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Apprentice Stores Person required

JOB TITLE Apprentice Stores Person REPORTING TO Parts Manager ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Assist and support Parts Manager to maintain the parts stock control system ensuring sufficient stock levels are maintained including the completion of stock-takes as required • Assist with the goods received process ensuring stock is correctly labelled and located within an acceptable […]

Combine safety, technical capability, ongoing service/support and cost, and you’re onto a winner!

Thompsons Plant Hire (TPH) is a family business based in Flimby on the Cumbrian coast. Founded in 1994 by Kevin Thompson, the business has grown from small beginnings with just a couple of wagons and plant to a multi-million-pound business, employing over 90 staff with over 100 vehicles, serving several blue-chip companies. The business covers […]

Taylor & Braithwaite partner with IMS

Taylor & Braithwaite are pleased to announce they have been appointed the national franchise for Irish Manufacturing Services Limited (IMS) for the whole of the UK. Specialising in designing and manufacturing equipment for the mining, quarrying, recycling and materials handling industries, IMS were formed in 2010 and are based in Northern Ireland, a region renowned […]

CUMBRIAN FIRMS SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMY WITH £1m INVESTMENT

A £1 million investment is set to boost the local economy and secure employment in the county following a deal between two longstanding family owned businesses in Cumbria. The deal, between Waitings Ltd, an award winning civil and marine engineering company based in Penrith and construction equipment specialists, Taylor and Braithwaite from Sandford just east […]

Taylor & Braithwaite announce their next big step in ensuring nationwide aftersales coverage.

Taylor & Braithwaite (T&B) directors, Paul Taylor and Ian Burton have joined forces with Steve Corner and Brian Conn to form sister company TBS Plant Ltd (TBS). The newly formed company will function in the image of T&B, supplying market leading plant and equipment products from some of the world’s top manufacturers; Hyundai, Rubble Master, […]

Taylor & Braithwaite welcomes Rob Taylor

Taylor and Braithwaite recently welcomed Rob Taylor to the team. Rob has joined us as an Apprentice Technician and has become part of our aftersales team. Being the son of Paul Taylor our Aftersales Director, has meant being part of the T&B team has always been his number one choice, with machines being a major […]

The new Hyundai HX130 LCR crawler excavator takes centre stage at Hillhead

The new Hyundai HX130 LCR crawler excavator takes centre stage at Hillhead Hyundai Construction Equipment recently launched the HX130 LCR – the third compact-radius excavator model in the company’s HX series product line. Visitors to the Hyundai stand at the forthcoming Hillhead exhibition (26th – 28th June, Buxton UK) will be amongst the first to […]

Taylor and Braithwaite – Company Flyer

Taylor and Braithwaite have recently designed a new flyer to summarise what it is we do. Have a read about the different product brands we sell and what else we can offer you by clicking on the link below. TBflyerwebversion    

Hyundai Construction Equipment launches the brand-new HX130 LCR crawler excavator.

The HX range of crawler excavators were first launched in 2015 – they were met with high acclaim and put Hyundai construction equipment firmly on the map for quality and innovation – leading industry press pundits hailed the new HX range as ‘a real game changer’. Now in 2018 – the HX range continues to […]

What’s happened in March and April 2018?

March and April have been busy months here at Taylor & Braithwaite with a trade show, work starting on our new Workshop facility and multiple machines leaving the depot. In the past months we’ve seen machines leave from all product ranges. These included Hyundai, Pronar, Maximus and Rubble Master. T&B technicians have had to work […]

RUBBLE MASTER becomes majority owner of Maximus.

