LMD unveils livery to support the Lighthouse Club
LMD is supporting the Lighthouse Club’s ‘Help Inside the Hard Hat’ campign. It has created a unique livery for one of its vacuum excavators which will appear at events across the UK in 2022.
LMD is supporting the Lighthouse Club’s ‘Help Inside the Hard Hat’ campign. It has created a unique livery for one of its vacuum excavators which will appear at events across the UK in 2022.
Fifty-five LMD team members and their partners enjoyed a fantastic day at Doncaster Races on Saturday 17 July. According to Managing Director, Mick Dysart, the day out was arranged to thank the team for their hard work and dedication throughout the pandemic:
‘Covid-19 has brought uncertainty and opportunity in equal measure in the sectors in which we operate. Agility has been the key to dealing with both, and the team has provided the flexibility which has enabled us to maintain high levels of service for our customers throughout lockdown. In the stress and pressure of the day-to-day it is all too easy to overlook the effort and sacrifice being made by the team, and the race day provided an opportunity to show the team that their hard work is recognised and valued.’
LMD sponsored the feature race of the day, the LMD Vacuum Excavation Handicap. Mick and wife Sandra, who was chief organiser, were asked to choose the best turned out horse. They selected Colony Queen, which turned out to be the winner of the race itself. Mick and Sandra presented the successful stable girl with a £200 prize for her efforts, and their generosity received a mention in the pages of the Racing Post.
The race itself wasn’t without controversy with the then race leader, Aerion Power, mistaking the half-furlong post for the finishing line allowing Colony Queen to run past. The jockey received a twenty-eight days ban for, ‘failing to ride out on a horse that would have finished first.’
‘I think everybody enjoyed the day. It was great to be able to relax and socialise together for the first time in eighteen months or so, and lovely to see the team spirit and camaraderie.’
You can watch a replay of the race, including the dramatic finish, at LMD Vacuum Excavation Handicap.
LMD Vacuum Excavation continues to grow its fleet. The latest addition, an MTS Dino8, is currently under construction in Germany.
Clive Breakwell, one of LMD Vacuum Excavation’s first employees, has been promoted to Training and Compliance Supervisor. Clive will primarily be tasked with LMD projects in the West Midlands and the South.
Clive has worked with Mick Dysart, LMD Managing Director, since 2006. Mick and Clive have been active in the vacuum excavation sector since 2007, working together on the first vacuum excavator to be introduced into the UK. Clive has since racked up almost fifteen years as an operator.
In his new role, Clive will be training LMD Vacuum Excavator operators as well as undertaking site compliance audits. Mick Dysart welcomed Clive to the LMD management team:
‘Clive and I have worked together for a long time, including eight years at LMD. Clive is a great asset to LMD. He has a very calm and reassuring demeanour, and his knowledge and expertise are invaluable.’
First published in 1987, ISO 9001: 2015 is the international quality standard that demonstrates an organisation’s ability to consistently provide products and services that meet both customer and regulatory requirements.
Ian Buchanan leads the LMD Vacuum Excavation quality team and was responsible for the ISO 9001: 2015 submission to the audit team from QMS:
‘The ISO 9001 process has been really useful. We undertook a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis which forced us to take a long and hard look at our existing processes to ensure they were fit for purpose.
The analysis identified several areas in which we could streamline processes to ensure efficiency and eliminate waste and unnecessary duplication. This included introducing new identifiers for each project to make ‘cradle to grave’ traceability much quicker and more effective.’
Mick Dysart is LMD Vacuum Excavation’s Managing Director:
‘Ever since I first set up LMD Vacuum Excavation, our focus has been on quality and customer service. The ISO 9001 accreditation and audit by QMS is basically recognition from an independent third party of that fact.
Ian deserves great credit for his patience, persistence and attention to detail during the ISO 9001 accreditation programme which coincided with a huge increase in activity levels across the business. Although Ian has previously dealt with our FORS, Constructionline, Achilles and SMAS accreditations and audits, it was his first experience of ISO 9001.’
Photo shows Mick Dysart (left) with Ian Buchanan (right) in front of an LMD Vacuum Excavator.
LMD Vacuum Excavation has sponsored a banner promoting its services at the Technique Stadium, home of Chesterfield Football Club.
Mick Dysart, Managing Director of LMD Vacuum Excavation, has been a lifelong supporter of his home town club. Mick has seen them hit the heights of an FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford in 1997 to the depths of last season when the team flirted with relegation from the National League, the fifth tier of professional football. This season, however, things are looking up with the Spireites in a strong position to reach the play-offs.
Hopefully the banner will get more exposure next year as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted and spectators return to sporting events.
LMD Vacuum Excavation has placed substantial orders with MTS for new vacuum excavators. The commitments which reach up to the end of 2023, will reinforce LMD’S position as one of the largest vacuum excavator operators in the UK.
Mick Dysart is LMD Vacuum Excavation’s Managing Director:
‘The very first vacuum excavator in the LMD fleet was an MTS. We’ve recently refurbished it and it’s still going strong. The LMD fleet is dominated by MTS vacuum excavators, and I’m more than happy to commit my business to the MTS brand.
Although it’s always good to add extra capacity, our main driver at LMD is to continue to build on our reputation for having the most diverse and adaptable fleet of vacuum excavators in the UK. We’ve just taken delivery of the first MTS six-wheel-drive vacuum excavator in the country and added to our fleet of MTS vacuum excavators built on the Mercedes Benz Econic chassis. These are equipped with DirectVision cabs that provide superb all-vehicle visibility for works in busy city centres.’
Russell Fairhurst is Managing Director of Mammoth MTS, distributor of MTS vacuum excavators in the UK:
These are exciting times in vacuum excavation. I look forward to working with Mick and his team over the years to come.’
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