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“WE SKIP THE REST – BECAUSE IT’S HARSH SERVICE THAT REALLY COUNTS” SAYS EA BARNES
EA Barnes & Sons Ltd of Lichfield, Staffordshire, has just added another HARSH unit to its 15 – strong waste disposal fleet, this time an 18t skiploader that will work alongside similar previous vehicles, as well as a smaller HARSH 12t skiploader and a 32t HARSH hookloader. So why is HARSH now so much […]

100% UPTIME – RR DAVIES LTD SHOWS WHY SOUTH WALES IS GETTING HOOKED ON HARSH
Long – established in its field, South Wales scrap metal merchant RR Davies Ltd of Pontypridd is another recent convert to HARSH hookloaders, with their first unit having notched up 100% uptime in its first six months. “I know a good bit of metal when I see it” jokes company boss Rob Davies “and […]

HARSH HOOKS AND TRACTOR KITS ARE CORE TO THALIA’S NEW ‘REFERENCE STANDARD’ WASTE VEHICLES
Thalia Waste Management has just upgraded its vehicle fleet with both their latest rigids and tractor units being fitted with HARSH hookloader bodywork and tractor kits respectively. In total a dozen new trucks have recently been put on the road, comprising eight hookloaders mounted on 410hp DAF XD chassis and four 450hp XD tractors. These […]

TRUCKING Magazine 2025
HARSH is featured in the February 2025 issue of Trucking magazine! Check out our article below, or grab a copy at our North and South site offices!

NEW CARRUTHERS DAF XDCs SHOW WHY HARSH FRONT END GEARS ARE LOVED BY ALL
Another two new DAF XDC eight wheelers have just joined the Workington – based fleet of Phillip Carruthers Ltd, one of northern England’s leading specialists in groundworks and plant hire. And just like Carruthers’ previous XDC tippers, both are fitted with HARSH front end (FE) tipping cylinders. Carruthers acquires its trucks from stock vehicles […]

FOUR DECADES ON………HARSH UNDERFLOORS ARE STILL THE ONLY TIPPING GEAR FOR PEACOCK BROTHERS
Some products just suit their intended applications perfectly, and due to that they become iconic. There’s never a good reason to change or improve them, even if these were possible. One such example is the HARSH underfloor tipping gear – a keynote product now approaching its 40th year of UK sales. Acknowledged for its unrivalled […]

THE HARSH 18T SKIPLOADER – CLEARLY THE WRIGHT STUFF!
HARSH has just supplied its first skiploader to Wrights of Crockey Hill Ltd, one of Yorkshire’s longest established plant hire and skiploader companies. Having had a variety of different skip trucks over recent years, managing director Alan Wright is delighted with his new vehicle. “The HARSH skiploader is very well specified and looks to be particularly […]

GORGEOUS IN GREEN – LAVELLE’S LATEST HARSH HOOKLOADER COMES TOP IN ALL AREAS
It’s not often that an otherwise humble hookloader can be argued as being a thing of beauty, but Lavelle Waste Services of Farnworth, Bolton has just commissioned a full – spec HARSH – bodied example that’s a real eye – popper! “We work in a challenging industry where vehicles can get a hard life, so […]

HARSH PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY SECURES SECOND BIG ORDER FROM HILLHOUSE GROUP
Having first specified HARSH tipping gears and sheeting systems on a series of 23 new tippers acquired over the past four years, the Troon – based Hillhouse Group has once again chosen HARSH for another large batch of 10 similar vehicles. “The HARSH equipment has performed exactly as we wanted it to” says Caroline […]

FROM A SINGLE PUMP TO THREE HOOKLOADERS – HARSH SERVICE SHOWS THE WAY FOR ENICOR
Enicor, one of the UK’s leading metal recyclers, has just put into service three new HARSH hookloaders, these units being purchased primarily as a result of HARSH’s outstanding level of parts and service support coming from their Peterborough depot. “A few months ago, we needed a replacement pump as a matter of urgency, and only […]
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- “WE SKIP THE REST – BECAUSE IT’S HARSH SERVICE THAT REALLY COUNTS” SAYS EA BARNES
- 100% UPTIME – RR DAVIES LTD SHOWS WHY SOUTH WALES IS GETTING HOOKED ON HARSH
- HARSH HOOKS AND TRACTOR KITS ARE CORE TO THALIA’S NEW ‘REFERENCE STANDARD’ WASTE VEHICLES
- NEW CARRUTHERS DAF XDCs SHOW WHY HARSH FRONT END GEARS ARE LOVED BY ALL
- FOUR DECADES ON………HARSH UNDERFLOORS ARE STILL THE ONLY TIPPING GEAR FOR PEACOCK BROTHERS
- THE HARSH 18T SKIPLOADER – CLEARLY THE WRIGHT STUFF!
- GORGEOUS IN GREEN – LAVELLE’S LATEST HARSH HOOKLOADER COMES TOP IN ALL AREAS
- HARSH PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY SECURES SECOND BIG ORDER FROM HILLHOUSE GROUP