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KING TRAILERS
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the story of King Trailers' growth and success the past financial year is down to more just completion of its military contract. The increase in business and turnover is certainly due in part to the contract for 89 heavy equipment trailers but also by using growth in personnel to concentrate building its presence in niche markets. Group managing director Mark Carrington
has transferred the product development team built up to work on the Ministry of Defence contract into these areas rather than downsizing. Turnover has increased by 90% in the last financial year, following an increase of 40% the previous year. In all Carrington reported an increase Z12m to £31m. Today, half of the business is building trailers while rest is made up from traffic management and a burgeoning access platform business. Trailer production is growing from 30 a month to nearer 50. Rail business, waste and recycling, demolition and the crash business were all highlighted by Carrington. Lead-time has also been reduced as the company builds bespoke products from a standard sub-assembly programme. King Trailers enjoyed a busy SED, launching two new trailers, including the prototype King Rail, a 5m long rail trailer with a 20-tonne load capacity. More importantly, it unveiled an updated version of the popular fully power-steered GTL70 lowloader, redesigned to be lighter its predecessor. The main deck is 7.32m long and carries up to tonnes. New features include a fully redesigned rear end, complete chamfered corners and vibration-proof lights, and a new, one-step
swan-neck removal system. A safety-conscious GTS44 trailer for A-Plant features "runway"
lighting in the deck, to identify the trailer edges when loading at night, and non-slip floor edges for added grip.