| Bulgaria Week Exhibition We will be exhibiting at the Bulgaria Building Week Exhibition in Sofia, Bulgaria from the 12th March to 16th March 2008. We welcome existing customers and look forward to introducing our Company and our equipment to new business contacts. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us in advance at the exhibition, please e-mail: equipment@spk-equip.com with your request & details |
| JCB JS160L Gets to Work In Finland | | When Valtteri Nuutinen from Kiuruvesi decided to buy his first excavator, we were pleased that he made contact with us, we were also vey pleased to learn that a past Finish customer, Unto Harmoinen, also of Kiuruvesi had given us a glowing recomendation and to use the customers own words 'Unto said that you are a very reliable salesman :) so i decided to take a contact to you! We thank Valtteri for his business and thanks alkso to Unto for his recomendation. | | | Tim Burbidge Takes Delivery of Kobelco SK115SR Somerset based plant hirer extends his fleet with a 2004 Kobelco SK115SR. The Kobelco SK115SR joins a fleet of 20 Tonne, 14 Tonne, 6 Tonne & JCB 3CX/s all supplied by ourselves. We would like to thank Tim for his continued support. |
| Kobelco SK200-6 Sold to Hungary | | 2004 Kobelco SK200-6 Loaded and ready to make the long haul to Budapest, Hungary. The machine was sold to Hungarian Contractor CAT Terra to carry out works on local contracts in Budapest. | | | Ashworth Demolition Purchases Kobelco SK330LC-6 for Demolition Duties Ashworth Demolition of Blackburn getting to grips with the demolition of the old Shipphams meat paste factory at Credition, Devon to may way for a new Tesco Store. Ashworth Demolition are a leading Demolition Company who carry out works for many Blue Chip Companies, we were very pleased to be able to assit with this latest project with the supply of this 2003 Kobelco SK330LC-6 Excavator. |
| Nelson Plant Growth Continues..... | | Nelson Plant growth, continues with a purchase of a 2001 Daewoo Solar 130LC-V Excavator from SPK Equipment Sales. Managing Director Simon Nelson chose SPK from several other suppliers for his latest purchase which is seen here working near HMS Nelson in Portsmouth, What impressed me most about SPK, was their keeness to do a deal, we inspected the machine over a weekend which also suited me as I have very little spare time during the week this was a big advantage over many of their competitors. | | | Marsh Civil Engineering Purchases First Excavator Marsh Engineering recently took delivery of this 2002 Volvo EC140BLC Excavator. The first time owner Kevin Marsh actually saw the machine in the flesh was when it was delivered to his site in Nottingham. He enquired about the machine after viewing photos before it had been prepared and then was confident to place an order after talking to us and viewing other machines that had been previously prepared, as shown on this news section. |
| L & J Bradford Expands Operation | | Mid Devon Based L & J Bradford has just taken delivery of a used Fiat-Hitachi EX215LC excavator to carry out demolition duties in Devon, the unit was soon to be put to work on its first job working in the Devonport Dock yard in Plymouth. Leo Bradford has a long association with Hitachi excavators, but this was the first time that Leo & Jeanette Bradford had decided to purchase a used unit, as they normally bought new, the unit was fully serviced & prepared in our workshop and we would like to thank L & J Bradford for choosing SPK Equipment Sales for this latest purchase.... You can see how this machine & others looked when it arrived to our yard by clicking on the thumbnail | | | Aquarius Chooses SPK for their Excavator Purchase Aquarius Managing Director Bartosz Cwik from Poland, recently made a visit to the UK to search for a used excavator, we were pleased to welcome him to our location and to show him the high standard that we prepare our machines too. Once making the visit, Bartosz ended his search & agreed the purchase of a 2002 Caterpillar 312CL-HD with 4500 hours, the machine was prepared in our workshop and is seen here ready for collection..... You can see how this machine was prepared in our workshop by clicking on the thumbnail. |
