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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:19 pm 
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they are keeping the UK factory open skippy and probably sourcing many of the parts in the UK

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:23 pm 
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Years ago a company in Grantham, Aveling Barford, went into administration. They made large quarry vehicles amongst other things. The chap who was put in charge by the administrator was I believe, Duncan Wordsworth. He managed to buy the whole lot, I am told, for £1.00. The vehicle stock at the time was worth millions. He made a fortune.


Thats the firm that bought the firm I worked for..... York trailers

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:26 pm 
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grandad wrote:
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Id bet theres a fair bit of stock aswell,how many cabs left over at 35000 ? Probally enough to recoup their investment

There would need to be 326 completed to recoup all the investment.


they only built 140,000 cars since 1948!

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Who is going to buy one now if they are made in china, made with totally inferior parts


People buy Citroens, Fiats, Peugeots and as far as i know Mercedes dont build any cars here either



edders23 wrote:
they are keeping the UK factory open skippy and probably sourcing many of the parts in the UK


building or final prep/PDI of imported vehicles?

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:51 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
Who is going to buy one now if they are made in china, made with totally inferior parts



Isn't that where all car parts come from nowadays? My brother in law used to work for a company in Peterborough who made car parts for Honda, Ford, and yes Skoda, he was a tool setter. One Monday morning they went into work where the owner said he had lost 2 contracts Skoda and Honda as they had found a cheaper manufacturer in China.

I'd look under that bonnet of yours Skip and check the wiring and connections that run into the electrical boxes, it comes from China mate, all the dashboard and the binicles are made in China, the ECU system is made in China.


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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:57 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
blackpool wrote:
Id bet theres a fair bit of stock aswell,how many cabs left over at 35000 ? Probally enough to recoup their investment



I doubt it there would probably only have been about a dozen or so under construction and a few completed vehicles but most of those were probably sold by the administrator already

I doubt that ,bet there was a few hundred or so and all the used vehicles they will obtain. They wont be short thats for sure


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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:17 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
Years ago a company in Grantham, Aveling Barford, went into administration. They made large quarry vehicles amongst other things. The chap who was put in charge by the administrator was I believe, Duncan Wordsworth. He managed to buy the whole lot, I am told, for £1.00. The vehicle stock at the time was worth millions. He made a fortune.


Thats the firm that bought the firm I worked for..... York trailers

That is correct.
Duncan Wordsworth, as Wordsworth Holdings also bought Sanderson teleporters, Big "D" 5th wheel couplers, Barford site dumpers, Powered Access and a few more that I can't remember.
I worked at the Grantham plant. Maybe I shouldn't mention it because TT may read this but I was a shop floor representitive and Duncan did not like me because I stood up for the workers against him.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:06 pm 
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York Big "D" 5th wheel


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commission par excellence

my fav, £300 plus vat and cost us £100 off our main depot at Corby, i was on 15% of the profit = £30 for me!

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