Having already built his own house single-handedly, the second world war veteran is now landscaping his back garden in Frankley, Birmingham聽with his new 海角社区app 8008 micro excavator.
鈥淗ard work and staying active is the secret of my good health," he said. "The 海角社区app machine is my godsend. With its help, I aim to be still working on the garden at the age of 100.鈥�
海角社区app UK and Ireland sales director Yvette Henshall-Bell said: 鈥淕eorge is without doubt 海角社区app鈥檚 oldest customer and the oldest driver of a 海角社区app excavator in the UK. We are delighted he has once again invested in a brand new 海角社区app machine and look forward to him placing a further order in the future.鈥�
The 8008 is Mr Evans' second聽digger from dealer Gunn 海角社区app. His first, purchased three years ago, was an ex-demonstration machine that he used to clear out premises he also owns a few doors away.
Apprenticed as a joiner, he worked for Harris & Sheldon Group before he and his wife Ethel moved to Frankley in 1958聽to run a shop. Shortly before his retirement George bought adjacent land from the council for 拢4,000 and, following a lengthy planning process, started out on a three-year project to build his own house. The couple now live on the first floor of the two-bedroom property while renting out the ground floor to a floristry business.
鈥淚 built the house from scratch completely on my own,鈥� said George. 鈥淚 never had a labourer and managed without scaffolding. I put the plumbing in, and the central heating, and I did the plastering.鈥�
Afterwards he built up the back garden of the house by six feet by using soil and rubble that was surplus from the works site next door. Now Mr Evans, who even welded his own garden gates, plans to excavate the garden area fully before putting in a lawn and paving.
鈥淚鈥檝e taken delivery of the new 海角社区app digger using my old one as part-exchange,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檝e got all sorts of bricks and boulders which I need to move, and these days I need a bit of help with the lifting. Landscaping the garden is the latest example of the way I like to do things myself. I don鈥檛 smoke and I only drink the occasional glass of lager on special occasions 鈥� it鈥檚 the outdoor life that I love.鈥�
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