Evans Transport Blog

Evans Transport are pleased to announce we can now offer AGGREGATE delivered or collected in

DUMPY BAGS & HANDY BAGS WITH CRANE OFFLOAD - BULK AGGREGATES DELIVERED DIRECT

From our Gammaton Road site situated East of the Water we have available our full range of aggregates BAGGED for collection or delivery. Supported by bulk container deliveries, the introduction of CRANE OFFLOAD facilities allows us flexible deliveries to varied building venues requiring DUMPY OR HANDY BAGS.

Products Include:

Ocean Fine Sand                            Fine Silver Sand
Coarse Silver Sand                            Concrete Mix
Mortar Mix                                Red Sand
BS1200 Yellow Sand                        Pea Gravel
Granite Chips                            Yellow Chippings
Plum Slate                                Scalpings
Crusher Run                                M O T Type 1
Cement                                Concrete Blocks

We have recently applied this eye catching vinyl to our smooth sided bulk tipping trailer supporting the Devon Air Ambulance charity. It will hopefully help raise awareness for the charity, by traveling around the South West of England and encouraging people to donate.

The aim is "to relieve sickness and injury in and around the county of Devon through provision of an emergency Air Ambulance Service."

Every year the Charity needs to raise £5.5 million to run the service.  In addition, we need to raise around £1m more to build capital funds in order to ensure we can replace our aircraft after ten years’ service and to meet significant maintenance and repair costs plus ambitious plans to extend our operating hours.

Keep a look out for this trailer and donate if you can.

https://www.daat.org

On Wednesday 28th June we held our annual Golf day at The Royal North Devon Golf Club. Despite some horrible weather everyone had a great time and we got a chance to thank our suppliers, clients and customers from all over the UK.

Here are some pictures from the prize giving.

Euro 6 vehicles with an 8m3 carry capacity. Being Euro 6 vehicles they have the latest technology to reduce carbon emissions which provides a better quality of air for the rest of the community and makes Evans Transport a greener operator.

Evans Transport can supply a varied range of concrete mixes from small quantities to large pours.

Please check out the concrete page on the website or get in contact with Pete on 01237472359

Evans Transport are proud to announce they are sponsoring the Exeter Chiefs Greg Holmes in the Aviva Premiership.

Greg illustrated here with Managing Director Nigel Evans his wife Sue and daughter Laura is the Chiefs Australian born prop. He has represented his country 27 Times and brings a wealth of experience to the Chiefs side.

Based in North Devon and with depots in Exeter and Launceston, Evans Transport with over 50 years of experience offer comprehensive logistical know how, supported by a flexible fleet to meet all transport challenges.

With more than 150 lorries we are able to deliver and collect numerous goods, we have specific units that can take construction products with lifting equipment together with tipper lorries for sands and aggregates. On site at the Bideford depot we have our own batching plant producing British Standard ready mixed concrete.

Require further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Here at Evans Transport we have increased our fleet with the addition of an ISUZU 7.5 tonne tipper lorry.

With the ability to carry 3.5 tonne of sands and aggregates, this unit allows for extreme flexibility when delivering into restricted areas. This specific lorry offers added value by having drop sides, this will allow for side loading and fork lift removal if required on site.

For more details and availability of sand and aggregate products please contact: Bideford 01237 475566

Evans Transport sister company John Seymour Transport Limited based in Maidstone Kent are pleased to announce the acquisition of Fast Forward International of Sittingbourne.

Fast Forward operate 7 vehicles primarily within the construction industry and a Freight Forwarding Division servicing the International Market. The company will still trade as Fast Forward International.

The depot in Sittingbourne will join the Evans group as another location where we can offer warehousing and transhipping services.

This latest acquisition is seen by the Directors as an opportunity to consolidate their position within the construction sector and add support to the International Division.

For more info and services from FFI please visit their website www.fastforward.uk.com

Evans Transport are pleased to announce they have officially opened their Launceston depot and therefore increasing their pallet distribution service.

Supported by dual networking operations, ETPD (Evans Transport Pallet Distribution) offers a comprehensive service ensuring your product is delivered on time and to your instructions throughout the UK from both their Bideford and Launceston depots.

With this flexibility and backed by an experienced customer support team the service we offer includes pallet tracking and paperless signatures.

For competitive rates and advise please contact us on:

• Bideford    01237 421387
• Launceston    01566 776919
    

A big thank you for visiting the stand at this year’s North Devon Show.

The attendance was superb and thankfully the weather stayed mostly dry apart from the strong wind.