| Daewoo Solar 130LC-V Takes the High Road | | Aaon Agri Hire of Dalbeattie, Dumfries has purchased from SPK Equipment Sales, a 2004 Daewoo Solar 130LC-V with only 1900 Hours, to replace a part exchanged 1998 Daewoo 130LC-V. Machine seen loaded and ready to head North of the Borders on the back of Sandy Kydds Eye Catching Scania. | | | Ainscough Metals from Wigan Chooses a Daewoo 420LC-V for Handling Duties When Sam from Ainscough Metals of Wigan was looking to undate his excavator he decided it needed to be a 40 tonne class machine. After visiting our website, a phone call was made and followed by a machine inspection the deal was helped along by a positive third party recomendation of SPK, a deal was soon done, the machine was serviced and loaded ready for the trek up the road to Wigan. |
| RTS Waste Management Purchases Daewoo Mega 400 | | RTS Ltd, a London based Waste & Recycling company recently took delivery of a 2002 Daewoo Mega 400 Wheeled Loader for their newly aqquired plant in Dartford, East London. The machine has was fully serviced in our workshops before delivery and installation to site but was soon put to work working in a very dusty and demanding environment. | | | City Plant buy Their First Takeuchi TB145 from SPK Well respected Exeter based plant hire company City Plant, recently took delivery of a 2004 Takeuchi TB145, to run along side smaller Takecuhi machines. City Plant commented, that that early signs and the positive remarks from hirers, are that they will expand futher in this size of machine and with a fully booked diary for this machine, they will look again to purchase a low houred unit from SPK, City Plant offer both operated and non opereated plant. |
| Martin Turner Purchases His First Machine From SPK | | When Martin Turner form North Devon decided it was time that he bought his own excavator, he made the right choice and visited SPK. Martin soon made the desicion to purchase a 1999 Daewoo Solar 130LC-V with 6600 hours worked, serviced and prepared in our workshop. | | | No Matter The Distance, We Are Always Prepared To Go That Extra Mile When William McDonold from the Isle of Lewes was looking for a 13 Tonne Excavator he had no hesitation in contacting us to see what we could recommend, after visiting our news page and seeing for himself the high standard to which we prepare our machines too, a deal was soon done on a year 2000 JCB JS130 with 6000 hours, and on its way to its first job in Uig, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| G.M. Contractors | | Due to the continued expansion of their plant hire business, G.M.Contractors decided to purchase there first tracked dozer, a year 2000 CAT D5M-XL, fitted with a 6 way PAT Blade. Glyn Martin approached SPK in August 2005 with his requirement, after he had been searching for sometime with no success, we soon found the right machine for Glyn, inspected it, serviced and prepared it and it was soon put to work in North Devon | | | Another low houred Takeuchi ready for delivery to Denmark Sales of low houred Takeuchi Mini & Midi Excavators have been in demand this year, both to the UK & International Markets, this particular unit is a 2004 TB175 with 1720 hours worked, this machine has been prepared to our high standard in our own workshop by my Son and was fitted with a 1.8M Angle tilt bucket before being delivered direct to a Customer in Denmark. |
| Gary Cooper Buys His First JCB Excavator | | When Gary Cooper was looking for a 16 tonne excavator his initial choice was to buy a used Hitachi, at the time we did not have in stock a used Hitachi but offered Gary a 1999 JCB JS160L, we fitted a hammer circuit, to meet Gary' requirements. Gary's initial reponse to a JCB having always operated Hitachi's was a little unsure but after only a few weeks operation high above Torquay Marina, to use Gary's own words; "I'm impressed" When the job overlooking Torbay Marina was completed, Gary asked us to arrange a strip down of the machine and to lift it out from the site.........Please click on the image to see this operation. | | | 100% Customer Services & Support When Finnish owner/operator Janne Siuvo, was stopped from working because of a bucket ram failure, SPK were quick to react to give the customer full after-sales support. Upon a inspection, a new ram was ordered from Volvo and despatched direct to the customer, with all costs being met by SPK Equipment Sales, Janne Siuvo who purchased a 2001 Volvo EC140LC from us, is pictured with Steve on a recent visit. In the UK or Overseas, you can purchase used equipment direct from us with total confidence and peace of mind - SPK Putting the Customer 1st! |