The RM Family continues to grow… The Upper Austrian company RUBBLE MASTER continues to expand, and is the majority owner of Maximus, the Northern Irish screen manufacturer. Exceeding our customers’ expectations with high qualitative crushing and screening equipment as well as excellent RM service is our key mutual objective. The strong growth at RUBBLE MASTER […]

Updated Terms & Conditions 2017

Please note, we have updated our Terms and Conditions. The attached document contains the up to date Terms and Conditions of trading, please ensure you read carefully. Terms & Conditions 2017 ds

Taylor and Braithwaite’s 50th Anniversary Charity Ball

2017 saw Taylor and Braithwaite (T&B) into their 50th year of business. To celebrate this anniversary Ian and Paul decided to host a gala dinner at the prestigious Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa. T&B set out to host this event not only to recognise their achievements over the last 50 years but they thought […]

10 Years with Taylor and Braithwaite

Taylor and Braithwaite is not only celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but also the fact that Peter Hunter and Michael Richardson have been with us for 10 years. The same time Apple unveiled the first ever iPhone and Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon, Pete and Michael started their career at Taylor and […]

T & B Welcomes Lauren Taylor

Taylor and Braithwaite would like to welcome Lauren Taylor to the team. Lauren has joined us as our Marketing and Admin Apprentice and will be helping us to promote T&B as well as the range of products that we have available. Her relationship with T&B actually started at a very early age as Lauren is […]

Yamaha – Kodiak 450 Arrives!

Inspired by the hugely successful Kodiak 700, Yamaha have launched the Kodiak 450! This new mid-sized utility model has been specifically developed for professional customers whose key priorities include; all day comfort, functionality and ease of use. With high performance and competitive prices Yamaha continues supplying quality goods to their customers, maintaining their strong brand […]

Watch this space… Rubble Master

Taylor and Braithwaite Ltd. have taken on another franchise, Rubble Master. Selling compact crushers and screeners, we feel they are a perfect addition to the company. Watch this space for future updates.  

T&B Welcome Ian Brown

Ian Burton and Paul Taylor are pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Brown to the Sales Team. Following a successful launch of the Pronar product Taylor & Braithwaite have committed fully to the brand.  Ian will now be promoting and selling the Trommels, Shredders and all other Recycling Equipment.   For all inquiries, you […]

Hi Mate Remote Management System

Hi Mate is Hyundai’s Remote Management system supplied on all Heavy Line Excavators and Wheeled Loaders which comes free of charge for the first 2 year’s on each new machine. (*check with your Salesman regarding exclusions) Hi Mate is so much more than just an equipment tracking service.  Do you know all the features and functionality that […]

Ponsse UK and T&B join forces

Ponsse UK and T&B have joined forces to fit out a new Hyundai HX220L with forestry guarding. This protection has been designed specifically to enable the tracked excavator to undertake forestry work including timber harvesting.  The rugged guarding provides enhanced protection for both the machine and operator. Attached to the HX220L is the Ponsse H7 Harvester […]

50 Years and still going strong

Taylor & Braithwaite is celebrating 50 years of trading this year! The company was originally started by Harold Taylor in October 1967 – he was soon joined by Trevor Braithwaite – it was then that Taylor & Braithwaite was born! Both Mr Taylor and Mr Braithwaite had previously worked for Johnson’s in Kirkby Stephen where they were repairing […]

Pronar announced as new Franchise

Pronar has been announced as the new Franchise that Taylor & Braithwaite Ltd has recently acquired. Pronar was founded almost 30 years ago in Poland.  From it’s simple beginnings it now has more than 2,000 employees working throughout their 6 factories.  The company produces and sells machinery and equipment for agriculture, municipal services and transportation.  It is […]

Hyundai introduce the new HX480L Crawler Excavator

Hyundai have circulated the following press release to detail exactly what is so great about the new HX480L If you are interested in discussing this, or any other Hyundai, with a member of our sales team then please call on 017683 41400 Enhanced Instrument Panel for Easier Monitoring Simplifying the Control Settings One important innovation […]

Taylor & Braithwaite Sell 500th New Hyundai Machine and support Cancer Charity with a £500.00 donation to celebrate this milestone

Hyundai dealer Taylor & Braithwaite, based in Cumbria in the heart of the Lake District, has recently sold its 500th new Hyundai machine since taking on the dealership in 2010.  Civil Engineering company, L & W Wilson, based in Kendal Cumbria, purchased the machine – a 22 tonne R220LC-9A.  To celebrate this milestone T&B offered […]

