Briggs invests £10.5m in short-term solutions

CANNOCK-based materials handling firm Briggs Equipment is investing £10.5m in its short-term rental fleet.

The firm has identified short-term rental (STR) as a key growth area of the materials handling services marketplace and over the past few years has been building its capability.

Since 2010 Briggs has made a capital investment of more than £50.5m in equipment. This year alone, £8.3m is being invested in new warehousing equipment, including reach trucks, powered pallet trucks, order pickers and electric counterbalance forklift trucks.

Allan Parsons, national rental manager at Briggs, said: “Our customers like the idea of a ‘one stop’ resource that would not only provide them with the facility to hire in forklift trucks to cope with spikes in capacity, but would also enable them to obtain specialised equipment for a limited time.

“This latest £10.5m investment in our short-term rental fleet means we can offer a highly cost-effective solution comprising the very latest materials handling equipment coupled with tailored contracts to meet individual customer needs and the engineering know how to maintain optimum equipment performance.”

In addition to expanding its fleet Briggs has appointed a new regional development team, which is being tasked with improving communication, maintaining high standards of service and identifying new market opportunities.

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