NWH puts MAN tippers on railway work

Construction haulier NWH Group has taken delivery of nine MAN TGS 8x4 tippers.

They are working on the Dalkeith-based operator’s contract with Bam Construction building the Borders railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank.

The muck-away specification MAN 8x4s have steel outreach bodies, Edbro tipping gear, on-board weighing equipment and rollover easy sheets.

They were acquired on five-year hire purchase packages through MAN Financial Services and join four existing 8x4s running on NWH’s construction services fleet.

MD Mark Williams said: “MAN came to our attention in 2010. We took six tractor units then, and that good experience led us to take on four eight-wheelers for the tipper fleet.

“Good fuel and rugged reliability has meant that another nine have been introduced.”

• MAN Truck & Bus is sponsoring the Tip-ex Tipper Haulier of the Year Award, which will be presented to the deserving recipient at the Tip-ex Awards and gala dinner, sponsored by Hardox, on Friday 30 May in Harrogate. If you think you’ve got what it takes to win, go to tip-ex.co.uk and download an entry form. Entry to the Tip-ex Tipper Haulier of the Year Award is free and is open to any company running 11 or more vehicles over 32-tonne GVW and operating in the tipping and bulk haulage sector. The closing date for entries is 28 March. The shortlist will be announced on 1 May.