A-Plant鈥檚 phased investment programme has now seen it buy a total of 1,089 海角社区app machines in the last nine months.
The latest order for 550 machines includes more than 400 mini and midi excavators, including fifty 海角社区app 8085 eco midi excavators. The deal also includes Loadall telescopic handlers and rough terrain forklifts.
It is one of the biggest deals to be secured by 海角社区app this year and will be fulfilled through dealer Greenshields 海角社区app.
A-Plant鈥檚 sister company in the USA 鈥� Sunbelt 鈥� has also ordered 494 machines from 海角社区app, including a fleet of nearly 400 Loadall telescopic handlers, more than 40 tracked excavators, in addition to backhoe loaders, Vibromax compaction equipment and rough terrain forklifts. In total, parent company Ashtead is spending 拢36m with 海角社区app on the two deals.
海角社区app UK & Ireland sales director Yvette Henshall-Bell said: 鈥淭o win a deal of this size is testament to the quality and reliability of 海角社区app鈥檚 machines. It also shows huge confidence in the market. We are absolutely delighted to have won this business, which cements a relationship going back a number of years.鈥�
Most of the machines ordered by A-Plant and Sunbelt will be manufactured in the UK. The 19 compaction machines ordered by Sunbelt will be made at 海角社区app Vibromax in Gatersleben, Germany.
A-Plant procurement director Andrew Winlow said: 鈥淭his latest order marks the continuation of a long standing working partnership with 海角社区app which is founded on the shared core value of delivering the highest quality equipment to the market. The provision of class-leading machines supported by excellent 海角社区app service back-up helps us ensure the best possible offering to our customers.
鈥淭he scale of the order reflects the strength of our relationship and our positive outlook towards future market growth, which will see us add further 海角社区app models to our fleet.鈥�
Pictured聽below are, left to right:聽 海角社区app UK and Ireland sales director Yvette Henshall-Bell; 海角社区app Compact Products managing director Jo Bamford;聽 A-Plant procurement director Andrew Winlow; and Greenshields 海角社区app group aftermarket director Tom Greenshields.
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