About Multevo

Experienced plant specialists Nick Carter and Nick Leadley take the decision to setup Multihog UK Limited to bring the multi-purpose concept to the UK with an emphasis on doing more with less.

Around the same time the UK Coalition Government announce an extensive long-term plan to cut public-spending aimed at reducing UK budget deficit, putting pressure on public services.

Close customer collaboration follows, allowing the team to determine the different dilemmas of conventional kit; enabling customer-driven development of innovative attachment offerings

Two years from launch, a series of Councils, Contractors and Airports accept delivery of the multi-purpose Multihog optimised to their operational needs. Time will tell of their success…

Most noticeably, London Gatwick and Heathrow Airports take on 20 machines between the two for winter with customised attachments. This setup will become recognised as industry excellence.

Positive market responses encourage Nick and Nick to invest heavily in a hire fleet to support customer demand, whilst the team take time out to complete a 127-mile charity bike challenge.

Multihog road repair method helps Rotherham MBC win best practice award by APSE in the same year as Nottinghamshire Country Council announces daily savings in the thousands since switching.

As more customers come on board the business relocates to a new premise in Darwen Town Centre with enhanced customer support and engineering facilities to serve an increased customer base from a new one.

The company introduces the UK market to environmentally friendly weed control equipment using 100% hot water to help increase customer’s sustainability ambitions.

Common themes emerge as customers measure advantages of working with new adaptable equipment and techniques – increases in operational productivity, safety
and efficiency is the norm.

Congratulations are in order as the team wins the Innovation Award at Hive Business Awards as the Multihog continues to evolve around customer needs emerging new areas of application.

“The emphasis has always been, listen to our customers and build on their suggestions to make something that works for them. That is why the machine you see today is as versatile as it is.”

Multihog UK Limited join the RSTA and launch a direct services division to provide customers with a complete contracting service whilst also scooping the Health & Safety Innovation Award.

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-slip Machiney becomes a social media sensation trending 9 million impressions on twitter whilst the company features on BBC1’s Pothole Wars programme.

Multevo is born! The natural evolution of the company from Multihog UK to Multevo is undertaken in a rebrand.

The company has increased its specialist equipment portfolio and expanded its contracting arm beyond being solely associated with the Multihog machine.

Multevo helped make it a world’s first Newcastle International Airport by taking delivery of a PaxLift, the new generation of Ambulift. Whilst Cambridge University awards top marks to green hot water weed control.

Durham scores with its hattrick of Multihogs and London City Airport also invests in four machines to support with winter maintenance duties.

Multevo are commended by industry professionals for their proactive response to the Covid-19 pandemic and supporting their highways heroes. Derby City Council increase road repair productivity by 250% with their Multihog named ‘Hogzilla’.

As restrictions ease off, Multevo set off on a 
UK Roadshow to launch the new compact Multihog CV Sweeper.

Multevo form part of the Shropshire Highways Alliance, delivering enhanced patching, reactive repairs, surfacing schemes and traffic management across the county on behalf of Kier Highways and Shropshire Council. Over 20,000 potholes repaired.

With net zero high on the agenda, Multevo launched the world’s first dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel highway maintenance machine.

The appointment of Luke Dean as Civil Engineering Contracts Manager allows Multevo to strengthen their offering to customers, acting as a turnkey partner for highways, civil engineering, vegetation and traffic management.

Multevo win the Plant and Equipment Innovation Award at the LCRIG Innovation Festival with the Hydrovo.

They become the first business to become a Gold Patron of Youth Zone Darwen, showcasing their commitment to the community.

The business establishes a new highways and traffic management operational depot in Shropshire, supporting Midland’s service delivery.

Multevo become the first SME contractor to be successfully appointed to the LCRIG Innovation Procurement System (IPS). This new procurement method enables all LCRIG council members to work compliantly and directly with Multevo, free from any restrictions or market barriers.

Multevo successfully obtains ISO14001 Environmental Management Certification and ISO45001 Health and Safety Management Certification.

The business welcomes 10 Mental Health First Aiders and launches an Employee Wellbeing App.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK Ltd appoint Multevo as an authorised Unimog Aftersales Dealer.

Blackburn Rovers team up with Multevo in new back-of-shirt sponsorship.

Multevo take home two industry awards for local roads turnkey success: the Department for Transport (DfT) Collaborative Partnership Award, and the Highways Award for Team of the Year.

A new website is launched to reflect where the business is today. Having experienced more than 600% growth since 2020 and having grown to over 350 people within the company.

Watch this space, we aren’t done yet!