Earth moving equipment manufacturer JCB has secured one of its biggest-ever deals in the UK – an order for more than 1,200 machines and a range of generators worth more than £55m.
A-Plant – the country’s leading equipment rental company – has placed the huge order, which includes more than 600 JCB Loadall telescopic handlers and more than 450 mini and midi excavators, as well as JCB rough terrain forklift trucks, site dumpers, backhoe loaders and tracked excavators.
JCB UK and Ireland Sales Director Dan Thompstone said: “A-Plant has been buying JCB equipment now for more than 25 years and we are delighted to support its latest investment in our equipment. We are proud of our long-standing partnership with A-Plant, delivering innovative, quality products supported by excellent parts and service back-up from Greenshields JCB.”
A-Plant, part of Ashtead Group, is the UK's largest equipment rental company with more 35,000 customers in the construction, industrial, infrastructure and events sectors.
