Hydrex invest in Bell loaders for Gorrel

One of UK’s largest self-drive plant rental firms to take delivery of 12 new Bell wheel loaders

GORREL, one of the UK’s largest self-drive plant rental firms, are to take delivery of 12 wheel loaders from Bell Equipment following a £2 million investment by parent company Hydrex.  

The investment marks Gorrel’s first venture into the Bell equipment range, as the company has traditionally built its 180-strong wheel loader fleet around Volvo machines.

The 12 machines purchased by Hydrex cover much of Bell’s seven-model wheel loader range, from smaller utility machines to the larger production models, all of which are manufactured by John Deere. They include two L1204Es, three L1506Es, two L1706Es (one with high-lift arms), three L1806Es (one with high-lift arms) and two L2106Es.

All the loaders are fitted with a QuadCool cooling system with wide-core radiators, a hydraulic quick-hitch to allow the speedy bucket changes from inside the cab, as well as third-line hydraulics and multi-lever controls.

Hydrex chief executive officer Carl D’Ammassa said: ‘Hydrex have enjoyed a very good relationship with Bell for a number of years in terms of their dumptrucks. The loaders though, are relatively new in the UK, so this investment was not a decision that was taken lightly, particularly as Gorrel are operating in such a competitive market.

‘However, from the evidence we’ve seen, the Bell wheel loaders can easily hold their own and in some areas outperform rival products.’