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BARLOWS MAY LOOSE POST OFFICE CONTRACT

A strong source told me recently Briggs are after Barlows post office contract. Something to do with Briggs supplying some cheap Chineese machines, can't remember story exactly. Any one heard anything? Barlows are on their back side as it is this is the last thing they need!!!!!
  • Posted 25 Mar 2009 08:56
  • Modified 25 Mar 2009 08:59 by poster
  • Discussion started by CATMAN
  • UK, United Kingdom
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not worth a response
  • Posted 26 Mar 2009 04:06
  • Reply by kevin_k
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
Same difference!!! A 2 year old could understand what I was saying. But then again your spelling and punctuation has a lot to be desired!!!
  • Posted 26 Mar 2009 04:02
  • Reply by CATMAN
  • UK, United Kingdom
contract is with ROYAL MAIL,, different company. this isn,t the place to start slagging things you know nothing about
  • Posted 26 Mar 2009 03:54
  • Modified 26 Mar 2009 03:55 by poster
  • Reply by kevin_k
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
Don't post if you don't know what your talking about. I'm in various Post Office depots every week and all the trucks have on the side of them "On hire from Barloworld" and an engineer is usually standing at the side of it!!! Unless Barloworld have put them there and forgot about them which is well within their capabilities. They also maintain the tow trailers and some of the floor cleaners. Linde still have a fair few trucks in allot of depots though but they never have an engineer stood next to them.
  • Posted 26 Mar 2009 03:47
  • Modified 26 Mar 2009 03:53 by poster
  • Reply by CATMAN
  • UK, United Kingdom
your sourse is great. barlow don,t have a contravt with the post office.
  • Posted 26 Mar 2009 03:26
  • Reply by kevin_k
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
The post office will only put up with the high price service and the un-reliable Fortens so long! Another rumour is that Aggregate Industries are in talks with other companies as they believe Barlows are suppling them a poor service.

Also if anyone understands edward_t's coment please explain I'm lost!!!!
  • Posted 26 Mar 2009 03:14
  • Modified 26 Mar 2009 03:23 by poster
  • Reply by CATMAN
  • UK, United Kingdom
I heard a "strong source" tell me that Briggs, Nacco and Barlow were about to "join forces".

Now to be fair, the "strong source" was a trainer at the gym, and he knows nothing about the forklift business, and was trying to get me to put my back into the lift, [calling my left arm Briggs, my right arm Barlow and my back Nacco], but he knows about as much as you do as far as what the decision makers (who do not work for Brigg, Barlow or Nacco) are thinking to themselves.

I would take a salesman's wishing for what it is....
  • Posted 25 Mar 2009 20:57
  • Modified 25 Mar 2009 20:58 by poster
  • Reply by edward_t
  • South Carolina, United States
They may be after it but there is a difference wanting and getting it, Every forklift company is after everybody else's deals. Do you think the post office will change all there barlow trucks for cheap chineese trcuks when everybody needs stability its not the right time to take a risk on cheapness. Maybe you should ask your friend Heinze if he sure about this.
  • Posted 25 Mar 2009 20:34
  • Reply by Greeny
  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

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