Your regular newsletter from L-Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage March 2015
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Lynch opens four new depots to provide a nationwide coverage To realise its vision of being recognised as the best Operated Plant and Haulage provider nationwide, Lynch has now opened four new depots. These, combined with the current three depots, will now offer customers a nationwide service through seven locations across England, namely Bridgwater, Dartford, Hemel, Rushden, Stanmore, Warrington and Brentwood. Lynch’s head office will now be moved to a more purpose built location at Hemel with the current Stanmore headquarters remaining as its North London depot.
Lynch now a national plant hire supplier Sales Director Rob Lynch enthused about the company’s expansion plans commenting “The new depots strategically located around the country mean we are now a national plant supplier – our customers have been telling us their supply chains are
too big and they want to reduce them. Lynch has responded and we are now in a position where we can deliver real value that a sole supply trading relationship can bring, underpinned by meeting hire demands, which is always our first priority”. With key infrastructure projects being identified and planned in the North as well as the Capital, Lynch added that “as a company we believe in the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ and the new Warrington depot is ideally located on the edge of Manchester and
Liverpool to offer a ‘total’ Lynch service to customers in the North of the country. With regards London, we have been covering the capital from one side. A population of 8 million people and the worst traffic in the UK. With the Dartford depot we are going to meet hire demands by now having dedicated resources for South London and the South East”.
Haulage goes nationwide Lynch Haulage will also now be offering a nationwide service through seven locations across England. Director Merrill Lynch, who is overseeing a total overhaul of the service, said: “It is time to provide a better service for muck away and aggregates. Customers deserve much more than what the industry is currently offering and here at Lynch we are looking to establish a service for our customers that combines total reliability with communication levels that are second to none.”
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Lynch Plant Hire & HAULAGE — Meeting Hire Demands
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Lynch sponsors Operator Trials In order to highlight the profile of operators and to encourage new blood into the industry, Lynch is sponsoring ‘Operator Trials’, a nationwide competition specifically for operators. ‘Operator Trials’ will be travelling the length of the country running a nationwide competition to recognise the best operators, testing them in various time trialed events. These events will be held in the South West at the Oaktree Arena, the South East at Dartford, the North West at Warrington and the Midlands at Rushden. Starting off in the South West at the Oaktree Arena on the 28th March. ‘Operator Trials’ will be displaying a state of the art Tenstar Excavator simulator, so, if you do not posses a competency card to participate in the main trials, there is no better way to begin digging dirt. On the day there will be prizes on offer, even for just coming along and entering. However the regional champions will take home iPad Mini 3s and the overall nationwide UK champion will win a fantastic holiday for two. During 2015 Lynch is raising money for its chosen charity, namely Breast Cancer Care and at the ‘Operator Trials’ there will be a chance to support this notable Charity by purchasing raffle tickets to win a brand new ‘one of a kind’ Pink Bobcat E14 Compact Excavator. Also as part of an ongoing campaign Lynch will be using the event to highlight the skills shortage in the industry as well as the lack of women currently working in construction. Operations Direction Mark Kennedy said: “By building the profile of operators in our Industry and the skill set it will only enhance the likelihood of young men and women wanting to enter this industry as their choice of career” Check out the website, www.operatortrials.com and at www.facebook.com/OperatorTrials
Lynch increases Wacker Neuson dumper fleet to over 400 units Following the purchase of 170 Wacker Neuson wheeled dumpers last year, Lynch has now placed an order for a further 190 units as part of its mission to offer the most modern and reliable equipment available and also to satisfy a growing demand for the German-built machines. The order includes 120 recently launched 6 tonne and 9 tonne capacity Wacker Neuson DX60 & DX90 swivel tip models. These feature hydrostatic drive and fuel-efficient Perkins turbocharged diesel engines which meet the latest stage 111B emission regulations.
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J. Murphy chooses Lynch for Harbury site
Lynch — caught on camera!!!
J. Murphy has selected Lynch Plant for the Harbury landslip site. A landslide in Warwickshire caused a blockage on the Chiltern railway lines between Oxfordshire and the Midlands. Lynch currently have a number of 30T dump trucks, 35T excavators and a D6 Dozer to clear over 350,000 tons of rock away from the site. With the help of our equipment and the continuous good work by our operators, the rail line will be made safe and useable again in no time.
Grab & Tipper at
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A Lynch grab & tipper lorry and a Doosan DX 235 LCR helping remove 200 plus loads of muck away from Stanmore place the development site behind our Stanmore headquarters.
