THE SIXTIES
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(above)
Barry Stoner
(above right)
Alex Robertson
Having extended its services and relaunched itself, Vibroplant was
in bullish mode. Success breeds success and inspires greater
confidence to go further. Thanks to its growing reputation and
acknowledged expertise, Vibroplant began an expansion
programme and enlarged its depot network in the North of
England and Scotland.
Along with growth came the need for a bigger workforce.
Choosing good team players was another talent Geoffrey had.
Among the first appointed were Barry Stoner in 1964 and Alex
Robertson in 1969. Today Barry and Alex are still with the company.
They are respectively Fleet Sales Manager and Regional Director of
UK Forks, which is the country’s leading specialist hirer of
telehandlers (telescopic forklifts) and associated equipment.
As the company ended the 1960s on a high, the '70s saw yet
more triumphs with a doubling of pre-tax profits. It exceeded the
£1m mark, a landmark which more than made up for the
disappointment of the antipodean adventure.
