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Snow & ice control (1st November 2011)
As the season changes and wintry weather becomes a possibility, many industrial estates have access roads, car parks and loading bays that will need to be kept clear of snow and ice.
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Salt spreader (1st November 2011)
The SnowEx SP9300 is one of the latest additions to the SnowEx line up of professional salt spreaders, available from Broadwood International.
Sweeps and collects (1st September 2011)
SweepEx, a fork-mounted push broom, provides high-performance sweeping on a wide range of surfaces and applications. Now Broadwood International, UK and European distributor of the SweepEx range, has introduced a new ac
Seeing is believing (1st March 2011)
Available from Broadwood, the SweepEx is used to great effect in industrial applications such as distribution centres, builders' merchants yards, or recycling centres, as well in agricultural tasks such as sweeping farm
Towable spreader (1st January 2011)
With Britain having experienced some of the coldest weather since records began this winter, SnowEx importer Broadwood International has added the SnowEx V-Maxx SP-9300. "We already supply large capacity trailed sprea
Preparing for winter (1st September 2010)
Believing that it's never too early to think about winter, Broadwood has added two new spreader models to its SnowEx range.
Versatile sweeper (1st July 2010)
Broadwood's SweepEx is designed to help with sweep-up tasks. The unit's powerful sweeping action pushes everything from fine grains to small boulders with ease, and using the device is said to be far more cost-effective
Swept away (1st March 2010)
Light snowfalls and ice can be treated by salt and grit spreading, but for times when the snow is deeper, Broadwood's BroomEx power broom can now be used with a snow blade option.With tool-free attachment the steel blad
Prepared for snow (1st January 2010)
New from Broadwood International is the SnowEx SP-85 walk-behind spreader. The device is self-powered by its own wheels, which transmits drive through a sealed gearbox to a spinning disc, spreading salt in a circular mo
Grit spreader (1st March 2009)
Longannet Power Station has over 10 miles of roads, car parks, and pavements. To keep these areas safe and free of ice and snow in winter a small trailed spreader behind a tractor had been previously used. This was limi
Sweeping in (1st July 2008)
Broadwood International has extended its Tuchel range of rotary sweepers with the launch of the 'ECO', a smaller version for attaching to forklift trucks.
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Brush work (1st March 2008)
Replacing a rotary brush with Broadwood's SweepEx modular brush system has provided transport company CA Stevens with savings in brush replacement, while providing effective sweeping.
Sweeping reduction in clean-up time (1st January 2008)
Six hours spent sweeping the yard at Belswains, a family owned plant hire and logistics company in Hemel Hempstead, has been reduced to just five minutes following the introduction of a BroomEx rotary hand sweeper from
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Award winning diagnostics (1st November 2007)
Artesis MCM, a new entrant to the UK predictive maintenance market, has won an Innovation in Engineering Award from the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The company monitors the condition of electric motor driven e
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Sweepex gives paper the brush off (1st September 2007)
Site Serv is using Broadwood's SweepEx brush to make light work of sweeping up loose paper in a paper mill in Sheffield.
Easily added for swift sweep (1st July 2007)
Forest Garden, manufacturer of timber garden products, is now making a clean sweep through sawdust and other debris at its sawmill and manufacturing facility in Lockerbie using a SweepEx push broom from Broadwood Inter
Makes a clean sweep (1st May 2007)
Kent-based shot blasting and painting company, Beever, has found an alternative to the labour intensive chore of sweeping its three shot blasting chambers – it uses Broadwood International's SweepEx modular broom.
Sweeping in (1st January 2007)
Broadwood International will be launching a new Tuchel sweeper at IMHX 2007. Available in widths of 1.5, 1.8 or 2m, the Tuchel Ideal attaches to a forklift truck and can be used for both interior and exterior commercial sweep
De-icing system (1st November 2006)
Broadwood International's SnowEx V-Maxx spreader has been made more versatile with the addition of AccuSpray, a self-contained system capable of liquid deicing or pre-wetting. The unit can be easily and quickly changed to sp
The cutting edge of sweeping (1st September 2006)
With around 24,000t of recyclable glass being processed through its purpose-build facility in the Port of Southampton, Recresco needs to ensure that its yard is regularly swept. Now the company is using Broadwood's SweepEx mo
Clean sweep (1st July 2006)
Broadwood International, distributors of the SweepEx modular brush system, has produced a magnet attachment for the ValuSweep product. Able to pick up nails, screws, steel shards and other metal refuse while sweeping, the magnet helps to increase job
Multi-fork (1st March 2006)
Broadwood International is building of the success of its Tuchel range of rotary sweepers with the launch of the ECO, a smaller version of the Tuchel that has been specifically developed for attaching to forklift trucks. Available in widths of either
Sweeping change sees brooms bite the dust (1st January 2006)
When push comes to shove, mechanised sweeping can be much cheaper and more effective than its manual predecessor, claims Charles Browning, of SweepEx supplier, Broadwood International
One day's work now finished in 30 minutes (1st November 2005)
Builder's merchant and DIY retailer, Huws Gray-Fitlock has been so satisfied with Broadwood International's SweepEx modular broom system that it has bought 10 of them.
Be prepared for a harsh winter (1st September 2005)
Summer may still be fresh in the mind, but Broadwood International is already preparing for winter. It has expanded its SnowEx salt and sand spreader range with the introduction of the V-Maxx 850.
SWEEPING ATTACHMENT (1st July 2005)
Broadwood International is UK distributor for the Tuchel rotary sweeper. The device can be attached to a range of vehicles to provide a cost effective solution for cleaning applications in factories, on construction sites, roads and so on.
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Swiftly sweeps (1st May 2005)
Broadwood International’s SweepEx modular broom system has enabled Hampshire-based shot blasting and painting company, Hi Tech Surface Treatment to reduce the time spent sweeping its 1000m2 shop floor from almost a day to just 1h.
Fast sweeping of large area (1st March 2005)
Ensuring that its depots are always shipshape for customers and staff, GAP, the plant and tool hire firm, has purchased Broadwood’s SweepEx modular broom system for its sites.
Picks up nails (1st November 2004)
Broadwood International has increased the capabilities of its SweepEx product with the introduction of a heavy-duty magnetic bar attachment.
Sweep towards a short term payback (1st September 2004)
Creagh Concrete has substantially reduced the cost of keeping its yard free from dust since purchasing a SweepEx modular brush system from Broadwood International.
Sweeping in (1st July 2004)
Metal recycling company, ELG Haniel Metals, has found a cost effective way of sweeping scrap metal turnings and plate from its site in Hythe. It uses a SweepEX modular brush system from UK importer, Broadwood International.
Time saving (1st March 2004)
Instead of taking one employee most of the day to brush the different areas of Travis Perkins site in Fleet, a SweepEx modular brush system from Broadwood International, attached to a CAT forklift, completes the job is less than half an hour.
Sweep Success (5th September 2003)
Broadwood International offers a cost effective means of sweeping that needs neither manual labour nor rotary broom. SweepEx, a modular brush system, is said to be the ideal tool for sweeping tasks across a spectrum of applications
