WOW it's nice to see so many others have had the same experience.

They have so much potential to be a great place to work for. They offer great benefits, but the management practices continue to ruin the potential.

Now I know I'm not the only disgruntled ex employee.

Barloworld became extremely top heavy.

Wrenn Handling got it done at the dealer level.

Barloworld management believed that customers would line up for the privilege of doing business with them. Barloworld did not adjust to doing business the way that customers wanted it done. What they have found out is that customers have other choices. Like I have said before, most of the good employees at Barloworld flew the coop a long time ago. Most of the upper management at Barloworld's Corporate Offices would not have been qualified to run a branch during the Wrenn Handling days.

When are they going to realize that the problem is all that "DEAD WEIGHT" management that has been there for the last few years. Wrenn Handling was a great Hyster Dealer and was not to bad as WrennBrungart, but when it went to Barloworld, the decline began. The MICROMANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY of Barloworld is pathetic, they do not want anyone who can think for themselves, they love Robots that do not ever question anything no matter how rediculous it is.

Exact same reshuffle over the pond here in the UK, not complete yet but corporate salesman and account managers rumoured to go and divisional managers jobs , 3 directors gone or going as well.

At least no engineers or customer facing staff to lose jobs yet.

Hey heard about an upper management shake up at Barloworld U.S. division managers demoted to branch managers, corporate sales management demoted to division managers, positions created to keep the goog old boys that need to go, in the company.

As usual the leaders that continue to fail stay employed and the "grunts" that are face to face with the customers still struggle to get enough hours to make a full paycheck.

It's sad, for a few years there, they had it going in the right direction, putting the right people in place in the right positions. Times get a little tough and they are right back to there old ways.

Hi tony John Sutton was my head of course tutor at henley colleague,we used to go to his house in didcot for a bbq and loads of beer after our end of year exams he is a good bloke...oh the memories,no mortgage,kids bills,wife etc

HI HERALD YOU ARE CORRECT I USED TO WORK WITH HIM HE THEN LEFT LEX TO WORK FOR OVERSEAS
I BET YOU KNOW JOHN SUTTON/RENSALL
REGARDS TONY

Hi slept on it and it came back to me the lad on my course from wolves was called Shaun Cooper..

Hi lexharvey i went to colleage with a lad called shaun who worked at wolverhampton depot,can't remember his second name,we all went to henley colleague,and all got on great boozing and messing about all summer and getting paid for it.. happy days,they where a good company to work for looking back now.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I WORKED FOR LEX HARVEY WOLVERHAMPTON AND THEN MOVED TO LEX HARVEY PENKRIDGE REFURB CENTRE AS A SENIOR ENGINEER
UNTIL FINNINGS CAME ALONG AND THEN I WAS OFF.

HI YES I AM AN EX EMPLOYEE OF LEX HARVEY I WORKED FOR THEM 4 10 YEARS AND AGAIN WAS A GREAT COMPANY

Hi gerald i also worked at leigh as a apprentice but you left before i started i think you will know ken worsley,keith smith,harold connell? cheers herald

HERALD DO I KNOW YOU IM EX HARVEY LEIGH DEPOT

during my 7 years with barloworld the people overseas get treated much better than in the U.S. over here your just a number, no loyalty, no thanks for a job well done. Just what have you done for me lately. And if you are in the Florida division your even in worse shape, because the good old boy that oversees the division has his good old buddies in place. Maybe someone from the other side of the pond should here the truth.

Herald are you thinking of rex harvey who used to work for finning?hello lex pop round and give all at comp parts a dig in the ribs from me.ta