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  • Posted 10 Mar 2017 05:39
  • Modified 10 Mar 2017 05:43 by poster
  • By silversurfer
  • joined 1 Jul'12 - 5 messages
  • n/a, United Kingdom
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Could anyone tell me more on Briggs Defense? They seem to be advertising for an engineer to solely work ok their defence equipment? Is this correct or is it shared amongst all road engineers?

Also do they have any decent resident sites?
  • Posted 1 Jul 2019 03:34
  • By alain_prost
  • joined 31 Oct'16 - 21 messages
  • West Midlands, United Kingdom
About right, I would still have to check them myself before use!!
  • Posted 21 Feb 2019 19:30
  • By DonkeyPunch
  • joined 4 Nov'12 - 33 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Watch out skateboard and BMX dealership next on the cards
  • Posted 19 Feb 2019 06:31
  • By Snapman
  • joined 10 Sep'08 - 53 messages
  • Liecester, United Kingdom
and powered access division to be launched soon
  • Posted 10 Feb 2019 00:43
  • By stackerhacker
  • joined 2 Mar'18 - 87 messages
  • glasgow, United Kingdom
Possibly just a friendly takeover to help out an old mate and former employee.
  • Posted 8 Feb 2019 00:44
  • By millreef
  • joined 24 May'10 - 63 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Different ball game to lift trucks completely, few synergies, different customers, customer requirements and business model. Briggs could learn a lot if they don't interfere, clone it and cause mayhem.........the take over seems low key , as you say just in the small print and the bottom of the home page...at the moment
  • Posted 5 Feb 2019 19:44
  • By DonkeyPunch
  • joined 4 Nov'12 - 33 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
United plant services. Deutz engine specialists. Major rebrand at the turn of the year.nothing on there website about this till you scroll down to the bottom of the page and zoom in on the small print.
  • Posted 2 Feb 2019 23:47
  • By stackerhacker
  • joined 2 Mar'18 - 87 messages
  • glasgow, United Kingdom
Who's that they bought? Interesting to see them purchase Hiremech recently, that will be a fair dig in the chops for Impact.
  • Posted 31 Jan 2019 20:01
  • By deadpan
  • joined 9 Oct'15 - 27 messages
  • ...., Austria
Well it has taken a bit of time (June 2017) but, here we are with the announcement this week from Big Pete: Briggs buyout heavy plant company. What could possibly go wrong?
  • Posted 26 Jan 2019 09:04
  • By wanderer
  • joined 20 May'12 - 19 messages
  • west midlands, United Kingdom
Irish lifts trucks was an old company that never changed. forklifts was only a small part of a bigger company before Briggs took it over. Different market in Ireland compared to the UK where nearly all of there business is contract hire.
  • Posted 23 May 2018 18:04
  • By jamesh
  • joined 3 Nov'11 - 10 messages
  • Dublin, Ireland
Let's see if it turns out better than Irish lift trucks heard it's not as good as they thought.
  • Posted 23 May 2018 06:48
  • By Phil3
  • joined 29 Sep'17 - 7 messages
  • Haydock, United Kingdom
Less cash and more turnover im guessing after purchasing Hitec!
  • Posted 23 May 2018 06:04
  • By Jump_lead
  • joined 22 May'11 - 7 messages
  • west mids, United Kingdom
Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity but cash is reality
  • Posted 18 May 2018 17:51
  • By Leon_W
  • joined 7 Sep'07 - 326 messages
  • Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
How much do Briggs turnover in the UK would i be wright in saying over £100 million.


If a company is taking that much in Turnover they must be doing something wright
  • Posted 18 May 2018 01:32
  • By exalt
  • joined 30 Sep'14 - 433 messages
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Before the acquisition of Barloworld by Briggs this forum was full of posts by Barlow engineers moaning about their company.

Some things never seem to change !!
  • Posted 18 May 2018 01:20
  • By millreef
  • joined 24 May'10 - 63 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
the knight jumped to younghenry. been in and out at briggs a few times.couldn't sell sweeties to kids
  • Posted 6 May 2018 19:20
  • By stackerhacker
  • joined 2 Mar'18 - 87 messages
  • glasgow, United Kingdom
Where did he go to
  • Posted 6 May 2018 18:27
  • By Snapman
  • joined 10 Sep'08 - 53 messages
  • Liecester, United Kingdom
He may have jumped from one sinking ship to another.
A lot of unhappy chappys at that place too!
  • Posted 2 May 2018 05:03
  • By little_forker
  • joined 31 Jul'11 - 82 messages
  • West Midlands, United Kingdom
I see a regional sales director is the latest to leave and gone to the lift truck company that seems to be forging ahead in terms of growth. Whose next?
  • Posted 26 Apr 2018 18:28
  • By tugger
  • joined 15 Feb'09 - 55 messages
  • Berkshire, United Kingdom
Strange, posts are being removed.
  • Posted 3 Apr 2018 01:22
  • By Snapman
  • joined 10 Sep'08 - 53 messages
  • Liecester, United Kingdom

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