| Customer Gives the Thumbs Up to SPK | | Another happy customer, owner operator Insinööri Veikko Pulkkinen gives the new arrival of his Takeuchi TB070W the THUMBS UP! | | | Jarmo Jaaskelainen JCB Delight Finnish customer Jarmo Jaaskelainen standing proud with his Son after taking delivery of his 1997 JCB JS130 Tracked Excavator, machine is also shown below, loaded awaiting delivery to Port of Felixstowe. |
| Finland Bound | | Year 1997 & 2001 JCB JS130's loaded and ready for delivery to Finland, both machines were purchased direct by the customers who will work these machines. | | | Worldwide Web Machine Search, Found on Own Doorstep When Dave Jackson of Support Services (SW) started to make a seach on the internet for a used JCB 3CX Sitemaster, he was suprised to find that www.spk-equip.com were listed on the first page of a Worldwide search and were in fact, located only 5 miles away from him. After a quick call and a visit by Dave's son, Ian to inspect the machines, that were available a quick decision was made and work was soon on the way to service and prepare a JCB 3cx Sitemaster Turbo for delivery to Tavistock, Support Services (SW) JCB was fitted with a new pole lifter and rotater and rear jackleg mounted carrier frame, supplied new from Strimech Ltd. |
| Kennford Tarmac purchases JCB 3CX Contractor | | In 2002 Kennford Tarmac purchased a Hitachi EX22 Mini Excavator form SPK, they were very pleased with the high standard, as to how the machine was prepared when delivered, the machine has proved to be extremely reliable confirms owners Karl & Richard Prance and when looking to upgrade their 1996 JCB 3cx Sitemaster Turbo they had no hesitation in returning to SPK and quickly decided on a 2002 JCB 3cx Contractor. | | | Hitachi EX120-5 Leaving for the Isle of Skye Isle of Skye plant hirer Alasdair MasCaskill's year 2000 Hitachi EX120-5 with 2000 hours leaving our yard recently on the long journey North of the Borders. The machine was fully serviced in our workshop and fitted with a new Dromone hydraulic quick hitch and a new 48" bucket.... You can see how this machine was prepared by clicking on the thumbnail. |
| Keith expands with purchase of JCB JS160LC | | Honiton based Keith Retter has recently took delivery of his first tracked excavator, a JCB JS160LC, The machine supplied was well equipped with hammer pipe-work, hose burst check valves, hydraulic quick hitch and a set of buckets. Keith put the JCB JS160LC to its first task by digging out a new site for a new shed on a local farm. | | | Podbury & Sons Chooses Komatsu and SPK Brothers Noel & Gordon Podbury of Whimple Nr Exeter recently purchased a 13 tonne Komatsu PC130-6 excavator. This was to be their first excavator and they were obviously very cautious as to what machine and from whom they purchased it. They requested a third party inspection by local plant engineering company, having full confidence in the standard they we prepare our machine too, we were very happy to oblige with this request. |
| W.J.Toms - Returns to purchase an additional Machine | | Wesley Toms bought his first JCB 3CX Sitemaster Turbo from Steve and had no hesitation in picking up the phone to call SPK when an additional machine was required. We soon matched a machine to Wesley's requirement - a 1998 JCB 3CX Sitemaster Turbo with only 4500 hours worked. The machine was fully serviced and prepared in our workshop to our usual high standard | | | Customer's Hitachi Joy! Olli Kossila located on the East side of Finland has just taken delivery of his first Excavator, a 1999 Hitachi EX100-5 with 2800 hours bought from SPK. Olli had never bought a machine outside of Finland before and obviously had some reservationas as to the safety of doing so. Having a good reputation for the supply of used equipment in Finland, we were able to supply Olli with the names of several satisfied customers with whom he was able to speak to and satisfy his fears. |
| Olli Kossila sent us the following e-mail. Hello, Steve! Wow!!! It really looks very good! Thank you very much! I think, that this will help you to sell many machines in our area! We live near Savonlinna, which is near eastern border.) It is very unusual to by machines straight from England ( or other countries). The big question is always, can we trust dealers in other countries. If the machine is as good as it looks, then I will tell people asking about excavators from England, that SPK and Steve Powlesland you can trust 100 %. Buy it from him! You can see how this machine & others looked when it arrived to our yard by clicking on the thumbnail. |
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