News and events

It’s great that CBL have staff for the long term and Andrew Holman is one of them.  He is pictured here (left) with Richard Sturgess, CBL Sales Director, at Bomag Germany on a trip to celebrate his 30 years with CBL Bridgend. ...

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Apprenticeships give people the opportunity to train, gain qualifications and pursue a skilled, long-term career. 

CBL have recently employed one apprentice at every centre and all are attending Wiltshire College at...

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F W Huxter, run by Fred and Lucy Huxter, have been running Takeuchis of all sizes for the last 10 years for their local works and Wessex Water work in the Dorset area.

One of their Takeuchi TB153FR excavators, purchased...

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More Thwaites dumpers for South West groundworks contractor, MJL, supplied by CBL Saltash.

We are delighted that Fred Champion Groundworks chose CBL again to supply their new additions to the fleet. British and Japanese quality working in sync.  They have taken delivery of three new Thwaites 9 Ton dumpers and three...

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A G Builders, from Pewsey, have added a new Takeuchi TB2150 to their fleet with the help of Steve Ruddell, CBL Bristol Area Sales Manager.

Barry Giles, Director, is delighted with the new machine and says, ‘After some...

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CBL Newbury are proud to supply 10 brand new Takeuchi TB260 Excavators for Natta Plant Ltd.  Each machine has been customised in Natta’s company colours and sign written.  A great addition to the Natta fleet. Congratulations...

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Andy Taylor, Depot Manager at CBL Bristol, received a rather unusual request earlier this summer.

He was contacted by Leo Greaves, a bridegroom-to-be, to see if CBL could supply two Takeuchi diggers to use as an arch for...

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Galliard Homes are a British residential property developer based in Loughton and operating across London and the Home Counties.  They run a fleet of nine Merlos and, with the help of Sam Ireland (CBL Area Sales Manager) have...

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The workshop team at CBL Bridgend have recently fitted a VCAS system to a Thwaites dumper on hire to a local contractor.  This system - vehicle collision avoidance system – warns the operator of immediate dangers within a set...

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An unusual sight - it's not every day you see a digger in the sky! CBL customer, Valley Provincial Group from Dartford in Kent are working on a site at Stamford Hill in London N16.  The work includes levelling the surface to lay...

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Justin Jones, of Justin Jones Floor Screeding, has taken full advantage of the Putzmeister screed pumps now available for hire from CBL Bridgend in South Wales. 

As he says, ‘We’d like to thank you for the service...

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A4 Hire have taken delivery of their new Takeuchi TB230 from CBL Newbury and put it to work, saying they are extremely pleased with the excavator's performance.

Graham May, depot manager at CBL Maidstone, was invited by civil engineering company, Steadline, to bring a team to a Charity Golf Event held in aid of the MS Society.  It was held at The Weald of Kent Golf Club, a beautiful 18...

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CBL Crawley’s Mike Lockie is seen here handing over some of the machines purchased by Lenmark Construction Ltd.  The total order comprised five Thwaites dumpers and five Takeuchi excavators of varying sizes.  Left to right:...

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We are now hiring out Putzmeister screed pumps from CBL Bridgend in South Wales.  

For more info or to hire a pump call the hire desk team on 01656 743231.

We are increasing our fleet holding of...

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Jason Ford, a local builder and regular CBL customer, won a contract to build a retaining wall around an existing property. The existing property is on a level higher than the area where the excavator, needed for the job, has to work....

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Mark Lillywhite of M W Lillywhite has customised the Takeuchi TB230 recently purchased through CBL Newbury.

Mark commented, ‘Takeuchi excavators are typically Japanese - the ultimate reliable machine. The TB230 replaces...

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CBL have ordered eleven new Iveco trucks for the transport fleet.  Displayed on the CBL stand at this year's Royal Cornwall Show, was one of the seven 8 wheeled, 32 tonne, 13 litre full plant spec new lorries, shown fully loaded...

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At this year’s Royal Cornwall Show, CBL were able to display more products from world leading brands within our sales portfolio. 

This year we were given the option of increasing our stand to a size 100% larger than...

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Ford Civil Engineering Ltd, based in Three Legged Cross, Dorset, have just invested in another four Takeuchi TB250s.  These machines will be deployed on various sites in the surrounding counties as Ford’s continue their buoyant...

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Atlas Copco have given CBL Central Parts an award in recognition of their significant growth in sales of Atlas Copco spare parts over the last year.  This growth has been achieved by reprofiling stock to better match customer...

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Steve Devonshire, owner of S Devonshire & Son, has taken delivery of a Takeuchi TB230 excavator purchased from CBL Newbury, and helped by Robert Duerdoth, CBL Area Sales Manager.
 
Steve comments, ‘This is the...

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CBL Maidstone has moved to larger premises with excellent workshop and office facilities and good transport links. 

The new address is: 

Dane House
Sheldon Way
Larkfield
Kent
ME20...

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Artisan Hire Centres would like to thank CBL for their great service and excellent advice on helping them with their hire fleet purchases.

Jason King and Chris Comer, Artisan Hire directors, jointly told CBL, ‘We feel...

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With the help of Phil Hooper, Area Sales Manager at CBL Bristol, Harris & Harris Construction have placed an order with CBL for another six Thwaites 6 ton straight tip dumpers. Tony Harris, MD, and his team have secured construction...

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Kelsey Plant Hire has invested approximately £500,000 in 19 new Takeuchi excavators from CBL.

The new machines, ranging from the micro TB210 up to the eight-tonne TB290, represent a substantial renewal for the Kelsey...

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CBL presented YHC Hire Solutions with a framed story of their recent purchase of 20 site dumpers from Thwaites. The presentation took place this month on the Thwaites stand at the Executive Hire Show held at the Ricoh Arena in...

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Ben Smith, an award-­winning third year apprentice at CBL’s Newbury depot, recently fitted his second Engcon EC214 tiltrotator and DC2 proportional control systems for key customer, Profusion Environmental Ltd. Both installations were...

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With the help of Robert Duerdoth from CBL Newbury, Fresh Approach Design & Build have invested in a new Takeuchi TB23R. 

Christiaan Paul, company owner, commented, ‘The Takeuchi TB23R is the perfect size, and...

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YHC Hire Solutions, based in Yeovil, Somerset, have again chosen CBL to supply their machinery. The machine of choice this time around is the British built Thwaites dumper. The order consisted of 10 x 6 tonne standard & 10 x 9 tonne...

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