The History of
Macsalvors
In 1947 the Queen Elizabeth Class Warship H.M.S.
Warspite sank off Prussia cove in Cornwall. Two Scotsman
(With some assistance) Refloated the ship and beached
her along the coast at St. Michael's Mount. It remains
the largest salvage operation ever carried out in
British waters a piece of the Warspite can be viewed at
Macsalvors.
 The
Scotsmen (both "Macs") incorporated their trade (Salvors)
into a new venture in 1957 and created Macsalvors. The
company's early work was buying and selling Ministry of
Defence surplus, dismantling and demolition work.
In 1962 they launched a plant hire business bringing a
new crane hire service to the South West. Many important
engineering feats would not have been completed without
their services. The many projects that have been aided
by Macsalvors include: The Earth Satellite Station at
Goonhilly, The Power Station at Indian Queens, The
widening of the Tamar Bridge and The World Famous Eden
Project.
For more information on the crane hire business click on
www.macsalvors.co.uk
 In
the 60's and 70's Macsalvors consolidated it's surplus
business but with changes in the way the M.O.D disposed
of its surplus meant Macsalvors had to change too. This
change led to the introduction of new goods and a whole
new side to the business was born.
Since this time Macsalvors has supplied goods all over
the world and have sold: Cornish shovels to Australia,
ship refuelling hose to Canada, electric generating
plant to Africa and ships equipment to France, Germany,
Holland, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Spain (and the U.K.
of course).
Our range of goods now includes: boat chandlery,
building material, engineering supplies, hand and power
tools, new and used office furniture, footwear, clothing
and leisure products.
We also specialise in factory clearance.
So if you have a specific enquiry from a tea spoon to a
10 Ton (or Tonne) anchor or from a tube of glue to a
10,000 gallon fuel tank, E-Mail us on
sales@macsalvors.com or visit our contacts page. In
the meantime why not visit our online shop where a
sample of our extensive range may be purchased.
We look
forward to being of service to you soon.
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