Tool Care Hire has bought one-tonne and three-tonne Kubota models 鈥 K008-3 and KX030-4 鈥 from dealer Chepstow Construction Equipment.
Tool Care Hire now has more than 75 excavators across its four depots in Exeter, Exmouth, Torbay and Okehampton.
Martin Phillips, owner of the business, said: 鈥淲ith homes at the heart of the country鈥檚 coronavirus recovery, we have seen a surge in house building in the southwest, which has a led to increased demand for construction equipment, particularly mini-excavators.
鈥淎ll of the Kubota machines we鈥檝e ordered are already back out on site and being put to work, highlighting just how booming the construction industry in the southwest is currently, as well as the popularity of Kubota excavators.鈥
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