Scotland-based Gordon Bow Plant Hire has added ten new Volvo EC140E excavators as part of a £5m investment programme in its fleet rejuvenation and general operations.
The new fourteen tonne excavators were acquired though Volvo CE dealer SMT GB. They join a mixed fleet of excavators at Gordon Bow Plant Hire ranging from 1.5 up to 30 tonnes in operating weight. The firm also has tele-handlers, backhoe loaders, rollers, site dumpers and a range of smaller equipment which form part of a fleet of around seventy plus machines added so far in 2019.
“We recognised that the Volvo product has a good reputation in the market place for reliability and build quality, with operators appreciating the cab comfort, controllability and performance of the machines,” comments Jason Taylor, Business Development Manager for Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd.
The EC140E is powered by Volvo Stage V compliant 4-cylinder engine, developing 121 hp. The machine’s ‘Integrated work mode control’ is designed to provide high efficiency, rapid dig cycles, and significantly lower fuel consumption. This advanced mode control system ensures the maximum possible hydraulic horsepower available is delivered at a constant engine speed under varying load conditions.
Established thirty-eight years ago by the current chairman, Gordon Bow, Gordon Bow Plant Hire is an equipment hirer serving the whole of Scotland and the north of England. Gordon Bow's son, Graham, has taken over from his father as managing director.
Offering equipment for long, mid and short term operated and non-operated hire, Gordon Bow Plant Hire currently employs 150 personnel, including workshop and mobile service engineers, operators, drivers and admin staff. Included in the current investment plan is a new facility, which is about to come on stream, with workshops offices and extensive yard space. The new location is close to the current facility in Broxburn, West Lothian.
SMT GB markets Volvo Construction Equipment products, which include; wheeled loaders, articulated haulers, hydraulic excavators, Volvo utility equipment and Volvo road equipment products in Great Britain. SMT GB has eight strategically placed Customer Support Centres, a dedicated National Used Equipment Centre and a network of utility equipment dealers.