Maximus Exhibit 4 Machines at Hillhead

Maximus Crushing & Screening, the fastest growing Crushing & Screening Company in Northern Ireland, are attending the Hillhead Exhibition 2016. Maximus will be exhibiting at Stand No C23 from 28th – 30th June, 2016 and will exhibit four machines : the MXC-1000 Cone Crusher, MXJ-1100 Jaw Crusher, 522T Sizing screen and the all new 512 […]

500th Machine

We recently took delivery of our 500th machine from Hyundai, a lovely new R220LC-9A !   In order to celebrate this fantastic landmark we are offering to donate £500 to any charity selected by the lucky customer.   If you would like more information on this machine then you can contact us on 017683 41400

10 Years with Taylor and Braithwaite

Jill Robinson celebrated her 10 Years’ with Taylor and Braithwaite recently.   At the same time that Serbia was declaring it’s independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and Sandi Thom was spending 1 week at No.1 with I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), Jill was starting out […]

We’re off, we’re off, it’s off to Hillhead we go …!

We will be attending Hillhead 28-30 June.  The biggest exhibition of its kind in the world, it’s renowned for its live demonstrations and wide variety of equipment. You will find us on both the Maximus and the Hyundai stand and we look forward to seeing you there. Keep your eye out for more information on Facebook and Twitter. […]

We are going to be exhibiting at ‘WASTE 16’ – Waste & Skip Trade Exhibition

We will be taking part in the ‘WASTE 16’ Waste & Skip Trade Exhibition – a flagship trade exhibition for waste management. The show takes place on Thursday 9th June at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford. Showcasing our Maximus 409 Scalper, you can find us at stand C3A where ours sales team will be […]

Great service and reliability cements new relationship

Read about our latest press news story here  

Wacker Neuson TH522 Telehandler demo now available

With dimensions of height and width under 2 metres and a continuous panoramic front window for the best view of the attachment, this telehandler is compact, maneuverable and powerful. Contact us today and test it for yourself.

Meet the newest member of the T&B family!

This is little Jamie Taylor, born March 3rd 2016 and is first baby for our Service Administrator Steph.  Jamie weighed in at an impressive 10 pounds 3oz and came to visit us here at Sandford today – Congratulations to Steph & Joe.

Taylor & Braithwaite staff shoot the breeze for charity

Two teams from T&B took part in a charity clay pigeon event this week, in aid of North West Blood Bikes and organised by Pete Marquis. Our Sales Director Ian had one team and Kevin, Hyundai Area Sales Manager another. Unfortunately Ian’s team lost … however Ian passed this off as him ‘letting’ his staff […]

The first Hyundai HX140 L to be signed, sealed & delivered in the UK

The first Hyundai HX140 L Tracked Excavator to be signed, sealed & delivered in the UK was sold by Taylor & Braithwaite Ltd and received by Mayson Bros Ltd, Egremont. The machine was swiftly put to work on the flood defence project in Glenridding, Lake District – an area devastated by Storm Desmond last year. […]

New arrival … Hyundai HX140 L

Hyundai has introduced a new hydraulic excavator – the HX140 L and we have some in stock! The HX Series has an eco-friendly, high-performance engine which ensures both excellent fuel efficiency and high power, and with outstanding operating performance proven by rigorous tests, what’s not to like? The Hyundai AAVM (All-Around View Monitoring) option provides […]

Please let me introduce myself …

Please let me introduce myself… Maximus Crushing & Screening is a new franchise acquired by Taylor & Braithwaite, and we are only one of two dealers in the UK.  To help them sell this brand they recruited me, Jaime McGlinn. I started at Taylor & Braithwaite back in October 2015 and was previously a Sales […]

The Stihl TS410 12” Stone Saw is still available at the current offer price, but for a limited time only

  The Stihl TS410 12” Stone Saw is still available to purchase at the current offer price of £425.00 + vat, but for a very limited time only. Order before 31 March 2016 and only pay the 2015 offer price, while stocks last. Contact our Sales Team on 017683 41400 or email info@t-and-b.co.uk to buy yours […]

Big power can now equal smaller costs

Big power can now equal smaller costs with the Kodiak 700  proven to be 14%* more fuel efficient than a leading 550cc ATV when it was tested on a working UK farm, in identical conditions and with the same user. Why not click on the link and read more about the ATV that could not […]

