History of DITCH WITCH UK.
Ditch Witch UK / Euro Equipment Ltd has been in the trenchless equipment business for over 30 years. In the early 1980s Managing Director Dave Holloway designed and built a small compact air compressor named ‘The Power Converter’ to power a pneumatic Mole for British Gas in South Wales. With this project proving to be a great success, Dave’s aim was to supply the complete Compressor/Mole package and trialled Moles from several manufactures before choosing a pneumatic Mole from a Company called Pierce Airrow based in Chicago.
Company Growth
From that day on Euro Equipment has been the Ditch Witch Equipment Dealer for the whole of the UK and Ireland, supplying and supporting the complete equipment range. Over the years we have seen the need to expand and now have a purpose built 10,000sq/ft Facility in Swansea, which includes a training centre, offices and a workshop. Also on the same site we have a 1-Acre demo ground.
The Transition from Pierce Arrow to Ditch Witch
Euro Equipment was now gaining momentum, supplying a complete Compressor/Mole Packages to most of the major utilities in the country. (Manweb, Norweb, Northern Electric, British Gas, MEB.) After a few years of being a Pierce Airrow Tooling Dealer, it was announced that Pierce Airrow was to be purchased by The Charles Machine Work Inc. (Ditch Witch) from Perry, Oklahoma.
Summary
Euro Equipment have been part of the Ditch Witch Organisation for over 30 years and have seen the product range grow from the supply a few core products like small service lines trenchers, Rod Pushers and Moles to the product line which Ditch Witch offers today which includes Moles, Directional Drills, Downhole Tooling, Trenchers, Rockwheels, Vibratory Ploughs, Pipe Bursting Systems, Mini Skid Steer Tools Carriers, ZAHN, Vacuum Excavation Systems and Subsite Electronics.
OUR TEAM
We are very fortunate to employ several key members of staff, who have been employed by the company for a number of years:
Mike Harris
Sales DirectorEmployed since 1995 – Factory trained in Sales & Parts.
Chris Holloway
Director - Equipment Sales & HDD ToolingEmployed since 2002 – Factory trained in Sales & Parts.
Ian Dando
Service & Training ManagerEmployed since 1995, Factory trained in Product Support & Operator Training.
Tony Parker
Service ManagerEmployed since 2015, Factory trained in Product Support.
Luke Rees
Part ManagerEmployed since 2008, Factory trained in Parts Sales and Support
Kingsley Prentice
Midlands Branch ManagerEmployed since 2017, Factory trained in Parts and Sales