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When
Joe Henshaw began his coal round with a single truck back in the 1970's, little did he
realise how his business empire would flourish over the next 24 years. |
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It
is all a far cry from C.F.M. Henshaw's "cosy fireside shop" at Hibel Road which
Joe used as his business headquarters in the 1980's after starting his coal round in 1976.
The timber shed heated by a solid fuel stove provided the complete fireside service
selling pre-packed coal, logs and many accessories including shovels, bunkers, sticks,
firelighters and grates. Joe's
proud boast that orders would be fulfilled within 24 hours became reality as he worked
hard to meet deadlines and attracted more and more customers. |
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the business grew and more wagons were used to carry the fuel, Joe insisted on maintaining
his vehicles to the highest standard so they would not let his customers down and this
philosophy is continued today throughout the entire fleet of Henshaw trucks, cars, vans
and pick-ups. |
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 Loading a wagon at the Moss Lane yard. |
In
1988 Joe began his waste disposal business with mini, maxi, midi and ro-ro skips for hire
throughout the Macclesfield borough. He bought and took over a number of skip hire firms
and this side of the business rapidly expanded, culminating in Henshaws Envirocare Ltd becoming a licensed waste transfer station,
carriers of waste and recycling plant. They offer daily collection of waste from business
premises including shops, offices, restaurants and pubs. They are open seven days a week
including bank holidays and pay top prices for cars and scrap metal, ferrous and non
ferrous. The business also sells car spares, manuals etc. |
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third arm of the business, Moss Lane Garage Body Repair Centre was begun in the 1990's and
with a low bake oven on the premises, specialises in high quality car and van body
repairs. It is an MoT testing centre and also carries out mechanical repairs and
servicing. |
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Henshaws
sponsor a V8 and Formula 1 stock car racing team, made up of Joe’s son Lee (driver)
and mechanics Steve Grant, Steve Cooke and Brian Williams. In 1999, their first year of
racing, Lee and his team won the Track Trophy and came 2nd in points at High
Edge Raceway, Buxton. Lee also won “ New Driver of the Year” at Buxton and
gained the Superstar award (red with flashing lights). The team has raced at meetings all
over the country including Skegness, Coventry, Stoke, Norfolk and Swindon and they have
already won 30 trophies. |
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stock car is a 3500 V8 Rover with a Transit front axle, Sherpa back axle and a ZF gearbox
out of a CF Bedford. The car is capable of achieving 240 bhp. Joe Henshaw believes that "quality counts" and insists on using and selling top quality products. He is also a firm supporter of keeping business within the town and using local firms wherever possible. He also believes in employing local people and is an equal opportunities employer. |
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Joe
is proud of his staff and pays tribute to Chris Andrew, manager of his waste management
business and Les Dawson who manages Moss Lane Garage. Sandra Henshaw shares the office and
administration work with Chris. Joe's son Lee also works in the waste management side of
the company. Members of the Henshaw team include Mick, Dek, Roger, Steve, Trevor, and Hero (skips); Lisa Henshaw (new driver); Lee, Andrew, and Lee 2 (yard); Dirk, Brian, Cookie and Les (mechanics); Anthony and Kenny (handymen) and Tony (electrician). |
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team would not be complete unless mention were made of Joe and Sandra's two
"Westies" and a Cairn, Max, Scrap and Binner. Joe
Henshaw is a hands-on employer and would not dream of asking someone to do a job that he
would not do himself. He may be seen unloading or filling a skip, carrying a sack of coal,
wrestling with a truck engine or simply answering a phone call in the office. He is a
great all-rounder and his firm's success is a tribute to his own hard work and sheer
determination to make a difference. |
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waste disposal and fuel call 01625 424424 or 01625 425425. Contact Moss Lane Garage on 01625 611872. |
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Industrial & Domestic Drainage Service |
| JET ROD of Macclesfield are industrial and domestic drainage experts who specialise in insurance work. Formed 12 years ago, they are insurance company approved, offering free estimates, written guarantees, maintenance contract work, building society surveys and a loss adjusting service.William Mayer, managing director and directors Michael Nulty and Davy Brown run the business from their head office at Leek Road, Bosley, Macclesfield. JET ROD offer a variety of services including drain clearing, high pressure water jetting, closed circuit TV surveys for 2”-24” pipes, sonar drain tracing, planned maintenance contract work, repairs and installations, drain relining, tree root cutting and root removal.The company is made up of four excavation teams, one dealing with emergency calls, another with drain relining and two teams dedicated to CCTV work.JETROD operates an immediate response and there is no call-out charge. The vast area they cover stretches from Lancaster to Birmingham and they are confined space accredited contractors. | |
For their customers’ convenience JETROD offer a Freephone number 0800 220994. More information can be found at their website www.jetrodthedrainforce.co.uk |
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Blocked drains?... then call Central Drain Services |
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When it comes to problems with drains, manholes, toilets, sinks and baths, call Central Drain Services of Macclesfield for a speedy solution at a reasonable price. Central Drain Services was founded in 1984 by John Greasby who was already in the trade, working for a national company and Barry Cockett who was formerly in the groundwork and construction industry. The two formed their own business which has proved very successful and they now have over 30 years experience between them. In 1999 Alan Gregory of Northwich became part of the team. They are local authority approved contractors and will carry out closed circuit TV inspections if required. Central Drain Services whose head office is 4 Regent Avenue, Macclesfield, specialise in de-rooting, de-greasing and unblocking drains, manholes, toilets and gullies. |
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work covers domestic, commercial and industrial properties and they carry out high
pressure water jetting, house purchase surveys, excavation and insurance work, drain
tracing, electronic drain location and drainage repair and renewals. Their work also
involves tanker jetting and the emptying and cleaning of septic tanks and cesspits. They
offer free estimates, a quick response, no call out charge, top quality workmanship and
reasonable rates. Call Central Drain Services on 01625 614644 for a good job at the right
price. The emergency number is 07778 640 692. |
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