£1m Midlands plant hire order boosts JCB
STAFFORDSHIRE excavator manufacturer JCB has received a £1m fleet replacement order from a Midlands-based plant hire business.
Gloucestershire-based Bison Plant Hire has purchased 22 new machines – including 8085 and 8055 midi excavators and JZ140 tracked excavators – as it gears up for increased demand from its housebuilding customers.
Guy Tomblin, plant manager at Bison, said: “With an upturn in the general economy and the impact of government policies, there has been an upsurge in the housebuilding sector which is having a significant impact on hire equipment utilisation.
“As such we have made a huge investment in JCB plant – focusing on models which bring benefits to the housebuilding industry. We are big advocates of zero tailswing and fuel economy is increasingly crucial to our customers as diesel prices continue to soar.
“In both respects the JCB JZ140 and 8085 Eco models are excellent. Customers have been staggered by the fuel efficiency that can be achieved. They are more than happy to pay for a premium quality machine when they realise it can save them up to £60 a week on fuel.”
Bison Plant has provided operated and self-drive excavators for more than 20 years. Offering exclusively zero tailswing models, it works with customers including builders, ground workers, landscapers, archaeologists and main contractors across Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Bristol, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
As well as the addition of the new JCB excavators, Bison has recently expanded into new purpose built premises and introduced further mobile service engineers to support its growing plant hire fleet.
