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JCB’s biggest ever UK loadall order

JCB’s biggest ever UK loadall order

Manufacturer
JCB has won the biggest single order for its Loadall telescopic handlers ever placed by a UK customer. The order from Ardent Hire Solutions is part of a two-year deal worth more than £75m. Ardent has invested in a fleet of 1,100 Loadalls ranging from the compact 525-60 through to the 550-80. The company is also investing in a fleet of 3CX backhoe loaders, rough terrain forklifts and 7T Hi-Viz site dumpers, which have a low-slung chassis design and revised skip to give improved front visibility. Group managing director global major accounts Yvette Henshall-Bell said: “We are delighted to secure this major order from one of the UK’s leading plant hire companies.  It shows great confidence in JCB machinery and also in the wider construction sector which Ardent’s plant hire bus...
Morris Leslie places £36m telehandler order

Morris Leslie places £36m telehandler order

News
Morris Leslie Plant Hire has placed a £36m order for more than 500 Loadall telehandlers with dealer Scot JCB. JCB said that it was the biggest ever single order for telehandlers that it had ever taken. The 555 Loadalls to be delivered range from the compact six-metre 525-60 up to the 20-metre 540-200. The machines will be built at JCB World Headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire. Morris Leslie managing director Graham Ogilvie said: “As the construction market continues to develop, Morris Leslie is experiencing excellent company growth. These JCB Loadalls ensure our customers get the best of all worlds – high performing machines with excellent telematic reporting and a great nationwide dealer support network. The sales, service and advice from Scot JCB has also been second ...
The Hydraload 555 – JCB’s first rotating tele handler

The Hydraload 555 – JCB’s first rotating tele handler

Innovation, Manufacturer
JCB, the world’s number one telehandler manufacturer, is extending its portfolio, with the launch of a totally new Hydraload rotating telescopic handler. Recognising the growth in popularity of rotating machines with heavier lift capacities across Europe, the company will initially launch the Hydraload 555-210R, offering a maximum lift capacity of 5.5 tonnes and a maximum working height of 20.5m. Features will include: Highly versatile rotating telescopic handler offering 20.5m lift height Maximum lift capacity of 5.5 tonnes Rapid set-up time boosting productivity All-round visibility improving site safety Wide range of options including winches and aerial work platforms   With more than 40 years of expertise in the telescopic handler design and manufa...
Nixon buys 235 Loadalls

Nixon buys 235 Loadalls

News
Northeast-based construction equipment rental company Nixon Hire has signed a £14m deal for 235 JCB Loadall telehandlers. Nixon Hire placed the order with dealer Scot JCB for the full range of Loadalls, from the six- metre 525-60 model to the 20-metre 540-200. Nixon Hire managing director Graham Nixon said: "Our decision to buy JCB was based on the quality and efficiency of the product as well as the excellent aftermarket support, we receive from Scot JCB throughout the UK. The machines come with class leading telematics and this is a huge benefit to our own customers." JCB key accounts director Yvette Henshall-Bell said: “We have worked very closely with Nixon Hire over many years and it is fantastic for both companies that Nixon Hire has been able to place a record order wit...
The JCB Teletruk goes electric to reach new markets

The JCB Teletruk goes electric to reach new markets

Innovation, New Trucks
JCB is making a huge technological leap forward with its innovative Teletruk range with the launch of an electric model designed to reach into a global market where almost 250,000 units are sold globally every year. Launched in October 1997, the JCB Teletruk remains the world’s only telescopic lift truck and offers users the benefit of forward reach thanks to its telescopic boom. JCB’s new JCB 30-19E is the first electric powered model in Teletruk range – and its launch opens up new opportunities for a machine which has revolutionised operations in builders merchants, ports, recycling centres and industrial facilities around the world. Until now JCB’s Teletruks have been powered by diesel and LPG and used predominantly in outdoor applications. With the launch of the new electr...
JCB wins Manitou injunction

JCB wins Manitou injunction

News
JCB has been granted a preliminary injunction by a French court against Manitou, ordering it to stop producing telehandlers featuring a patented JCB device. JCB has a patented feature on its LLMC system that automatically disengages the device while the machine is moving JCB has a patented feature on its LLMC system that automatically disengages the device while the machine is moving The ruling by the Judge at Court of the First Instance in Paris means that Manitou, based near Nantes, cannot manufacture, sell or lease telescopic handlers equipped with the patented feature. During operation of Loadall telescopic handlers fitted with JCB’s Longitudinal Load Moment Control (LLMC) system, sensors monitor the weight being retained on the rear axle. If the sensors detect the rear...
World-leading JCB cabs factory project forges ahead

World-leading JCB cabs factory project forges ahead

Business
Construction work on the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory is forging ahead as it targets a summer opening. The shell of the 350,000 sq. ft plant next to JCB Heavy Products and the World Parts Centre at Uttoxeter is on course to be completed slightly ahead of schedule ready for high-tech production line facilities to be installed from March onwards. The investment, one of the biggest in the company’s history, will create the most advanced and productive cab facility in the world with a computer controlled production line, fully-automated painting facility and robotic welding. The new site will accommodate 400 employees, who will relocate from Rugeley. JCB Cab Systems’ general manager David Carver said: “We are delighted with progress on the new site. A strong team focus ...
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