Please let me introduce myself …

My name is Chris Jordan, and I am the newest member of the team here at Taylor & Braithwaite, filling the position of Area Sales Manager for the North East region, following Geoff Butterfield’s recent retirement. Before I started working at Taylor & Braithwaite I worked in sales, where I was a product specialist for […]

Geoff Butterfield retires from the industry after 40 years

Geoff Butterfield retires after 40 years in the construction industry. Taylor & Braithwaite’s North East Area Sales Manager, Geoff Butterfield has decided to hang up his hard hat after 40 years in the business and retire. When asked what he enjoyed most about the job Geoff said “No two days are ever the same … […]

Helping restore the beautiful Lake District

With areas of the UK still suffering from severe flooding, we have supplied a Hyundai HX220 to support the essential flood works at Glenridding in the Lake District. The Hyundai HX220 is brand new to both us at Taylor & Braithwaite and the UK, and its arrival has been eagerly anticipated.  After taking delivery of […]

Christmas and New Year Opening Times 2015

Christmas Opening Times As in previous year’s we will be looking at reduced opening times over the Christmas and New Year period.   In line with Royal Mail’s guidelines, any item being posted to a UK Inland address will reach you ahead of Christmas if posted before  * Saturday 19th December – 2nd Class postage […]

Area Sales Manager – Construction Products

North East of England   Covering Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne & Wear, Cleveland and North Yorkshire   Due to the retirement of one of our existing Area Sales Manager’s, we have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our team to cover the North East, selling world leading construction manufacturer’s products, principally being Hyundai […]

Yamaha Online Parts Catalogue

We can now offer you the ability to access the Yamaha Online Parts Catalogue to identify the genuine spare part that you require. This gives you the ability to identify the correct genuine spare part for your Yamaha ATV.  Following the online process you can identify the parts that you require and then provide us with […]

Hyundai’s Ground-breaking Ceremony for € 30 Million investment project

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE), a widely recognized leader in the European construction equipment and forklift market, held a groundbreaking ceremony today, for its new headquarters in Tessenderlo, Belgium. The new HQ complex comprises a new, three-story, 5,400 square metres office building, a 13,000 square metres warehouse, a European training facility, an event hall and […]

Maximus Equipment Open Day

Along side Maximus Crushing & Screening Ltd, we are holding an Open Day on Wednesday 14th October at JCB’s Proving ground in Staffordshire to showcase the latest Maximus product range. This will give the opportunity to see a range of Maximus machines working in an operational environment. There will also be the chance to discuss […]

Keswick Golf Competition in aid of Lake District Calvert Trust

The Rotary Club of Keswick is holding a Golf Competition at Keswick Golf Club on Wednesday 23rd September raising money for Lake District Calvert Trust. We are pleased to be supporting this event and have donated a Viking Ride on Lawn Mower for the first lucky golfer to hit a Hole in 1 at the […]

Penrith Show

Penrith Show takes place tomorrow at Brougham Hall Farm, Penrith. Once again we shall be on site with our exhibition stand so come along and see us at stand number FJ11, situated between the Cattle Area and Show Jumping Ring. There will be plenty to see at the show with a wide variety of activities taking place […]

2015 Show Season

The 2015 Show season will see us exhibiting at two of the local shows this year.   We shall be at Penrith Show on Saturday 25th July and Westmorland County Show on Thursday 10th September.   Attending these shows gives us a great opportunity to catch up with many familiar faces as well as meeting […]

Top Safety Accreditation for Taylor and Braithwaite Ltd

Taylor and Braithwaite Ltd has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.   Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors. Employing 16 people, T&B is principally involved in the Construction sector, specialising in […]

New Hyundai R17Z-9A

Two new Hyundai R17Z-9A mini excavators have finally arrived here at T&B. These 1.7 tonne machines come with a canopy, have zero tailspin, variable track width, hammer pipework and a long dipper arm.  These machines are ideal for working in confined areas. They also come with 2 years warranty and 12 months 0% finance. If you are […]

