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whats happening at Rushlift

Whats going on at Rushlift they seem to have gone quite. Are they still
about
  • Posted 2 Mar 2009 05:31
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Millreef, was there an announcement this weekend or did I miss it. Not discounting anything but you seemed sure there would be.
  • Posted 1 Jun 2010 15:57
  • By clem
  • joined 20 Jan'06 - 7 messages
  • Berkshire, United Kingdom
Not only Linde but Toyota and more importantly Barlow with the basic same truck. Briggs will get good discount from Yale to establish the brand
  • Posted 29 May 2010 17:56
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Dose this mean Yale are going to close in the UK and Briggs will be running the show on this side of the pond for yale. Briggs will start to under cut the likes of linde and good luck to them.
  • Posted 29 May 2010 06:51
  • Modified 29 May 2010 06:56 by poster
  • By Snapman
  • joined 10 Sep'08 - 53 messages
  • Liecester, United Kingdom
I can see Cat pulling out of UK there are is no market yet.What they might do is take there time and pick a good dealer. They still have Mitsubishi brand that seem's to be doing well so they might just concentrate on this bad deal for Hyster and Barlow world. More competition with same equipment Barlow are going to have to drop there prices to compete with Briggs
  • Posted 28 May 2010 07:30
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Briggs will announce this weekend that they have acquired Yale UK and that they will become the UK National dealer for Yale products.

Cannot believe they are giving up the CAT brand to sell Yale instead.

MCFE must be furious as Briggs were their largest dealer accounting for 20% of their European production.

Obviously the decision has been made in the US as they are already Yale's largest dealer.
  • Posted 28 May 2010 07:12
  • By millreef
  • joined 24 May'10 - 63 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I heard news today from a contractor that Briggs UK will be taking over some one any day now as Sammons Enterprises are going to foot the bill for the take over. Place your bets now!
  • Posted 28 May 2010 06:25
  • By Snapman
  • joined 10 Sep'08 - 53 messages
  • Liecester, United Kingdom
Looking at Barlows Results they just might go for that. Would Barlowworld then concentrate on Construction equipment. Do you think they would want to go for the US side as well. In the US there seems to be some take overs of Hyster dealers by Yale dealers and Yale by Hyster so this would fit in with this thinking.and then have one dealer in UK who represents Yale and Hyster that would make sens
  • Posted 27 May 2010 16:52
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Briggs are owned by a hugely wealthy USA company called Sammons. Perhaps they will buy Barloworld's MH business which would fit with Cat dealers off loading MH businesses to concentrate on core business. Briggs seem to like buying loss making companies, why not Barloworld's MH ??
  • Posted 27 May 2010 02:43
  • By millreef
  • joined 24 May'10 - 63 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
can't see forkway wanting to become a sub dealer it will raise there costs to much. If Briggs do take on Yale it will be interesting to see how Barlow react. They have had Hyster all to them selfs but a competitive Yale dealer might change that. we might just see both Briggs and Barlow working to gather remember some one once said that there was to be a Briggs Barlow tie up is this the start
  • Posted 27 May 2010 00:35
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
The rumour is Briggs are acquiring Yale UK.

Perhaps they will become a sub dealer of Briggs as Briggs already have CAT sub dealers.

Could be that all the sub dealers will sell Yale instead of CAT or become sub dealers of Rushlift.
  • Posted 26 May 2010 20:18
  • By millreef
  • joined 24 May'10 - 63 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
If Briggs are looking at Yale what will happen with Forkway
  • Posted 26 May 2010 16:56
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Rushlift have a Mitsubishi franchise so maybe they might go for cat. Poor cat
  • Posted 26 May 2010 16:37
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Is it Rushlift or more like Thrush lift cos there all erritating hunts
  • Posted 25 May 2010 06:02
  • By powerlifter
  • joined 17 Mar'09 - 306 messages
  • united kingdom, United Kingdom
Can't see that happening, Briggs have a lot of Cat machines out on hire and to let the dealership slip away would leave them very exposed. But stranger things have happened at sea.
  • Posted 25 May 2010 05:36
  • By AndyPandy
  • joined 26 Oct'07 - 175 messages
  • Staffordshire, WM, United Kingdom
Heard a rumour that Rushlift could become the new Cat dealer in the UK after Briggs are confirmed as the new Yale dealer in the UK.

Anyone confirm this ?
  • Posted 24 May 2010 18:46
  • By millreef
  • joined 24 May'10 - 63 messages
  • Staffordshire, United Kingdom
how big are linde,barlow,briggs,and all the other ones engineers know about? nationally means nothing when your in trouble but like i said rumours are just that rumours.
  • Posted 28 Mar 2009 06:20
  • By powerlifter
  • joined 17 Mar'09 - 306 messages
  • united kingdom, United Kingdom
A good engineer is a helpful engineer
how big are rushlift nationally
  • Posted 27 Mar 2009 07:52
  • By coal_miner
  • joined 10 Mar'09 - 27 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Dont be silly theres a guy works down the chipshop i swear he's Elvis lol
  • Posted 27 Mar 2009 06:55
  • By powerlifter
  • joined 17 Mar'09 - 306 messages
  • united kingdom, United Kingdom
A good engineer is a helpful engineer
I was in a pub at the weekend and heard elvis was still alive , I am like you powerlifter wondering if there is any truth in the rumour
  • Posted 27 Mar 2009 06:21
  • By coal_miner
  • joined 10 Mar'09 - 27 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom
Heard a rumour today about Rushlift, and may i say we all know rumour prove nothing but apparently a manager was overheard telling someone in the pub he'd be suprised if they were still going in six month
iwas wondering how much truth there was in that loose tongue?
  • Posted 27 Mar 2009 02:37
  • By powerlifter
  • joined 17 Mar'09 - 306 messages
  • united kingdom, United Kingdom
A good engineer is a helpful engineer

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