News
January 2010
Continuing our investment in forestry equipment, a new grab for the diggers has been purchased. This gathers and clears scrub and trees with minimal damage to the ground.
December 2009
The purchase of a new 7 tonne winch for the front of the Unimog. It has a 25 metre cable for directional felling and timber extraction.
November 2009
The new JCB 4x4 telescopic handler, with a lifting capacity of 3.5 tonnes and a reach of 9.5 metres, it has revolutionised certain aspects of our work. With specialist attachments such as a forestry grab and two man access platform we are further developing our forestry operations.
October 2009
Maydencroft Rural wins North Herts District Council Tree Contract!
We are one of the lucky contractors to be awarded this prestigious 4 year contract in our home district.
September 2009
The second unimog is fully restored in matching blue livery to the first. Photograph to follow.
August 2009
Maydencroft praised for good job:
"Dear Sir, I write in respect of work that has been carried out in the subway between Coldharbour Lane and Waveney Road, Harpenden over the last two weeks.
The work was carried out... repairing the wall which was in a bad state of repair as it has been standing for thirty six years.
The standard of workmanship was superb and they should be justifiably very proud of themselves. They were working under very difficult circumstances as people were passing up and down the subway throughout the day in order to get to and from the centre of Harpenden. I was particularly impressed by the way they kept the area clean and tidy and were constantly sweeping the path to ensure nobody slipped or injured themselves.
It was a pleasure to have them working here, they were friendly, reliable and worked very hard. We now have a beautiful wall to look out on again. I witnessed several passers by complementing them on their work and one of my neighbours also praised them for their professional work.
Well done for choosing such a reliable company who really do take a pride in their workmanship. Please pass on my thanks to the company concerned."
July 2009
Purchase of a second brand new 2.3 tonne Kubota U20 "zero tail swing" digger.
This photograph shows the two of them side by side.
June 2009
Purchase of a Iseki 2160 4WD compact tractor with specialist boomless sprayer and a Wessex finishing mower. With sets of both turf and agricultural tyres, this setup can cover a wide range of applications.
May 2009
Purchase of a fourth identical Mitsubishi L200 4x4 pickup truck.
May 2009
'The Digger Challenge', Herts County Show: We helped the Young Farmers Club pull in the crowds by hosting a 'Digger Challenge'. Members of the public, particularly children had the opportunity to drive our digger by picking up a tennis ball, dodging the straw bales and dropping it off in the dumper truck, raising money for the Herts Air Ambulance.
May 2009
Top safety accreditation: We are one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
We recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
Our application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice. Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website, www.safecontractor.com.
April 2009
New web site goes live
Purchase of brand new Thwaites 2.0 tonne swivel dumper
Purchase of brand new Bomag 80 ride on vibrating roller
January 2009
Following the success of the first vehicle, we have now added to the fleet with the purchase of a second U1200 Unimog.
October 2008
Purchase of brand new U20 Kubota "zero tail swing" digger.
This top of the range 2.3 tonne machine has retractable tracks to spread ground compaction or to access sites with restricted access.
October 2008
The first Unimog is fully refurbished, including a new paint job in the company livery.
September 2008
Purchase of brand new TP wood chipper. Imported from Denmark, this top of the range machine is one of the heaviest duty of it's type and will chip wood up to 7 inches in diameter.
July 2008
Delivery of a new top of the range electric fuel tank, the first of two identical tanks.
April 2008
The expansion of the existing yard to accomodate the new fleet.
March 2008
Team photo
Back Row (left to right)
Stevan Stacey, Dobromir Berej, Stanislaw Berej, Zbigniew Ernest, Christopher Cooke-Hurle (Digger)
Front Row (left to right)
Grzegorz Gawin, Tom Williams, Linda Eldridge, Patryk Zielinski, (Jack the dog), Darryn Hornblower
March 2008
Purchase of a brand new 'Quickfencer.' This new piece of equipment allows us to use 500 metre rolls of sheep netting and 2,000 metre rolls of barbed wire.
Together with a Unimog and Wrag post driver this makes us one of the most efficient fencing teams in the country!
March 2008
Purchase of brand new Wrag Powerswing Commander Opus post driver: "A new era for indispensible post drivers has arrived.
The Opus complements the most modern powerful post driver range on the market today." Fully hydraulic with a rock spike and 300 kg hammer.
March 2008
Purchase of the first U1200 Unimog. "No other four-wheel drive truck or tractor can handle difficult jobs so professionally and competently. The Unimog tackles terrain that would swallow other vehicles whole and carries the tools and equipment to achieve the most arduous tasks."
It can travel to site at over 50 mph and arrives fully equipped to start work.