Torbay A38 highway upgrade Lynch have been in partnership with Galiford Try/SIAC in a joint venture supplying machinery on a huge project in South Devon. Lynch Excavators have been working on the Torbay road upgrade as part of the project, with one side a busy highway and the other the railway line. The work is in good progress to widen 1km of the A38 between Newton Abbot and Torquay. This will then link with the 5km bypass of the village of Kingskerwell. In all there are nine major structures in the £110M project which is scheduled to be completed on time in December. Devon Country Council project manager Paul Couttie MCIHT says “The focus over the next couple of months is to finish all the key structures. The A38 is very congested road and we have maintained a single lane in each direction at all times.”
y iab at Wemble Artic Crane H This artic crane was on a recent job in Wembley. Keith Talbot our transport manager was sent this email by Vijay Patel from K. Maksons LTD “Hi Keith, Our company is really happy with your service and we will definitely keep you in our mind for future work.” Showing just how much our service is appreciated in the community.
Lynch primary school excavator safety awareness courses To continue Lynch’s valued partnership within the local community, Keval Dattani, head of internal sales, and Valon, an elite operator, visited the local Wood End Infant school in Northolt. The idea was to show the children how an excavator works as well as to raise awareness about the importance of being safe around it. In total eight classes were given an early and valuable insight into the world of construction. They all received goodie bags and Lynch friendship bracelets. It appears due to the many letters of appreciation received since their visit that the children really enjoyed the lesson!
Lynch Plant Hire & HAULAGE — Meeting Hire Demands
Lynch introduces six month graduate rotation scheme For the first time in the company’s 35 year history, Lynch has introduced a new graduate programme welcoming in three graduates from a variety of backgrounds; Theo Dyson, Design Graduate, Emma Cooray, Sociology Graduate and Nashaa Islam, Business Management graduate. The programme is based on a six month rotation scheme at their Stanmore head office, which will entail each graduate working individually in six different departments including: Sales, Process and Quality, Marketing, HR/ Health and Safety, Accounts and Company Services. Graduate candidates at the Lynch open day
“This is a brilliant opportunity for not only the Company, but for our new graduate employees to develop their professional skills in the working environment” said Rob Lynch. He continued: “The importance of finding the best talent is paramount to the combined success of Lynch plant hire and haulage. To grow through sales is not enough, we need innovation and service excellence to succeed. For that reason the graduate programme will help us achieve this.” “I am really excited to start this new graduate scheme. It’s a great opportunity for me to learn about the business and further develop my professional working skills. This will really give me a great insight on how the company runs on a day to day basis” commented design graduate Theo Dyson.
Theo Dyson
Key Accounts
Key Accounts A new department has been created at Lynch headquarters in Stanmore, namely the Key Accounts department. The idea behind this is to dedicate a greater number of resources to our key customers with regards to reporting order process and invoice accuracy. Additionally, a dedicated number and email address has been allocated to each of these customers allowing order and service issues to be dealt with in a timely manner. This new team consisting of Kayleigh, Amy and Tracy can provide a much more personal experience for customers and actively demonstrates how Lynch is determined to achieve its company vision of being the best operated plant and haulage provider nationwide.
Lynch Operator Profile Donal Donohoe “Twin with Martin” Tell me an interesting fact about yourself? I am 8 foot tall. Yes, really 8 foot tall! I played professional rugby in Ireland for three years as a second row and another three in Australia. How long have you worked for Lynch? Five years for Lynch. I have been in construction since 1985 when I was just 15. I started working on site in my school holidays with my dad who was also an operator. What is your role within the business? I am a Plant Operator with a 360 card. I hold a CPCS for a number of vehicles above and below 10T. Currently I am a telescopic handler, which has a reach of 17m — not that much bigger than me!
What do you deem the most important task in your work day? Why? I love trying to improve my skill set on a daily basis. Onsite you can’t switch off and you have to always be on the ball. On a site awareness of others is so important. Tell us of some duties that you perform as a machine operator on a daily basis? Unloading deliveries, distribution through site, movement, assisting other trades, overview of site. What’s your greatest achievement while working for Lynch? I love the job satisfaction and the thank yous from all individuals involved when the job is done well. What’s a food treat for you? I enjoy all kinds of food, any type is welcome — my favourite foods are
rocket lettuce and watercress! Dream holiday destination? A Lynch building site in the Bahamas Could you recommend a good book? The newsletter you are trying to write (Cheers mate — ed.!) Who is your role model? My father? How would you describe yourself? Happy go lucky If you won the lottery would you come to work tomorrow? You know what? I would, but only to cheer everyone off and say goodbye.
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