Sanderson (Forklifts) Ltd
 Sanderson (Forklifts) Ltd Logo used from 1967 to 1990 | |
| Private Company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Heavy machinery, construction equipment, agricultural equipment |
| Fate | Acquired by Ruston-Bucyrus |
| Founded 📆 | 2nd February 1967 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Croft, Lincolnshire |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Products 📟 | Telescopic handlers, Forklifts |
| Members | |
Number of employees | Approx. 1500 |
| 🌐 Website | [Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). ] |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Sanderson (Forklifts) Ltd were a manufacturer of "Rough terrain" forklifts and Telescopic handlers founded in 1967 in Croft, Lincolnshire.
History[edit]
Sanderson (Forklifts) Ltd were founded in 1967. In 1981 they were awarded a Gold Medal and Queen's Award for Machinery by the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) at the Royal Show. In 1984 they took over the failed Priestman excavators operation, which had previously been run by the Priestman Brothers (founded by William Dent Priestman in 1870) from parent company Acrow.[1]. In 1985, they had also acquired Winget, a site dumper and cement mixer manufacturer.
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The company founder, Roy Sanderson, recieved an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's 1989 New Year Honours for service to the Civil division[2]
Financial Problems[edit]
By the end of 1990, Sanderson (Forklifts) Ltd fell into financial trouble[3]. They went bust and RB Cranes, the successor to Ruston-Bucyrus company of Lincoln, bought up the rights and patents to the VC line of Sanderson excavators.[4]. The RB Cranes brand name, along with its rights to Sanderson (Forklift) Ltd, has since transferred to an new owner in 2010 [5].
The Sanderson name and teleporter model range was sold off to Aveling Barford (part of the Wordsworth Holdings Group) and in 2010 they subsequently went into administration, with parts of the group being bought out by Claas.
Models[edit]
Forklift range:[6]
- Plantman 264
- Plantman 504
- Plantman 50
- Plantman 304
- Plantman 30
- Plantman 26
- Plantman 404
- Plantman 40
Telehandler range:[7]
- TL 6
- TL 7
- T-SC-726
- T2-7-25 C
- T2-6-22
- T2-11-40
- T2-11-30
- T2-6-24
- TL 7 SPT
- T 13 35
- T2-6-23
- T 25 M-26
- T2-11-35
References[edit]
- ↑ "Acrow (Engineers)". Grace's Guide (The Best of British Engineering 1750-1960s). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". The Gazette, Official Public Record. Published By Authority. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "SANDERSON GOES INTO RECEIVERSHIP". Construction News. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Long Reach Excavators". Clarke Chapman. Web Archive. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Sanderson (Forklifts) Ltd "Gone but not forgotten"". The Construction Index. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Sanderson Rough Terrain Forklifts Specifications & Datasheets". Lectura Specs. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Sanderson Telehandlers Specifications & Datasheets". Lectura Specs. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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