JCB secure £14 million digger deal

Order books looking healthy as company secures H.E. Services deal for 350 new machines

JCB have secured a deal worth almost £14 million to supply a fleet of 350 machines to one of the UK’s leading plant hire companies.

The announcement was made as part of a visit by The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt. Hon. George Osborne MP (pictured centre), during a visit to JCB Transmissions in Wrexham, which will manufacture axles and gearboxes for more than half of the products ordered.

Kent-based H.E. Services Group signed the order for a wide range of JCB products including mini-excavators, Loadall telescopic handlers, 3CX backhoe loaders, skid-steer loaders and tracked excavators. The machines will be supplied by JCB dealer Greenshields JCB.

JCB chief executive Alan Blake (pictured left) said: ‘This order follows a number of major deals JCB have secured so far this year and we are delighted that a company of H.E. Services’ reputation has chosen JCB products when updating its fleet.

‘This year has certainly got off to a flying start for JCB; our order books are in their healthiest position for four years and at this stage the outlook for the rest of 2011 is extremely promising.’

H.E. Services Group chairman Hugh Edeleanu (pictured right) added: ‘Our company’s mission is to provide the best-quality service and most extensive range of machines and attachments for our customers, and this big investment in new JCB machines is critical to delivering that promise.

‘We pride ourselves on having Britain’s most up-to-date fleet of machines and we are committed to replacing that fleet every two or three years to ensure our customers get the most efficient, powerful and high-performing products on the market.’