ECY Haulmark

What ECY Haulmark does

Thomas Attachments Limited, operating under the ECY Haulmark brand and structured as a division of Thomas Group Limited, is a UK-based distributor and rental provider of hydraulic excavator attachments. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Warrington, Cheshire, the company supplies and services a multi-brand portfolio sourced from manufacturers including Trevi Benne, FRD Furukawa, MTB, Dynaset, Steelwrist, Auger Torque, Rockzone, and Dipperfox. The product range spans scrap magnets, hydraulic shears, selector/rock grabs, pulverisers, hydraulic breakers, hydraulic compactors, rail cutters, fully automatic quick couplers (Steelwrist SQ), crushing buckets, screening buckets, stump planers, augers, and rockwheels — equipment that mounts onto excavators to perform primary/secondary demolition, scrap metal handling, recycling, construction, civil engineering, railway maintenance, forestry, and stone-processing tasks. The company does not manufacture proprietary equipment; its value lies in curating, distributing, installing, and servicing third-party branded products for the UK and Irish markets.

The business operates a three-stream revenue model. First, one-time attachment sales are bundled with mounting brackets, hydraulic hoses, UK mainland delivery, installation, and a manufacturer's warranty. Second, a recurring rental/hire channel offers competitive rates on short- and long-term contracts. Third, an aftermarket spare parts and service operation (One Stop Blade Shop, Spare Parts Shop, Service Shop) supports same-day collection or next-day delivery of parts, with maintenance and repair performed by factory-trained engineers. Go-to-market is sales-led, with an experienced in-house sales team providing application advice via a Request a Quote workflow on the company website. Marketing relies on the company website product catalogue, customer testimonials, and CPA trade body membership rather than paid acquisition. The company is a private limited entity (Companies House registration 13033939), wholly owned under the Thomas Group conglomerate, with no disclosed external investors or venture capital backing.

The customer base is diversified across demolition contractors, scrap metal recyclers, construction and civil engineering firms, forestry operators, and railway maintenance providers across the UK and Ireland. No named customer logos are disclosed in the available data. The company maintains long-standing manufacturer partnerships (Trevi Benne, FRD Furukawa, MTB, Dynaset, Steelwrist, Auger Torque, Rockzone, Dipperfox) and holds CPA (Construction Plant-Hire Association) trade body membership. Operating geographies are limited to the UK and Ireland, with the Warrington base positioned to service both markets. No AI, software, telemetry, or digital platform capabilities are evident in the product set or marketing channels.

Name

ECY Haulmark

Legal name

Thomas Attachments Limited

Website

https://ecyhaulmark.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UK-based distributor and rental provider (operating as Thomas Attachments, a division of Thomas Group) of multi-brand hydraulic excavator attachments — including breakers, shears, magnets, grabs, pulverisers, and quick couplers — serving demolition, recycling, scrap metal, construction, civil engineering, forestry, and railway customers across the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydraulic Excavator Attachments & Construction Equipment

NAICS

Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810), Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4234)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifting Attachments & Material Handling Accessories (Fork Attachments, Slings, Rigging) (IMAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Material Handling Equipment Rental/Leasing (Forklifts, Telehandlers, Reach Trucks) (TLABAFAF)

Keywords

• Hydraulic excavator attachments
• Demolition equipment supply
• Construction plant hire
• Excavator attachment rental
• Recycling equipment dealer

Headquarters

HQ city

Partington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Attachment Sales: Sales of hydraulic attachments including mounting bracket, hydraulic hoses, UK mainland delivery & installation and manufacturer's warranty as standard.
2. Attachment Rental: Competitive rates on a wide range of attachments for short or long-term hire.
3. Spare Parts & Service: Spare parts always in stock for same day collection or next day delivery. Service support from factory trained engineers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ECY Haulmark, operating as Thomas Attachments Limited, supplies and hires hydraulic excavator attachments for demolition, recycling, scrap metal handling, construction, and civil engineering applications. The company distributes brands including Trevi Benne, FRD Furukawa, MTB, Dynaset, Steelwrist, Auger Torque, Rockzone and Dipperfox across the UK and Ireland from a Warrington base, offering both outright sales (including mounting bracket, hoses, delivery, installation and warranty) and flexible short/long-term rental with spare parts and factory-trained engineer service support.

