The Early Days

1973
Ken Groves and Bobby Griffiths take delivery of two new Mini Pickups, for their building firm.
"Griffiths & Groves" later dissolved when Ken Groves took the decision to pursue Plant Hire / Civil Engineering due to opportunities arriving with the new Stanlow - Holyhead pipline.

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1974
Ken Groves takes a break during a contract with his first ever excavator!

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1976
Andrew Groves surveying the construction of an agricultural building from a handy vantage point.

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1979
Michael and Chris Groves 'assisting' dad with the installation of fuel tanks at the Seawags Service Station - St Asaph.

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1980
Ken's favourite machine, an International 165, it served KM well for many years, often in demand 7 days a week.

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1981
A JCB 807 on groundworks for a major house builder in Chester.

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1982
The Ford Transits have been the 'backbone' of our organisation for many years, it would be fair to say we have owned every model from 1965 - present.

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1983
A young Glyn Jones our Senior Estimator for over 27 years supervises a river contract in Chester.

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1984
Barbara Groves counting the wages by hand on a Friday afternoon.
Hopefully everything would balance as if there was any money left over........they'd all had to be checked again!

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1986
Chris Groves 'test driving' a newly delivered Leyland Constructor Multilift.

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1992
Michael Groves 'Apprentice Machine Operator' at the helm of a Case 580G.

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