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    A Successful Year for Dawsongroup emc

    Since our rebrand last year, Dawsongroup emc has continued to find success in expansion. With our diverse portfolio, we offer a tailored service to several vertical markets, including local authorities, construction, and utility, waste and recycling. The team has exceeded expectations as the national contract hire partner for JCB’s Pothole Pro. This innovative piece of […]

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    Christmas Opening Hours

    Our opening hours during the festive season.Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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    More Options for Businesses and Local Authorities Across Ireland

    Dawsongroup is delighted to announce the expansion of their Ireland operations with their emc department joining the established temperature control solutions team in Dublin. As one of the UKs leading suppliers of self-drive municipal, industrial, and specialist vehicles on contract hire, Dawsongroup emc is bringing full package service with them. The team offer businesses and […]

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    Top Tips for Municipal Winter Sweeping

    Winter is just around the corner, and the long nights, cold days and icy roads are coming with it. If you’re considering how the upcoming season will impact the public sector and how can you prepare your services for the changing weather, then this is the post for you. Road sweeping is essential year-round, but […]

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    Get your Supply Chain Ready for the Festive Season

    It may just be October but that means Christmas is just two months away and, as the summer is starting to give way to winter, we’re seeing more shops stocking their shelves with festive products.  For many businesses in supply chain, the festive peak season starts as early as November and lasts all the way […]

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    The Smartest Way to Deal With Autumn Sweeping

    Migrating birds, apple picking, shorter days, and cool temperatures are all signs of autumn being right around the corner. But it’s not all golden months, as autumn is also when leaves start changing colours and falling, causing havoc for drivers and pedestrians alike. As nature gears up for autumn, local authorities and councils need to […]

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    A Sustainable Fleet for Sheard’s One Million Boxes A Day

    Newer, more reliable vehicles from Dawsongroup material handling, including electric trucks, are maximising uptime for Sheard Packaging, making their processes more efficient so they can produce a million boxes a day and supporting their admirable sustainability pledges. Family-owned Sheard Packaging is the UK’s largest independent corrugated cardboard box manufacturer. For five generations, it has been […]

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    New Brighouse Site for Yorkshire Fleet Hire Company Following Major Growth

    Dawsongroup emc – the UK’s leading contract hire supplier of industrial, municipal and specialist vehicles – has broken ground on a new purpose-built site in Yorkshire, following a 42% increase in turnover in the past two years. The Brighouse-based firm, which has been operating from Armytage Road since 2005 when it acquired Northern Municipal Spares […]

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    Bringing the Big Picture to RTX2023

    The Road Transport Expo returned to NAEC Stoneleigh in the last week of June for its second successful year. More than 200 exhibitors and thousands of visitors from different industries came together for three days to demonstrate state-of-the-art equipment and meet with supply chain experts. This year, Dawsongroup matched the Road Transport Expo’s ambition for […]

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    Working Together Towards a Smarter Asset Strategy

    Dawsongroup’s supersite at Avonmouth – the first of its kind – embodies our aim of working together towards a Smarter Asset Strategy. Whilst other depots usually have one or two business units operating out of them, this one has four: Dawsongroup emc, Dawsongroup truck and trailer, Dawsongroup vans, and Dawsongroup tcs. Come to Us for […]

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    Summer Road Sweeping: Clean Streets, Clean Air

    As local authorities face the challenges of summer road sweeping in the next few months, Paul Beddows, Sales Director at Dawsongroup emc, explains how the firm’s electric fleet can keep towns and cities clean and safe.    As the temperature rises and the days get longer, the volume of town and city footfall is set […]

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    Dawsongroup emc to Showcase Prestigious Fleet at APSE Scotland

    Dawsongroup emc – the UK’s leading contract hire supplier of industrial, municipal, and specialist vehicles – is set to showcase its impressive fleet at the APSE Scotland Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar this May. From 23rd to 26th May, Dawsongroup emc will be at the MacDonald Aviemore Highland Resort on stand 7 to shine a […]

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    ALARM Survey highlights record high road repairs backlog

    The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey Report is out, and it paints a bleak picture of the current state of our roads. From significant worsening in condition, and the means to improve them, to budget freezes and shortfalls, the 2023 report makes for a concerning read. The backlog of road repairs is the […]

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    Dawsongroup’s 24-hour Solution for Verallia

    Verallia has been working with Dawsongroup for almost a decade. It is the European leader and the world’s third largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products, creating some of the most innovative and bespoke glass packaging for the spirits industry and working with some of the biggest names such as Heinz, Greene […]

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    Dawsongroup emc gears up for surface dressing demand

    Dawsongroup emc is gearing up for a busy surface dressing season with their expanded fleet and flexible contract hire options this spring. As local authorities and surface dressing contractors prepare for one of the busiest times of the year for highway maintenance, Dawsongroup emc has a number of vehicles ready and waiting for when demand […]

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    Getting you ready for surface dressing season

    Surface dressing season is in sight and as soon as that weather window of opportunity arrives, local authorities and surface dressing contractors will need to be ready to spring into action. After all, it is one of the busiest times of year for highway repairs. What Is Surface Dressing? Surface dressing is a vital part […]

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    Dawsongroup emc Bolsters Specialist Vehicle Fleet with Tracked Dumper Launch

    Dawsongroup emc, the UK’s leading contract hire supplier of industrial, municipal and specialist vehicles, has expanded its growing fleet with the addition of the Prinoth Panther T14R, a tracked rotating dump vehicle. Setting a new standard in productivity and mobility, the Prinoth Panther T14R is the ideal crawler carrier for any construction site. With its […]