Online Shop now Open

Our Online Shop is now open giving you the opportunity to buy a range of products directly from us via the website. Available to buy through the shop are a selection of Parts, Filter Kits and Merchandise – all of which are also in stock if you visit our showroom in Appleby, Cumbria. Take a look […]

Construction and Civil Engineering Magazine

Construction and Civil Engineering Magazine feature an article in Issue 115 on Taylor and Braithwaite. The 4 page article starts on page 128 and talks about the successful relationship that has been built with Hyundai Heavy Industries. Our very own Ian Burton is featured in the article and discusses why we have expanded our product […]

Stihl and Viking Cordless Tools

Here at Taylor and Braithwaite we understand that the next few months are a busy time for gardeners as everything seems to be growing by the minute. Maintenance becomes an ongoing task requiring multiple tools and implements if you have a well-stocked garden. In an attempt to make life a little bit simpler in the […]

Hyundai R140LCM-9A Forestry Spec

This video shows the Hyundai R140LCM-9A Forestry Spec machine working away in Scotland, which was supplied by Taylor and Braithwaite. Here its operator, Gareth McCall, from GTR discusses the extra features which enable this machine to function so successfully in this challenging environment. This interview was part of several videos which featured in Diggers and […]

Up to £100 Cashback available on Viking Products

Viking are offering up to £100 Cashback on a range of their Tractors and Mowers If you are looking for something new to help you around your Garden then call in to our Showroom to see what products are available.  Alternatively, you can phone on 017683 41400 to discuss with Peter or Matthew the best […]

Hyundai R125LCR-9A – Now in Stock

The long awaited appearance of the new Hyundai R125LCR-9A 13 tonne short radius excavator ! Complete with : Long Dipper, 700mm tracks, spacious market leading cab (matches the R145LCR-9A), 2 year/3,000 hour warranty and 0% Finance. Available for an April delivery (whilst stocks last) Call in to view this machine or contact us if you […]

Hyundai Forestry Spec R140LCM-9A

Check this video out – the latest from Diggers & Dozers featuring the Hyundai Forestry Spec R140LCM-9A working away in the wilds of Scotland, supplied to GTR by Taylor & Braithwaite. A full story and interview with the operator will feature in the next issue of Diggers & Dozers . Watch this space

Stihl & Viking Online Shop

We have recently added the facility to buy or reserve Stihl and Viking products on line. Take a look at the on line shop through clicking on the link below to see the full range of Stihl and Viking products that we have available. Stihl & Viking Online Shop We have also recently refurbished our […]

Taylor & Braithwaite sponsor local school

We received a lovely card from Warcop CE Primary School after we sponsored them….

Maximus 409 Vibrating Screener on display

Here is our Maximus 409 vibrating screener on display in the T&B site

Hyundai R520LC-9A sale to DSB

New Hyundai R520LC-9A sale to DSB reaches the headlines…

Maximus 516 Vibrating Scalper press coverage for T&B

We have made the headlines in this months edition of Quarry Management magazine …

Winter Weather Competition Winner

We are pleased to announce we have a competition winner…

Hyundai’s new HX excavator range unveiled at Intermat

Hyundai unveil new excavator range at Intermat

Special offer: Wacker Neuson PST2 400 Trash pump / Submersible pump

We have a brand new special offer on our Wacker Neuson PST2 400 trash pump/submersible pump.

New Winter Weather Competition

To coincide with the winter weather conditions we are expecting this week, we are running a brand new competition on our Facebook page.

Are you winter weather ready?

Severe weather conditions can strike at any time particularly at this time of year so it is important to make sure you and your vehicle are ready for it!

Viking pre-season special offer

We have some fantastic new Viking pre-season special offers on the new 2015 stock which has just arrived into T&B.

Special Offer Hyundai R25Z-9A

Check out our latest offer on the Hyundai R25Z-9A, it’s one not to be missed…

The Yorkshire Shepherdess & Yamaha 550 Grizzly ATV

Amanda Owen putting to use her Yamaha 550 Grizzly ATV amongst the sheep in the Yorkshire Dales.

Snowy scenes at T&B

We’ve had a light dusting of snow overnight at T&B HQ…

Hyundai R220LC-9A Sale

A new Hyundai R220LC-9A is all set to go to it’s new home..

