Hiab knuckles down for scaffolder

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Alex Dahm

09 March 2009

Scaffolding company George Roberts in the UK has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz truck with XS

Scaffolding company George Roberts in the UK has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz truck with XS series Hiab knuckle boom loader crane

Liverpool, UK-based scaffolding supplier George Roberts has invested in a pair of new Mercedes-Benz trucks, one of which has a Hiab XS series knuckle boom crane.

Road Range Commercials supplied the 26 tonne Axor 2529s.

George Roberts operates from a 10 acre site where it holds 500 miles of scaffolding weighing around 10,000 tonnes. Scaffolding is delivered for sale or hire around the country.

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