 8300kg.
Contact: Stephen Collins Tel: 01366 380123 E-mail: inforaknappen-trailers.co.uk Web: www.knapen-trailers.co.uk
Kraker Trailers Newton Trailers Harlington, Beds
Dutch moving-floor specialist Kraker fits Keith or Cargo Floor systems.
Its standard 92m' CT500 with subframe is for woodchip or pallet work while the CF400 with full chassis is a heavier-duty design.
Both are backed by a five-year structure and paint warranty and a 10-year anti-corrosion agreement.
Options include side doors, hydraulic sides, roof and tailboard. TUV-approved load security. aluminium or galvanised chassis, positive or selfsteer axles and a reinforced bulkhead. The one displayed at Tip-Ex in Downton livery weighed 7.41.
Contact:Andrew Smith Tel:01525 872466 E-mail: inforanewtontrailers.com Web: www.kra kert railers.eu
Legras Industries Eperney, France
Legras builds moving-deck trailers, with either Keith steel plank floors or the tougher V-Floor.
Other options include side doors for backloads, a hydraulic lifting tailgate for waste transfer work and a beefier top rave with extra wear plates and lOmm floor for aggregate and trade waste.
Typical V-Floor users include Ovenden Tippers. Peter Norris Skips and Commercial Recycling. New Mills Sand & Ballast bought the Tip-Ex exhibit.
Contact: Brian Dovey Tel: 02380 254222 E-mail: bdoveylegrasfabtconnect.com Web: www.legras.fr
Montracor Doncaster, S Yorks
Montracon's construction range includes tippers and bulkers built to either insulated tarmac or aggregate specification, and with a single or split tailgate.
All trailers in its ex-stock programme are designed for operation at 44 tonnes GCW and have insulated 27m' bodies and drum brakes as standard.
Bodywork design options include square ribbed monocoque, plank-sided or U-ribbed bodies, all of 48m' capacity.
'Off-the-park' trailers are all plated at 44t and arc available with either disc or drum brakes.
Contact: Paul Mead TeL 01302 732500 paul.meadIBmontracon.com Web: www.montracon.com
Muldoon Transport Systems Dungannon, Co Tyrone
Muldoon build a range of tipping and bulk blowing trailers for the UK and Irish markets.
Many are equipped with its own distinctive positive rear steer system and they range from the familiar animal feed blowing vehicles to more specialised trailers for delivering wood pellets, sugar and plastic granules.
Contact:Justin Muldoon Tel: 02838 852002 E-mail: justinfamuldoon.com Web: www.muldoon.com
Reynotds Boughton Burton on Trent, Staffs
The past year has brought Reynolds Boughton unprecedented growth in trailer sales, particularly of its 8Orri' ejection trailers and triaxle close-coupled trailers.
Factors include the need to transport bulk waste greater distances, and the ability to operate hookloader outfits at 44t GTW.
Reynolds Boughton builds bulk waste-ejection body systems on both 321 rigid chassis cabs and triaxle semi-trailers to 441 GTW, with body capacities ranging from 48m' to 80m" .
Standard options include PTO or auxiliary dieselengine hydraulic drive, drum or disc brakes, heavyduty top rails, gull-wing, single-side or Kwikcova sheeting systems, on-board weighing and wanderlead/hard-wired cab controls.
Contact:Allan Burley Tel: 01283 711771 E-mail: satesofficefareynoldshoughton.com Web: www.reynoldsboughton.com
Rothdean Cinderford, Otos
Rothdean is best known for its aluminium and steel bathtub-style tipping trailers for the scrap metal, aggregate and grain sectors, but its business portfolio is quite diverse.
It also imports food-quality liquid tankers and waste-industry vacuum tankers, and while they're mostly sold to long-established customers, some are transferred into Rothdean's own rental fleet.
Other interests are its own customer support business and a very busy used vehicle department which also exports trucks and trailers.
Contact: Nigel Green Tel: 01594 826252 E-mail: infofarothdean.com Web: www.rothdean.com
SDC Trailers Mansfield, Notts
SDC's revised tipper and balker range includes its traditional bathtub (Neville) design which now has a sloping front and eye-ended ram, and a greatly reduced weight of 6.27 tonnes.
Its all-new aggregate tipping trailer is of the halfpipe style but uses more durable materials to handle the abrasive stone loads of modern aggregate haulage.
Rather than make ancillary parts in-house. SDC uses established OEM components such as weighers, sheets and tipping gears. The end product is an industry-standard trailer with high-quality components, backed by established aftersales support.
Contact: Paul Bratton Tel: 01623 625354 E-mail: infolasdctrailers.co.uk Web: www.sdctrailers.com
Serrus Trailers Environmental Trailer Hire Shardlow, Derbyshire
Environmental Trailer Hire sells and supports Serrus aluminium horizontal-discharge trailers.
Exhibits at Tip-Ex included one with Keith Running Floor II and its high impact steel V-Floor system. Another with an insulated and heated body is for carrying hot asphalt. To retain the heat, exhaust gases from the tractor's exhaust system are routed through the body, thus extending standing and travelling time for the product.
Another Serrus trailer had a sliding plank floor and side curtains, for use with recyclable bulk products and/or palletised goods. A fourth high-volume bulker was for hauling woodchip, paper, plastics and other recyclable products.