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    Celebrating Growth in 2022

    2022 has been an incredibly strong year for Dawsongroup emc. From our rebrand earlier this year to the ongoing expansion of our fleet portfolio, we have celebrated many milestones over the past 12 months whilst keeping our customers safe and on the road. We started the year with alternative fuels front of mind, with the […]

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    Fleet of Six JCB Pothole Fixing Machines Snapped Up by Dawsongroup

    JCB has struck a major new deal with Dawsongroup, a leading commercial asset supplier, for six of its revolutionary pothole fixing machines to help tackle Britain’s nine-year backlog of road repairs. Dawsongroup | emc is investing in the highly productive JCB Pothole Pro machines, which fix potholes permanently, first time, without the need for labour […]

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    Safeguarding Your Fleet During Times of Uncertainty

    From the impact of Brexit and the pandemic, to the conflict in Ukraine, supply chains have been severely disrupted over the past few years. The pain looks set to continue, with supply and demand issues driving record levels of inflation. The fleet sector has been awash with news recently about the challenges around vehicle supply […]

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    Dawsongroup’s One-Stop Shop for Home Delivery Solutions

    Home Delivery Solutions, founded by Steve and Nicole Taylor in 2009, offers a premier delivery service from the Chesterfield area to anywhere in the UK. Trusted by B&Q, Screwfix, Homebase, ATT Fabrications, and many other local and national businesses, they specialise in delivering internal and external doors and their fittings, primarily for a well-known wholesaler. […]

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    Dawsongroup Unveils New Name to Reflect Significant Fleet Diversification

    Dawsongroup has unveiled a new name for its fleet division, Dawsongroup EMC, as it gears up for expansion into new sectors.

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    De-Risking Ownership

    From breakdowns and repairs to regular servicing and maintenance, owning your own specialist vehicles requires a financial commitment for the lifetime of the equipment.

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    About Our Ride-On Sweepers

    Here at Dawsongroup Sweepers, we are very proud to be able to offer a vast range of ride-on sweepers available to rent or buy.

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    How Do Refuse Collection Vehicles Work?

    Refuse Collection Vehicles are designed to collect waste and transport it to a suitable facility, this could be a landfill or a transfer station. There are several types of RCV’s that vary in the way they function.

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    Why Choose Industrial Sweepers For Hire?

    Industrial sweepers are a reliable and efficient way of cleaning large internal and external areas with high dirt volumes. We are proud to be the UK’s leading independent supplier of these sweepers for rent and contract hire.

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    Why Purchase Sweeping Equipment from Dawsongroup Sweepers?

    With years of experience, we are the UK’s foremost supplier of self-drive road sweeper equipment, as well as other specialist vehicles including gully tankers, refuse collection vehicles and tippers for hire and sale.

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    Dawsongroup Sweepers: July 2020 update

    The team at Dawsongroup sweepers is delighted to be returning to the new normal. It’s great to be getting back to work to service the companies we work with.

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    Our Coronavirus Measures & Future Sweeper Business Plans

    The COVID-19 pandemic is like nothing we have ever seen before. Measures being taken to stop the spread of the virus such as social distancing have affected many businesses dramatically.

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    Sweeper to Street Washer Conversion

    Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been an increase in demand for sanitizing the streets. Because of this, we will enable customers to convert their Johnston VT street sweeper into a dedicated street cleaner.

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    What Are Gully Tankers?

    Before we get into the uses of gully tankers, we must first explain what a gully tanker actually is. A gully is used to control surface water using drains to collect the water in an underground drainage system.

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    Sweepers to The Rescue

    Due to terrible weather conditions, a local garage flooded and left the site in a terrible mess. The ground was covered in sludge due to the flooding, leaving the site looking unappealing and making the surface slippery.

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    Industrial Sweeper Equipment for Hire

    Would you like to permanently own a sweeper, or do you only need to use it temporarily? If you only need to utilise the equipment for a short period of time, then rental is the perfect option for you.

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    What Are the Benefits of Sweepers?

    There is a plethora of different sweepers, each being beneficial in their own way. They can increase productivity and provide a cleaner working environment.

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    Our Vehicles and Services

    At Dawsongroup Sweepers we specialise in supplying road sweepers, internal sweepers, scrubbers and other specialist equipment such as gully tankers and tippers to customers.

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    What We Do

    After our rebrand, we thought it was only fair to give you a thorough insight into what we do. As the UK’s leading supplier of premium municipal and industrial cleaning equipment, for both rental and contract hire, we provide valuable road sweepers across the UK.

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    Extra Visibility Windows – Johnston VT652

    All of our brand RCV’s have the additional extra visibility window for maximum viewing capability of pedestrians and cyclists.

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    Industrial Sweeper Equipment for Sale

    Dawson Group have a whole range of road sweepers for sale. With a variety of sizes, functions and manufacturers, we have sweepers for every situation. For example, we offer pedestrian, compact and chassis mounted sweepers.

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    Dawsongroup Rebrand

    Over the last 12 months Dawsonsongroup PLC has been rebranding its business units to give a true reflection of the group’s scope.

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    The UK’s largest fleet of municipal, industrial, and specialist vehicles

    As the leading supplier of municipal, industrial, and specialist vehicles from a wide range of premium manufacturers, we can work closely with you to ensure you find the best equipment for your operation. Whether you want to rent or buy, we are here to help. Get in touch with us via email contactus@dawsongroup.co.uk or give our team a call on 01484 400 111

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