海角社区app's first online customer is a Dorset landscaping and groundworks contractor, who would previously have had to through the local dealer for a new machine.
The online offer is limited to eight different machines at this stage: four mini-excavators, two scissor lifts, the 1T-2 site dumper and the walk-behind HTD-5 Dumpster.
It is also restricted to UK mainland customers only, and requires the use of 海角社区app Finance services for hire purchase or lease.
Poole-based Focal Landscapes has bought a 海角社区app 8008 micro excavator and a HTD-5 direct 鈥� with order to delivery taking less than a week.
Owner Marc Woodward said: 鈥淚 discovered the option to buy online via Twitter. I then placed my order on the website and the machine was here in less than a week. The online buying experience is really, really simple. You get all the benefits of an online purchase, but you also start a relationship with the manufacturer.鈥�
The dealer has not been totally cut out of the picture. Marc Woodward adds: 鈥淚鈥檝e already been introduced to my local 海角社区app dealer Holt 海角社区app and been able to purchase a range of attachments for my new excavator.鈥�
海角社区app UK聽and Ireland sales director Steve Smith said: 鈥淭he new service gives customers the ability to buy some of 海角社区app鈥檚 most popular products online, directly from the manufacturer, with no need to meet face-to-face or leave their homes.鈥�
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