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27/07/2007

TBF Thompson Named New NI Distributor For Ingersoll Rand

The TBF Thompson Group has been appointed as the new Authorised Distributor for the Ingersoll Rand Attachments Group in Northern Ireland.

The Ingersoll Rand group offers a wide variety of attachments for use on machines as diverse as compact loaders and 90 tonne excavators.

The company’s range of demolition and recycling attachments has undergone a significant expansion, with several new series of products being launched under both the Montabert and Ingersoll Rand brands, making the company the only specialist to offer such a complete range of attachments from hydraulic breakers to crusher buckets, covering every application in demolition and recycling from primary and secondary demolition to handling and recycling.

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Ingersoll Rand has also unveiled new ranges of both Compact and Heavy Machine Attachments. The range of attachments for compact machines is designed for use on all makes of mini-excavator, skid-steer and compact tracked loaders.

The range of attachments for heavy machines includes mixing buckets, augers, plate compactors and planers suitable for use on all makes of large excavator.

The Heavy Machine Attachments range was further extended by the acquisition of the Geith line of attachment products at the end of 2006.

Andy Goddard, Sales Manager for Ingersoll said: “We are very pleased to be announcing the appointment of TBF Thompson to distribute Ingersoll Rand Attachments in Northern Ireland. With over 40 years experience in the business of distributing plant and quarry equipment to the contracting and plant hire industries in the North, TBF Thompson has a respected name and reputation in the market.”

(JM/SP)

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