Following the success of the Hi - C40 Micro Crusher in the small tool hire sector, TCP have expanded the crusher hire fleet at it’s Exeter Depot by taking delivery of a larger crusher, the MF450.

This mini tracked crusher features a jaw size of 450 x 280mm and represents the future in small to medium site recycling. Like the Hi-C40 it is compact and easy to transport and can be operated by one man. The cost savings that can be achieved as opposed to cart-away costs are substantial especially with a throughput of 10 – 15 tonnes per hour. See the MF450 page for more information.

Following successful trials of this machine, TCP are looking forward to adding further machines to compliment their increasing hire fleet, at it’s other depots throughout the UK.

Visit the MF-450 Mini Crusher page for more information

TCP are now recruiting an Area Sales Manager to lead their busy Coventry hire depot in Canley, which specialises in compaction equipment including brands such as Rammax, Hamm, Corniver and Hydrema.

Potential candidates are invited to contact Gary Horne on 01621 850777 for more details.

[UPDATE 19/04/07] We have now filled this position.

Bauma, which takes place from 23rd to 29th April 2007 in Munich, is said by the organiser Messe München GmbH to be exceeding all expectations. Over 3,000 exhibitors will be displaying their innovations in the field of machinery and equipment for the construction, building materials and mining industries, as well as construction vehicles. All the halls and the entire open-air site are fully booked. Because of the tremendous demand, stand space for bauma 2007 has increased by 40,000 square metres over last time, to 540,000 square metres. This makes the 2007 bauma the biggest of all time.

The exhibitor number is around 10% more than in 2004. The level of international participation is also set to expand further, with 54% of all the exhibitors coming from outside Germany. A total of 49 countries will be represented among the exhibitors at this year’s show.

National pavilions are being organised by the following countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, India, Korea, Spain and the USA. There has been an above-average increase in the number of exhibitors registering from Russia, Turkey and China. This year the Chinese pavilion will be taking up 13,200 square metres (net) of exhibition space, which is fully seven times more than last time. The Russian pavilion is five times larger than last time and the Turkish one twice as large.

The new hall C4 and the extended hall C3 will come into use for bauma for the first time. This gives an additional 15,000 square metres of hall space. The open-air site on the north side of the exhibition centre has been expanded by another 10,000 square metres and now covers 110,000 square metres. Also at the entrance to the open-air site, there will be a new temporary hall, A7. Thus bauma in 2007 will have a total of 15,000 square metres more hall space and 25,000 square metres more open-air exhibition space, bringing the total increase to 40,000 square metres.

Bauma 2007 will be the worldwide launchpad for TCP Ecolite.

Visit the Ecolite page for more information

TCP chose the Executive Hire Show to launch the UK’s revolutionary new lighting tower - TCP Ecolite on 31 January 2007.

The stand was manned on both days by Andrew Barker and Joe Ambor who were delighted with the reception the new tower received from industry experts as well as current and potential new customers.

The fact that the new tower consumes only 0.6l per hour during operation really excited members of the hire industry, as well as all the additional functionality that will really make life much easier for the operator.

Visit the Ecolite page for more information

Bauma 2007, the 28th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment to be held in Munich, Germany, is the biggest trade fair for the international construction machinery sector. This show aims to set more records again while presenting a cross section of the construction industry’s latest offerings and innovations.

The exhibition will feature 3,000 exhibitors from 48 countries and runs from 23rd to 29th April 2007. TCP will be exhibiting the UK’s latest lighting tower in the British Pavilion on stand A5.418/6.

For more information: http://www.bauma.de/en/

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In readiness for the world’s largest trade fair - where TCP are exhibiting the UK’s revolutionary new lighting tower - Andrew Barker and Gary Horne attended the pre-show trade press days on 30th and 31st January 2007.

Held at the International Congress Centre, Munich, TCP were able to talk face to face with German and International trade journalists to provide information on the features and benefits of TCP Ecolite to raise press awareness and coverage prior to the worldwide launch at the trade fair on 23rd - 29th April 2007.

Visit the Ecolite page for more information

Today sees the launch of the new Lighting Tower website for TCP.

The Lighting Tower website was commissioned so that TCP could more actively promote its credentials as a supplier of Lighting Towers and attract more customers via the internet.

Each product page on the website features a handy “More Information” form which allows users to quickly send an enquiry to TCP’s sales department.

The website features several of TCPs products including:

• TCP Ecolite
• TCP Hylite
• Amida AL4000

TCP were proud to announce back in October 2006 that our formal Quality Management System was awarded certification under BS EN ISO 9000: 2000. This followed a number of years of updating procedures, forms and systems to bring the Company up to date with the requirements of ISO.

Steve Worf, Quality Manager said “This accolade ensures TCP are able to provide a consistent high quality service, with a focus on customer service and continuous improvement. It also means that as an ISO Registered Company, all staff have responsibilities to ensure that the systems in place are adhered to at all times in order to maintain the standards to which we have achieved in 2006″.

All staff deserve much praise for their effort in achieving this status on behalf of the Company.

Pictured: (L-R) Steve Worf, Quality Manager, receiving the formal NQA ISO certificate from Gordon Wood, ISO Consultant.

Following a recent meeting of the board of Directors, TCP have adopted as a slogan “Keeping you working”.

Having considered views from customers and other stakeholders it was considered that this slogan best describes the ultimate range of services that TCP provides. The Company takes great pride in offering its customers the best product that they require to suit the job in hand and furthermore does its level best to ensure the product performs to the highest standards. This applies across the range of the TCP offer including plant hire, manufacture, servicing and parts products and is in keeping with its recent achievement of BS EN ISO 9000: 2000.

With green issues continuing to dominate the political agenda, TCP are further enhancing their green credentials by developing an eco-friendly lighting tower to help reduce our ecological footprint.

Having already revolutionised the market by introducing the Amida lighting tower to the UK, TCP is about to revolutionise it again. With years of experience in this field, Andrew Barker, Managing Director of TCP always knew there was a need for a compact unit using less fuel, producing less emissions, and eco-friendly in every sense.

A partnership was formed with a world leading lamp designer in order to produce the energy efficient luminaries which were key to the success of the project. The new tower was well on the way to minimising operational costs.

TCP’s designers managed to build a fully hydraulic single axis rotating mast using eco-friendly water based fluids, operational at the touch of a button. Weighing only 750kg and small enough to fit across the width of a lorry, the revolutionary Ecolite will be launched in the UK at the Executive Hire Show on 31 January 2007, and globally at Bauma, Munich on 23 April 2007 where the operational and environmental benefits will be demonstrated.

The future’s bright, the future’s Ecolite.

Pictured: (L-R) TCP Directors Andrew Barker and Simon Rhodes with the innovative TCP Ecolite.

Visit the Ecolite page for more information