Hopefully we answered your enquiry during the show, however for quotes on aggregates, transport and ready mixed concrete

Please contact us 01237 475566/01237 472359

Evans Transport will be exhibiting at The North Devon Show on Wednesday 3rd August - please come and see us at Trade Stand Black 4, Row C Number 7

Evans Transport offer a comprehensive range of standard and bespoke sands and aggregate’s.

Available from our sites, delivery and bagging is available by our specialised vehicles .

Minimum, and maximum volumes are available upon request.

At the recent Palletforce Gala dinner held in London Evans Transport were awarded the Depot of the Year award for the fourth year running.

Mike Symons and Bonnie Birch are show collecting the award on the night.

Receiving this award continues to illustrate the high quality of customer service they provide, and the hard work carried out by all our drivers.

Amid fears of heavy showers and possibly thunder and lightning the Evans Golf Day enjoyed a rain free day.

Attended by customers, suppliers and staff 10 teams of 4 competed on the Royal North Devon links last Wednesday.

Individual prizes were also available and the standard of golf excellent bearing in mind some had not experience the course before.

Images below show team and individual prize winners.

On May 1st 2016 - 72 cyclists took on the tough North Devon 100 cycle challenge including Evans Transport own driver  (Cinders). Evans transport has supported the ride from its very inception, a one off event called Le Tour De Devon.

This year the event raised £4500, which will be split between The Chestnut Appeal, a prostate cancer charity based at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and Combe Martin Football Club.

The club has held the event from the first ride and is in much need of modernisation.

So far the ride has raised over £22,000 for various charities such as Help for Heroes, Devon Air Ambulance and North Devon Hospice.

"The North Devon 100 is very greatful for the support that Evans Transport has given us over the last 4 years and we hope it will continue for the foreseeable future."

Evans Concrete are required to deliver to various sites around the North Devon area. Pictured is one of our 8m3 wheeler mixers.

All our trained drivers work closely with site engineers ensuring safe and efficient pours.

Pete Willoughby and his team can be contacted on 01237 472359 or alternatively 07827 837782 for more details.

ContiPressureCheck ADDS ECONOMY AND SAFETY FOR EVANS TRANSPORT

•    Continental Tyres system ‘saves’ tyres with low-grade punctures
•    Tyre pressure consistency cuts fuel and wear costs
•    Installed on mix of heavy duty tippers, draw bars and tractor/trailer rigs
•    Roll-out planned on all new additions to fleet and selected existing vehicles

Evans Transport have introduced the Continental Tyres ContiPressureCheck system on to some of their newer fleet.

Nigel Evans Managing Director said  the system has already saved “a good number” of tyres, on the tipper fleet especially, with ContiPressureCheck alerting his team to slow punctures that could otherwise have gone unnoticed until the tyre was damaged beyond repair.  Evans Transport fits the system itself, including the in-cab monitor that alerts drivers to potentially dangerous and costly pressure changes. 

Nigel added, “Safety and economy are both about a great many factors, but tyres are certainly one of the major ones. We continue to run extensive tests on a range of tyres, everything from new through to remoulds, but, whatever we fit, monitoring pressure is key to ensuring we are doing the best we can. It keeps rolling resistance levels spot on for economy and flags up potential safety issues before they can become real problems.”

Evans Concrete is used for numerous projects within the construction world. 

Standard house, warehousing and agricultural buildings fall within the Evans remit.

Illustrated below are installations from two of the numerous main contractors working alongside Evans Concrete supported by Pete Willoughby and his team.

Tim Moast from T & M Farm Buildings and Mike Cowell, of Mike Cowell Construction supplied these images highlighting their high standard of finish using Evans Concrete and their onsite installers.

Click to contact Pete at Evans Concrete on 01237 472359.

Pictured at the new Aldi site at Atlantic Village is one of Evans Concretes' 8 wheeler mixers supplying ready mixed concrete.
Using pumping equipment to suit this particular pour, Evans Concrete illustrate their flexibility with their onsite support and experienced drivers.
Complimenting their fleet Evans Concrete run 7 other trucks ranging from 4 m3, 6 m3 and 8 m3.

Contact Evans Concrete on 01237 472359 for more details.

During this year’s Exeter Apprenticeship Expo held at the Exeter College Technology Centre earlier in the month, Evans Transport were presented with a certificate of attendance prior to the event.

The exhibition was attended by Les Webster seen receiving the certificate and Joel Galliver the current “Apprentice of the Year”.

Working with their parent company Evans Transport, Seymour Transport’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme Silver accreditation submission, was confirmed and stated that the company had met the required criteria and that they can now proudly display the new FORS certificate.

With bases in Maidstone and Barnsley, Seymour Transport can provide a vital link to your supply chain.

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