True Yorkshire Grit from Chippindale Plant

Chippindale Plant Limited have come a long way since the company were formed by Wilfred
Chippindale in 1949 who worked from home selling concrete mixers and scaffolding with an
initial capital outlay of £100.

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Sixty one years on and the company continues to thrive despite the vagaries of the economic
cycles and today Chippindale Plant have an impressive hire fleet of 2,000 items of equipment
consisting of excavators, dumpers, rollers, compressors, bowsers, chainsaws and telehandlers.
Manitou have recently secured an order for twenty five Manitou telehandlers, including
MT1235S (12 metre lift height), MT1840 (18 metre lift height), MT732 (7 metre lift height) and
the new MT625 compact machine (6 metre lift height) through Manitou dealer, BTE Plant Sales
Of Markfield, Leicestershire.

The family owned business is now headed up by Nigel Chippindale (Sales/Hire) and Peter
Chippindale ( Finance/Administration) with headquarters in Leeds and depots in
Keighley, Catterick, York, Sheffield and Huddersfield providing excellent coverage in Yorkshire
and surrounding areas.

Nigel commented : “ Our Leeds facility is strategically located on the Leeds Ring Road and is
our main workshop and storage depot for plant machinery. We aim to provide a consistent
quality of service to our customers, which has resulted in a steady expansion in business over
the years. Our customer base includes the public sector, house building, road works and civil
engineering projects dealing with everybody from one man operation with a chainsaw to the
major nationals”.
The Chippindale work force consists of sales/hire staff, maintenance, administration and lorry
drivers with many individuals clocking up many years of loyal service.
Nigel continued : “ Plant machinery specification has advanced significantly over the last ten
years and the improved operator comfort and safety features are all Chippindale Plant Limited have come a long way since the company were formed by Wilfred

Chippindale in 1949 who worked from home selling concrete mixers and scaffolding with an

initial capital outlay of £100.

Sixty one years on and the company continues to thrive despite the vagaries of the economic

cycles and today Chippindale Plant have an impressive hire fleet of 2,000 items of equipment

consisting of excavators, dumpers, rollers, compressors, bowsers, chainsaws and telehandlers.

Manitou have recently secured an order for twenty five Manitou telehandlers, including

MT1235S (12 metre lift height), MT1840 (18 metre lift height), MT732 (7 metre lift height) and

the new MT625 compact machine (6 metre lift height) through Manitou dealer, BTE Plant Sales

Of Markfield, Leicestershire.

The family owned business is now headed up by Nigel Chippindale (Sales/Hire) and Peter

Chippindale ( Finance/Administration) with headquarters in Leeds and depots in

Keighley, Catterick, York, Sheffield and Huddersfield providing excellent coverage in Yorkshire

and surrounding areas.

Nigel commented : “ Our Leeds facility is strategically located on the Leeds Ring Road and is

our main workshop and storage depot for plant machinery. We aim to provide a consistent

quality of service to our customers, which has resulted in a steady expansion in business over

the years. Our customer base includes the public sector, house building, road works and civil

engineering projects dealing with everybody from one man operation with a chainsaw to the

major nationals”.

The Chippindale work force consists of sales/hire staff, maintenance, administration and lorry

drivers with many individuals clocking up many years of loyal service.

Nigel continued : “ Plant machinery specification has advanced significantly over the last ten

years and the improved operator comfort and safety features are all positive advantages for

the end user plus the increased versatility. Manitou is an excellent example of this principle of

product development, we have over thirty years experience of Manitou, we recognised the

need for rough terrain forklifts on building sites in the early days and have evolved our

Manitou telehandler fleet to higher lift heights and more compact models. The current market

trend is based on tight cost control, with customers hiring lower lift height machines at the

earlier build stage and the higher lift height models for the latter stages involving three storey

developments and above”.

Our choice of Manitou is also a commercial decision, Manitou is a major global player and this

reflects in the residual value of the machines. The strength of build of the Manitou product

ensures they last longer and are more reliable.”

With the ever changing business landscape, it is reassuring to witness a company that has

stayed true to its mission to deliver quality products and service, lets leave the last word to

Nigel.

“ We look forward to a good working partnership with Manitou and BTE Plant Sales to drive our

business further forward”.