Product overview

Thomas Attachments Limited is a UK-based supplier and hire company of hydraulic excavator attachments, operating from Warrington, Cheshire. Their product portfolio spans scrap magnets, hydraulic shears, selector/rock grabs, pulverisers, hydraulic breakers, compactors, rail cutters, quick couplers, crushing buckets, screening buckets, stump planers, augers, and rockwheels. The company serves demolition, recycling, scrap metal, forestry, construction, and civil engineering industries across the UK and Ireland. Core brands distributed include Trevi Benne, FRD Furukawa, MTB, Dynaset, Steelwrist, Auger Torque, Rockzone, and Dipperfox. They also provide spare parts and service support through dedicated shops, with factory-trained engineers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scrap Magnets Hydraulic and lifting magnets for excavator-mounted scrap metal handling, including the Dynaset HMAG hydraulic magnet and Dynaset MAG lifting magnet, with button-touch cab operation for swift, controlled material handling. For demolition, recycling and scrap metal operators in the UK and Ireland.
• Hydraulic Shears Hydraulic shears for primary and secondary demolition, scrap metal recycling, offshore decommissioning and underwater pipe cutting, including the Trevi Benne CS scrap shears, FRD VR scrap shears, and Subsea Shear. For demolition contractors, recyclers and offshore operators.
• Selector/Rock Grabs Selector grabs and stone grapples for excavators, including Trevi Benne PMZ selector grabs, Stone Grapple and FRD FMD selector grabs, used in demolition, waste sorting, recycling, and stone placement applications.
• Pulverisers Versatile concrete pulverisers for demolition and recycling, available as dedicated, multi-jaw, primary demolition, and fixed configurations, with 360-degree rotation options. For demolition and recycling contractors.
• Hydraulic Breakers Full range of hydraulic breaker attachments for excavators with high power-to-weight ratios and powerful breaking forces, including the MTB IQ Series and small/medium/large MTB and FRD Furukawa breakers, plus the MTB Proline range. For demolition, construction and quarry operators.
• Hydraulic Accessories (Dynaset) Dynaset hydraulic equipment that converts machine hydraulic power into electricity, high pressure water, compressed air, magnets and vibration, including generators, welding generators, high pressure water pumps, dust suppression systems, submersible pumps, piston and screw compressors, pressure intensifiers, street washing units and vacuum buckets.
• Screening Buckets Full range of rotary screening buckets for excavators designed for selection and screening operations in demolition and recycling applications.
• Hydraulic Compactors Hydraulic compactors for excavators and backhoe loaders, supplied as UK dealer for FRD and MTB brands, used for compaction in construction and civil engineering.
• Rail Cutters Rail cutter series including FRD RC and Trevi Benne RC rail cutters, offering innovative solutions for rail cutting applications in the railway industry, including track maintenance and construction.
• Fully Automatic Quick Coupler (Steelwrist SQ) Fully automatic quick couplers from Steelwrist SQ series for excavators, allowing hydraulic attachment changes in seconds without leaving the cab and eliminating loss of expensive hydraulic oil.
• Crushing Buckets (Rockzone RC) Rockzone RC crusher buckets for flexible, mobile, cost-effective processing of natural stone and on-site recycling of construction waste with minimal space and time requirements.
• Stump Planers (DipperFox) Hydraulic stump planers from DipperFox suitable for excavators ranging from 1.5T to 30T, for efficient stump removal in forestry and land clearing applications.
• Augers (Auger Torque) Earth drills, flights, extensions, and hitches/frames for excavators from 2T to 50T from Auger Torque, built for exceptional drilling results across construction and ground engineering uses.
• Rockzone Rockwheels Hydraulic Rockwheel attachments for applications in demolition, sewer construction, extraction, and over 13 additional areas of construction use, distributed via the Rockzone partnership.
• Spare Parts & Service Comprehensive spare parts inventory with same-day collection or next-day delivery, plus a dedicated service shop with factory-trained engineers for maintenance and repair, including the One Stop Blade Shop and Spare Parts Shop.
• Hydraulic Attachment Rental / Hire Short or long-term hire of hydraulic excavator attachments at competitive rates, available UK-wide from the Warrington base, allowing contractors to access equipment without outright purchase.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trevi BennecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer partner for selector grabs, scrap shears, and rail cutters. Core brand representing Italian-manufactured hydraulic attachments for demolition, recycling, and material handling applications.
• FRD FurukawacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK appointed dealer for FRD Furukawa hydraulic breakers and compactors. Provides high power-to-weight ratio and powerful breaking forces for demolition and construction applications.
• MTBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK appointed dealer for MTB hydraulic breakers and compactors. IQ Series and Proline products offering high power-to-weight ratio and powerful breaking forces.
• DynasetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for hydraulic accessories including generators, welding generators, high pressure water pumps, dust suppression systems, submersible pumps, compressors, and vacuum buckets. Converts machine hydraulic power into electricity, high pressure water, compressed air, magnet and vibration.
• SteelwristcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for fully automatic quick couplers (SQ series) for excavators. Revolutionary cost-saving system allowing attachment changes in seconds without leaving cab.
• Auger TorquecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for auger earth drills, flights, extensions and hitches/frames suitable for 2T-50T excavators. Delivers exceptional results for drilling applications.
• RockzonecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for rockwheels (hydraulic rockwheel attachments) and crushing buckets. Rockcrusher bucket used for mobile, cost-effective processing of natural stone and recycling of construction waste on site.
• DipperfoxminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for stump planers suitable for excavators 1.5-30T. Hydraulic stump planers for forestry and land clearing applications.
• CPA (Construction Plant-Hire Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade body membership indicating long standing industry service provider status within the construction plant hire sector.
• Thomas Group LimitedcoreOthersParent company. Thomas Attachments Limited is a division of Thomas Group Limited, providing corporate backing and group resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• JCB: JCB is a major UK-based manufacturer of construction, agricultural, and material handling equipment, including excavators and attachments. Its compact and mid-range excavators are the host machines for many of the attachments Thomas Attachments distributes, making it a complementary incumbent in the broader equipment value chain.
• Steelwrist AB: Steelwrist is a Swedish manufacturer of SQ fully automatic quick couplers and tiltrotators for excavators, and is one of Thomas Attachments' key distributed brands. It is a broader incumbent in the same category, selling direct and through dealer networks across Europe and North America.
• Ashtead Group plc (Sunbelt Rentals): Ashtead Group is the UK-listed parent of Sunbelt Rentals, one of the largest equipment rental operators in the UK and North America. It is a broad incumbent in the construction equipment value chain, overlapping with Thomas Attachments' rental segment on customer relationships and competitive bidding.
• ENGCON: ENGCON is a Swedish manufacturer of tiltrotators and associated quick-coupler technology for excavators, serving global construction and infrastructure markets. It is comparable as a global premium brand in the same attachment category that Thomas Attachments distributes, and competes indirectly via direct OEM sales channels.
• Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, including a broad range of excavators and Cat Work Tools attachments. It competes with Thomas Attachments' distributed third-party brands through its own OEM attachment offering and global dealer network.
• Rototilt Group: Rototilt is a Swedish manufacturer of tiltrotators and machine control systems for excavators. It operates in the same attachment product category as Thomas Attachments and competes for the same end-user fleet of contractors, though primarily through OEM and direct dealer relationships across Europe.

Regional players

• Boels Rental: Boels Rental is a leading European equipment rental company with significant UK operations, supplying construction and infrastructure clients. It is comparable to Thomas Attachments through its material handling and site equipment rental offering, though its scale and asset base are substantially larger.
• Speedy Hire plc: Speedy Hire is a UK-listed equipment rental company offering tools, plant, and specialist equipment to construction and infrastructure clients. Comparable through the rental channel of Thomas Attachments and through shared end markets, though Speedy is a far larger, asset-heavy national rental operator.

Direct peers

• Worsley Plant: Worsley Plant is a UK dealer and distributor of hydraulic excavator attachments and screening/processing equipment, supplying demolition, recycling, and quarry operators. It is directly comparable to Thomas Attachments in product mix and distribution model, and competes head-to-head on UK attachment sales and rentals.
• RH Sales & Services Ltd: RH Sales is a UK specialist distributor of demolition and recycling attachments, including breakers, shears, and pulverisers. It shares the same customer base (demolition contractors, scrap processors) and similar single-country dealer model with comparable product categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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