Barton Plant purchase first Bell wheel loader
Bennie Group company takes delivery of new machine following successful on-site demonstration
BARTON Plant, part of The Bennie Group, have taken delivery of their first wheel loader from Bell Equipment following a successful on-site demonstration.
The move marks a shift from the company’s usual preferred supplier of mobile plant and represents a further industry endorsement for the high-spec Bell loaders, which have been available in the UK for only four years.
Northamptonshire-based Barton Plant, specialists in the earthmoving, restoration, ground engineering and waste-handling sectors, purchased their new Bell L1806E wheel loader following a demonstration of a larger machine, the Bell L2106E, at Cauldon Low Quarry.
The L1806E loader will work in many different areas of the business but primarily in recycling and landfill operations.
Pete Tye, service manager for Barton Plant, said the group in the past purchased loaders from another manufacturer but he was impressed by the high specification of the Bell machine, its price, availability and the service he has received throughout from Bell.
‘We spoke to various people who run Bells as well as machines from other manufacturers, and got a very positive reaction about Bell, so we decided to give them a go,’ he said.
‘Looking at everything from the product to the after-sales, I have to say the results have been very positive. I was expecting a good-quality product, and I believe that is what we got.’
Mr Tye, who has also purchased four B30D articulated dumptrucks from Bell during the past two years, said the attitude of the Bell employees was a significant factor in his decision on the new loader.
‘We were moving into new territory with the Bell loaders, so it was a risk, but so far I’ve been very happy with Bell. I have a great rapport with the people there, which is hugely important.’
Nick Learoyd, sales and marketing manager for Bell, said: ‘We’ve worked hard to convince Barton Plant that our loaders can compete with the best of them out there. We’re delighted that Pete gave us the opportunity to prove that to him with the on-site demo and obviously that it converted into a sale.’