Christmas card charity donation

This year we decided instead of buying Christmas cards…

Christmas Competiton Giveaway Winner..

We are pleased to announce the winner of our Christmas Giveaway competition is…

Our showroom’s had a re-vamp

We have recently given our showroom a little bit of re-vamp….

Thompson Plant Hire invest in a new Hyundai R300LC-9A Long Reach Excavator

Thompson Plant Hire has just purchased a brand new Hyundai R300LC-9A long reach crawler excavator …

T&B in the Headlines

A couple of articles featuring T&B in the latest Agg-Net.com Quarry Management magazine.

J.C. Jung appointed as new CEO for Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe

J.C. Jung appointed as new CEO for Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe…

**T&B’s Christmas Giveaway**

This year we are doing a T&B style Christmas giveaway, the prize up for grabs is a fantastic camo printed Kolpin….

Christmas Opening Times 2014

Make sure you know our 2014 Christmas opening times…

Hands-on in Cumbria- Demo day review.

Read the latest article in this months Earthmovers magazine about our demo days held in October.

Special Offer: ProDem PRB 130- Hydraulic Breaker

We have a brand new special offer on the new ProDem PRB 130 Hydraulic Breaker…

Smalley Plant Hire purchase new Hyundai R25Z-9A

Smalley Plant Hire have taken delivery of a new Hyundai R25Z-9A

This is a proper big boys toy…Hyundai Heavy Builds World’s Largest Containership for Chinese Shipowner

Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the construction of the world’s largest containership capable of holding 19,000 twenty-foot containers.

New Hyundai R300LC-9A Long Reach arrives at T&B

Today we took delivery of a new Hyundai R300LC-9A Long Reach.

Taylor & Braithwaite raises £390 for the Great North Air Ambulance

As many of you know we recently held a three-day working demonstration event at Roan Edge Quarry by kind permission of L&W Wilson.

Nick Drew’s report on the new Hyundai R25Z-9A

Last month we held our working demonstration event at Roan Edge Quarry and invited Nick Drew from Earthmovers magazine along to see what was going on.

Safety in the workplace

This month at Taylor & Braithwaite we thought we would inform you on safety procedures in the workplace as this is an important aspect to our business.

SPECIAL OFFER: Stihl Cordless Shrub Shears HSA 25

The STIHL HSA 25 cordless shrub shears combine ease of use with precision accuracy. The HSA 25 is ideally suited to maintain and contour small-leaved ornamental trees, shrubs and evergreen hedges…

Plant sales rise, but who’s the fastest?

According to the Committee of European Construction Equipment (CECE), the UK remains the fastest growing European market for construction machinery.

Taylor & Braithwaite’s Working Demonstration Event proves a success

Taylor & Braithwaite held a successful three day working demonstration event at Roan Edge Quarry by kind permission of L&W Wilson. The event was a great success with over 200 visitors spectating over the three days. It was the first event T&B have held of this size, particularly with a wide variety of construction machines.

New Stihl TSA 230 arrives at T&B.

Stihl are proud to introduce the world’s first 9” cordless cut off saw. Cutting neatly and swiftly up to 70mm deep, the TSA 230 is ideal for cutting roofing tiles, bricks, metal and paving blocks

Demo Day Competition

Why not come along and see our new Hyundai machines in action at our Demo Day next week… Have a go at our driving competition and see if you are a better driver than T&B’s Lisa! There will be £250 up for grabs for the winner. (sponsored by ProDem)

Special Offer: Kranzle Steam Cleaner

We have a special Autumn offer on our Kranzle steam cleaner.

LOLER Testing

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations often abbreviated to LOLER are legal requirements that have been emplaced to minimise risks in the workplace.

Construction Facts

Various construction facts.

Working Demo Days

We have some exciting news! We are pleased to announce that we are going to be holding three Working Demonstration Days on Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October.

Westmorland County Show

Taylor and Braithwaite will once again be attending the Westmorland County Show which takes place next…

Wacker Neuson Lighting Tower

Here is the latest addition of the Wacker Neuson product range to arrive at T&B