Forty new JCB Loadalls for Mervyn Lambert

Major plant hire firm purchases new JCB Loadall telehandlers in deal worth more than £2 million

NORFOLK-based Mervyn Lambert Plant Hire have invested in 40 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers in an order worth in excess of £2 million.

The deal is for JCB Loadall models ranging from 6m to 17m and includes the 6m JCB 525-60 HiViz model.

News of the deal comes as JCB celebrate the production of their 200,000th Loadall since the machine was first launched in 1977.

The new machines follow 28 further JCB Loadalls delivered to Mervyn Lambert last year, taking the total value of JCB equipment purchased by the company in the last 12 months to nearly £3.5 million.

Supplied by dealer Watling JCB, they join more than 200 existing JCB Loadalls and backhoe loaders in the Mervyn Lambert fleet.

Mervyn Lambert Plant Hire director James Lambert said: ‘We continue to choose JCB Loadalls for the quality of the all-round package. We have a strong relationship with our dealer, they are good value and there is a high preference for JCB machines among our customers thanks to their strong brand appeal.

‘Six-metre machines are in high demand across various applications…and the new JCB 525-60 HiViz models fit the bill and are proving very popular for their ability in tight spaces.’

The JCB Diesel by Kohler-powered JCB 525-60 HiViz Loadall meets Euro Stage IIIB without the requirement for a diesel particulate filter or an SCR system – delivering a service-free emissions-control system which reduces operating costs and complexity for customers.

Founded in 1969 and operating from depots in Bedfordshire, Essex, Norfolk and Surrey, Mervyn Lambert Plant Hire are now one of the largest machinery and equipment hire companies in the UK, employing more than 250 people.