Chippindale Plant Ltd, the family-owned plant hire and sales specialists which celebrated its 70th Anniversary earlier this year, has opened a new depot in York.
The contemporary depot just off the A64 has a larger dedicated workshop and better transport links to increase speed of service. The new depot also gives Chippindale Plant more scope to expand across the region.
“Our service is our number one priority, and by upgrading our workshops and introducing new technologies we can better service our fleet, respond to our customers even faster and increase availability,” explains Nigel Chippindale.
“We have been servicing York for well over 15 years and we wanted our growth to be reflected in our service and our offering, so we put together a keen investment plan that sought to improve infrastructure across the country. Our new depot in York is part of that plan and we are delighted to announce its opening!”
Founded in 1949 by Wilfred Chippindale with £100 of his savings, the company has grown from Chippindale’s home in Leeds selling concrete and scaffolding, to become one of the UK’s largest family-run construction equipment hire and sales companies.
Today Chippindale, with Wilfred’s grandsons Nigel and Peter Chippindale at the helm, employs over 120 people and has nine depots serving the entire North of England and beyond. It provides a complete Hire & Sales service for plant, tools, attachments and site accommodation and has an impressive reputation for modern, reliable equipment and excellent customer care.
The York depot will serve customers across the region including Malton, Pickering, Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington, Driffield, Beverly, Cottingham, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, Hornsea, Selby, Goole, Knottingley and Hessle.
Meet the team
Charlie Hutchinson is the York Depot Manager and deals with managing Chippindale Plant’s operations, staff – and most importantly providing customers with value. He has worked with Chippindale Plant for over 10 years and began running the Catterick depot before coming to York. He prides himself on giving customers what they need, when they need it, every single, time. At the end of his busy week at work, Charlie likes to spend his free time playing cricket, cycling and entertaining his five children.
Steve Mclean is the Hire Manager at York and works hand in hand with Charlie ensuring all hires run smoothly and pays special attention to building strong relationships with customers. Steve has had an interest in plant and all things machinery since he was young, and has been working in the industry with plant machinery and site cabins before joining “Chip’s” just over a year ago!
Chippindale Plant is the official approved dealer for Volvo, BOMAG, Mecalac, Stihl, Epiroc, Belle and Atlas Copco throughout the North of the UK. The company aims to provide a one-stop shop for small to medium construction sites providing site accommodation/plant/tools/excavator attachments, but it also works with many blue-chip companies. Its hire fleet is kept very young due to a keen investment plan and only contains premium industry-leading brands, serviced to twice the industry standard so customers can enjoy, quality reliable equipment.
