JCB subsidiary secures £9m generator order
A subsidiary of Staffordshire excavator manufacturer JCB has secured a multi-million contract with a Middle Eastern firm.
Dubai-based Rental Solutions & Services (RSS) has bought more than 300 new generators from JCB Power Products in a deal worth £9m.
The order is the biggest yet for JCB’s newly-launched range of RS generators, which are specifically designed and manufactured in the UK for the global rental sector.
The first five units have already been pressed into service in Oman, supported by JCB dealer Muscat Overseas Group. They are being used by a global oil and gas company which needed urgent standby power to support their operations.
RSS Operations Director Garry McMahon said: “We have a choice of generator suppliers in the Middle East, but we chose JCB Power Products as its range is the best rental selection we have seen. The brand presence of JCB in our region also ensures that our customers know we are working with quality equipment and providing the best possible back-up.”
JCB Power Products managing director Jonathan Garnham said: “We are delighted to have won our biggest export order of 2017 from one of the Middle East’s biggest providers of standby power.
“JCB Power Products launched its RS rental range just a year ago and it is proving extremely successful in a very competitive global market where JCB provides unrivalled service and support.”
RSS supplies rental generators across the Middle East, providing power for construction sites, large infrastructure developments, and petrochemical facilities. The company was established in 2007 as a global provider of rental power, temporary cooling and mobile water solutions.
The generators will be used across the Middle East including Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar.
JCB Power Products employs more than 200 people and in addition to its headquarters in Stafford, it also has a production facility in Newtown, Wales and Delhi.