Contact: Oliver Dixon Tel.: 01332 799988 E-mail: infofaenviro-trailers.co.uk Web: www.enviro-trailers.co.uk
Stas Steadpian / IC Trailers {NI & Rol) Clitheroe, Lams
Stas is a leading European aluminium tipper and moving-floor trailer builder. It makes over 2,000 of them a year and has more than 2,000 operating here and in Ireland.
Its stylish TPX aluminium aggregate tipping trailer made its UK debut at last month's Tip-Ex Show in Harrogate. The trailer's aerodynamic construction is said to help save around 2.5lit/100km
and its conical shape lead.s to quicker and safer load discharges too.
A 30.6m TPX weighs in at just 5,600kg. looks extremely robust and should be a popular choice. Contact: Jon Wilcock Tel: 01200422000 E-mail: jwilcockfasteadplan.co.uk Web: www.stas.be
Anrriercid, Wigan, Lancs
Wiaan-based Swan Commercials is a family business specialising in building steel tipping trailers for scrap and waste transport.
The company's 91.7m' ejector trailer can be built to suit any customer's application.
Swan made good use of Swedish Steers Harclox/ Domex materials in its Harrogate show exhibit which was built for a long-standing customer, Davidsons & Sons from Altrincham.
Swan has a considerable client base in both the UK and Ireland.
Contact: Kerry Leigh Tel: 01942 253047 E-mail: salesfaswancommercials.com Web: www.swancommercials.com
Titan Trailers Inc Ontario, Canada
Titan Trailers and its UK and Ireland sales and service agent Allan Munro Commercials exhibited
two Thinwall trailers at Harrogate. The Thinwall rubble or heavy waste trailer is a 88.7m3 triaxle version measuring 13.56m by 4.1m and fitted with the durable Keith V-Floor system. Regular slats are optional.
Instead of a centre crossbar, it has Titan's own sturdy hydraulic flip tarp.
The other show model was a new 9.34m Thinwall triaxle aggregate trailer with six-slat Keith V-Floor and V-Plow for total body clean-out.
Contact: Mike Kloepfer Tel: 00151 9 888 4826 E-mail: sandylatitantrailers.com Web: www.titantrailers.com Kingswinford, W Midlands
Trent is best known for its heavy-duty steel tipper and muckaway bodywork, all with triple cross-rails to prevent splaying. It also has a hydraulic autorelease for its 'Up and Away' tailgate.
Trent MF was aided by Swedish Steel's engineering department to develop the llrn long, 69rd steel tipping trailer Tip-Ex exhibit, for EMR's heavy scrap fleet.
It features the revised hydraulic doors, now standard on all its vehicles, which with similar sheeting systems help address many health and safety issues for drivers.
Contact: Neil Bailey Tel: 01384 400320. E-mail: neil.baileylatrentmf.co.uk Web; www.trentmf.co.uk United Trailers (UK) Wisbech, Cambs
United Trailers (UK) specialises in aluminium bulk haulage vehicles from standard tippers and ejectiondischarge trailers to ones with moving-floor systems.
Ones on show at Harrogate's Tip-Ex included a superbly finished all-aluminium 88m3 ejector trailer that highlights the growing interest in horizontalejection trailers, especially for reasons of health and safety.
Aluminium models carry 1St more payload than cheaper steel versions. and will pay the extra off within 12 months. One convert is BP MeKeefry, which has added three more to its growing fleet.
United also builds monocoque. U-shape or aggregate on either rigid chassis or semi-trailer. Contact: Kevin Pell Tel: 01945 465311.
E-mail: salesfaunitedtraiters.co.uk Web: www.unitedtrailers.co.uk Weightlifter Bodies Ltd Scunthorpe, N Lincs
Weightlifter is a major UK producer of rigid alloy tipping bodies. for anyone from owner-drivers to blue-chip fleets, and building body systems to haul glass, clay, grain, asphalt or any other material.
It produces mainly aluminium bulk tippers using its own steel chassis designs. All achieve the IRTE tilt test Category 'A' standard.
Its Peterborough branch PPG Fabrications is complemented by a new facility in Scotland to support more northerly fleets.
The Harrogate tipper show saw examples of its Smoothline models — ones with pressed and planked sides, others with insulated bodies to suit major customers such as Tarmac. Cemex and Lafarge.
Options include air-operated tail doors, access ladders. walkways and various sheeting systems.
Contact: David Thomson Tel: 01724 872444 E-mail: saleslaweightlifterbodies.com Web: www.weightlifterbodies.com Market Deeping, Peterborough
Wilcox CVs' Tip-Ex exhibits reflected its wide range of high-quality tipping trailers, all meeting the IRTE Category 'A' tipping standard.
A monocoque aggregate tipping trailer on a straight-frame Montracon chassis included Vishay PM1155 on-board weigher with inclinometer and body up indicator, and DavAiarn Hydro Clear caboperated sheeting system.
To complement its aluminium range it showed a muckaway body built from low-weight, high-yield steels, fitted with air claw locking bar. Procover' front-to-rear net and in-cab controls.
It also displayed a 50m3U shape bulk tipping trailer with Mere disc brake axles, VPM on-board weigher with trailer-mounted display and Dawbam Hydro Clear automated cover.
The pull-out ladder and body prop are options.
Contact: Chris Bartlett Tel: 01778 345151. E-mail: satesfatippers.co.uk Web: www.wilcox.uk.com