The new machines are partly for fleet renewal but mostly for expansion, expanding WHC鈥檚 dumper asset base by 30 machines to 120.
The new order covers a variety of sizes, from the one-tonne Thwaites Hi-Tip through to the 聽nine-tonne machine.
WHC managing director James Clutterbuck said: 鈥淒emand through 2020 remained strong and utilisation levels became challenging. In the autumn, when demand was outstripping supply, we actually had a waiting list for compact equipment.鈥
He continued: 鈥淎s we head into the spring, demand is back to those autumn levels. This has been largely driven by SME contractors seeing households investing in their property, thus driving demand for the one-tonne Hi-Tip, in addition to the sustained, regional, utility market, necessitating the need for further six-tonne Power Swivels.鈥
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