Edbro PLC

A lot of commercial vehicles actually haul large amounts of minerals, grains and other bulk materials around the UK each year. The figure for aggregates alone is 60,000,000 tonnes, so the total number of vehicle movements and load discharges is huge. Tipping vehicles remain the most efficient and profitable method for ejecting loads – but only when specified correctly.

The Thompsons Group, claims to be the UK’s leading tipper bodybuilder, and therefore prioritises reliability and good customer service above all else. Having established its new Scottish operations in July 2017, its first order was for five 32 tonne Loadmaster bodies for the NWH Group. The customer chose to specify lightweight Edbro CX15 cylinders on all of the five bodies, believing Edbro to be the best on the market. Thompsons was happy to oblige due the robust quality and first-class service from the brand.

Four new eight wheeler rigid tipper trucks have been acquired by Kent-based Mark Luck Transport, bringing its fleet to 45 vehicles. As standard the company specifies all of its new vehicles with Edbro tipping gear. These vehicles are no different, each being equipped with lightweight CX combined ram and tank cylinders.

A new range of Edbro inclinometers which will bring improved levels of safety to tipping operations has been introduced by JOST. The inclinometer constantly monitors the angle of the rear end of the tipper and stops its operation if a dangerous angle is being approached. The tipping angle is measured constantly while a simple in-cab control unit allows the driver to monitor the operation.

The Tip-Ex show this year proved as popular as ever with manufacturers, body builders and operators attending the UK’s tipping industry show. As usual company JOST were present and were promoting their ‘industry leading’ Edbro tipping cylinders, as well as their range of fifth wheels, landing legs, couplings and axle systems.

With long term reliability and minimal service requirements being key considerations for tipping gear in the demanding aggregates sector, JOST can point to a vehicle in the Summerleaze fleet which is still operating perfectly with its original Edbro CX15 tipping gear – 15 years after first going into service. It is still making ten trips a day, five days a week, carrying a full load of ballast from the quarry to a processing facility.

Edbro will be exhibiting in partnership with JOST, its new parent company, for the first time ever at Tip-Ex, Harrogate. Edbro the world's leading manufacturer of hydraulic tipping hoists will host an indoor and outdoor stand - complete with traditional BBQ - at the event. This year stand visitors will have the opportunity to view additional products from within the JOST Group. Edbro will also be using the show to make an exciting announcement about its lightweight CX14 range.

As one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of specialised commercial vehicles, Feldbinder is well known for its customised silo and tank trailers, railway wagons and containers. The company motto is “The lightest commercial vehicles with the maximum volumes possible, a long working life and top quality [design and production]”. It specifies Edbro hydraulic cylinders to help its tipping vehicles reach these goals.

Edbro, hosted a record number of visitors at this year’s IAA show. The Hannover based exhibition, which showcases the latest innovations in the commercial vehicles and logistics industries, was as popular as ever and many of the attendees were keen to visit the Edbro stand to learn about its newest (and strongest ever) tipping cylinder and the lightweight developments to the rest of the CS range.

Edbro is renowned for manufacturing light and reliable tipping cylinders which increase payload and hence profits for fleet operators. Its flagship CS range of cylinders for front end truck and trailer applications is already proven to be the lightest product of its kind on the market; Edbro has taken a further step in the battle to increase operator payloads. Further weight savings have been made within the CS cylinder range and these are complimented by a new range of mounting brackets, which deliver savings of up to 20%; all of which has been achieved whilst maintaining the same ‘fit and forget’ reliability.

This year’s Tip-EX show in Harrogate enjoyed some of the best weather that 2012 has given us so far, with temperatures staying in the mid twenties throughout the whole weekend. Fortunately Edbro’s Outdoor Arena, which featured 14 trucks, a BBQ and the Edbro cheerleaders, gave everyone an excuse to enjoy the sun.

Edbro has made significant investment in its state of the art test and development centre. Based at the company’s main manufacturing facility in Bolton, UK, the test centre will accelerate product development and add a cost effective testing capacity for different operating conditions in the company’s many expanding international markets.

Edbro is underlining its position as the leading manufacturer of hydraulic truck tipping hoists and waste management equipment in the world with major expansion into the Middle East market. Activity includes establishing key service partners in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman and a combined warehouse stock and service facility in Dubai that serves the whole Gulf region.

Hydraulic tipping gear specialist, Edbro, will be displaying its industry leading products on two stands at this year’s Tip-Ex. As in previous years, visitors to the show will be able to speak to Edbro’s expert sales team and see demonstrations of Edbro equipment inside Hall A, stand 5-6. However, the main event will be Edbro’s largest external stand to date. Spanning from stand OS8 to stand OS14, Edbro will be hosting its traditional BBQ surrounded by 14 trucks, each fitted with Edbro cylinders.

Fitted & Quite Literally Forgotten; Edbro CX15 proves its “fit & forget” reputation is well earned

A Parts Services, parts supply and maintenance specialists for commercial vehicles, has been appointed as the main distributor of Edbro’s range of hydraulic skiploader and hooklift systems to the West Midlands and Mid-Wales. The company will deliver top-level dealership servicing, maintenance and technical support for the Edbro range, reducing costs and lead times for local customers.

It has been a little over one year since Edbro launched the latest cylinder from its CX range, the CX14. Designed as a compact combined tank and cylinder unit, the CX Series provides weight saving benefits to rigid truck applications from 15 to 32 tonnes GVW. Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK opted to run the new cylinder as part of a weight saving initiative; it is now one year on and thanks to positive results, the company has opted to specify the CX14 exclusively on all rigid tipper fleet acquisitions.

Hydraulic tipping cylinders are fundamental components to the safe and reliable operation of rigid trucks and trailers. Properly maintained, they will last the life of the vehicle. Unfortunately, maintenance is all too often overlooked, and cylinders suffer abuse in key areas, which can affect both their safety in operation and also their reliability. The core problem seems to be one of time constraints: pressurised schedules that prevent operators taking vehicles out of service even for a few hours, to perform routine maintenance. One can understand this reticence, with a truck inoperative for a day costing around £400. However, on the other side of the equation, there is the fact that, if a truck is taken out of service for preventative maintenance, then the maintenance is scheduled; the operator is in control and can determine the most opportune time for the work to be performed. The alternative could be a breakdown at much higher cost.

Edbro Poland has continued to grow its presence in the market with the opening of a new warehouse located in the centre of the country. Following on from the successful launch last year of a national service centre network, this is the next step for the company in developing its delivery and service capabilities in country and throughout Eastern Europe.

Wilcox Commercial Vehicles Ltd, one of the UK’s premier aluminium commercial vehicle body builders, is growing its business by offering its customers more, in terms of improved payload, faster tipping, reduced weight and increased reliability, thanks to the adoption of EDBRO’s new CX14 tipping cylinder on the company’s current generation of lightweight rigid bodies.