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Kent Machines Borstal was formed in January 2022 as a result of Kent Demolition Company Ltd needing machines to use on demolition sites. As we were able to find a supplier who could deliver any volume of value for money excavators within a short time frame we decided to open a dealership for Mini Excavators and Telehandlers.
A Borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom, several member states of the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. In India, such a detention centre is known as a Borstal school.
Borstals were run by HM Prison Service and were intended to reform young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institutions and reformatories, such as approved schools and youth detention centres. The court sentence was officially called “Borstal training”. Borstals were originally for offenders under 21, but in the 1930s the maximum age was increased to 23. The Criminal Justice Act 1982 abolished the Borstal system in the UK, replacing Borstals with youth custody centres.
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