Smith Bros & Webb Limited

Sales Engineer - Northern Area

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter McManus as Sales Engineer, Northern Region, replacing Stewart Robertson who has left the company to pursue personal interests outside the commercial vehicle industry.

Announcing the appointment, National Sales Manager Neil Widdowfield says "Pete will already be familiar to many of our customers in Northern England and Scotland, having served as a Smith Bros & Webb Field Engineer for many years. As such, he brings a wealth of technical experience to his new role, and his knowledge of Britannia machinery and related systems will be a valuable asset to our sales team".

Pete McManus will be present at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham's NEC and will be looking forward to meeting current and future customers on the SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED stand located at position 261 in Hall 7.

Commercial Vehicle Show 2008

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED will, once again, be exhibiting at the annual Commercial Vehicle Show. This years show takes place at Birmingham's NEC between 15th-17th April, and National Sales Manager Neil Widdowfield and his team will be available to discuss SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED's range of Britannia commercial vehicle washing systems and related services. If you are planning to install or replace a vehicle wash then please visit us in Hall 7, Stand 261.

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED are pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Palmer as the new Field Operations Manager. In this new role Ian will take full managerial responsibility for the Service & Installation of all our products. He will also be responsible for the further development of this area of the business.

Neil Widdowfield has joined us as National Sales Manager having previously worked at Yorkshire based bus manufacturer, Optare. Reporting directly to John Bennett, Managing Director, Neil will head up the company’s Sales & Marketing functions.

Initially focussing on the Bus and Truck arena, Neil says “Operators across all areas are paying more attention to the image of their fleet. Our Britannia range of products offer reliable, economical and environmentally friendly solutions to ensure vehicles present a clean, professional image when working.”

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED are delighted to announce the appointments of 2 new key personnel.

Antoni is charged with the development of the technical department to ensure it can continue to efficiently support the current level of projects and contracts. He is also tasked to maintain the technical integrity of our products as well as ensuring these products are further developed.

Alan's key responsibility will be to manage the customer relationships in his designated area, thereby maximising the sale of new Britannia equipment. Alan brings to us a wealth of experience of selling capital equipment, particularly into the bus industry.

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED will be exhibiting at the Coach & Bus Live 2007 show, which takes place from 10^th-11^th October at Birmingham’s NEC. We will be located at stand number J30 in Hall 17, and our staff look forward to meeting you to discuss your requirements.

It’s onwards and upwards for SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED, who enter their new financial year with a record order book. Commenting on the ongoing workload, Managing Director John Bennett says “This situation highlights the tremendous potential of the business. Our products and services are in demand and the level of business we are currently winning has by no means reached it’s limit.”

Apart from their ever popular range of wash plants for road going vehicles, such as the Britannia Strong gantry wash and Britannia Streamline drive through wash, the company’s order book has been swollen by a succession of contracts in the railway industry, including projects in the UK, South Africa, Malaysia and most recently a contract for multiple train washes in Turkey.

Having already received orders in 2007 for two new train washes in the UK, Warwickshire based commercial vehicle wash manufacturer SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED have further bolstered their rail industry order book following the award of prestigious international contracts for train washes in South Africa and Malaysia.

The South African contract has been awarded by Bombardier Transportation on behalf of Gautrain, the mass rapid transport system that will initially link Sandton and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport in preparation for the World Cup in 2010. SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED are to supply an 8 brush Britannia train wash plant with front / rear cab washing features.

The contract for the Malaysian train wash has been awarded to SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED by YTL Corporation on behalf of KTMB (Malaysian Railways Limited). The wash facility, to be located at KTMB’s Sentul depot will consist of an 8 brush Britannia unidirectional train wash plant capable of side, front and rear washing of 3 and 6 car train sets.

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED will be co-operating with local businesses during the installation phases of both projects in order that domestic resources in both South Africa and Malaysia can be utilised for installation of the wash plants under the supervision of SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED’s own engineers.

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED have secured orders to supply automated train wash equipment at the Holbeck stabling Point in Leeds and on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in East London.

The Holbeck train wash is being built on behalf of Northern Rail Ltd, and consists of an eight brush two pass unidirectional acid wash plant. This is a re-establishment of a former train wash facility at Holbeck, and the new Britannia wash plant will be configured in such a way that the existing washpad can be utilised with minimum civil works.

The new train wash for the Docklands Light Railway has been ordered by Serco Docklands on behalf of DLR and will be installed at the Beckton depot. It will consist of a four brush Britannia wash plant and moving gantry unit able to wash the sides, front and rear of the trains. The wash will be designed to clean at least 30 trains a day in any combination of 1, 2 and 3 carriages. This installation is part of a larger project for the construction of three additional sidings at the Beckton depot.

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED will, as usual, be exhibiting at this years Commercial Vehicle Show which runs from 24^th-26^th April at Birmingham’s NEC. Our staff look forward to meeting you at Stand 2141 in Hall 2 to discuss your current and future vehicle washing requirements. Please contact our Sales Office in Alcester if you require assistance with registration or would like to arrange to meet with our staff at any specific time during the show.

SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED are pleased to announce their participation in the forthcoming Railtex exhibition, which is to be held from 20^th-22^nd February at the ExCel in London’s Docklands. We will be available at Stand no. U48 in ExCel’s North halls, where our staff look forward to discussing how SMITH BROS & WEBB LIMITED’s extensive experience and capabilities in the field of automated train washing equipment can be applied to your own specific requirements. Please feel free to contact our head office in Alcester if there are any specific issues you would like to discuss with us in advance of the show.

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