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JCB secures huge order
with lynch Plant hire
JCB has won a significant
order– including 42 tracked
and wheeled excavators –
from one of the country’s
leading plant hire firms.
The multi-million pound deal has been
secured with London-based Lynch
Plant Hire and includes a fleet of 20
JS220 and 20 JS130 tracked excavator
models in addition to two wheeled
excavators, a JS175W and a JS130W
– all manufactured at JCB Heavy
Products in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
The excavator order has been
placed in response to increased
demand from Lynch Plant Hire’s
customers for machines which can
operate in the demanding road and
rail sectors. The deal also includes
40 JCB Loadall telescopic handlers
and six backhoe loaders made at
JCB’s World HQ in Rocester.
Several of the machines have already
been delivered and are now performing
on high profile projects across the
UK. This includes the JCB wheeled
excavator models carrying groundworks
6
August 2010
as part of the
M25 motorway
widening scheme.
Lynch Plant Hire
Director, Robert
Lynch said: “One
of the key criteria
when selecting our
plant is product
quality – ensuring
that our customers
have access to the
best equipment
available and
that it is always
up to the task.
“With this in mind,
we have offered
JCB Loadalls and
backhoe loaders
for over fifteen
years as they
are universally
accepted as the
best machines on the market. When
it came to expanding our tracked
and wheeled excavator fleet we
conducted trials of the leading models
using our own operators to carry
out the tests. We ultimately chose
Left to Right are JCB Heavyline Sales Manager (South)
Steve Bradley; UK and Ireland Sales Director Yvette Henshall-Bell;
Lynch Plant Hire Directors Merrill and Robert Lynch and
Greenshields JCB Major Accounts Director Paul Serby.
“everyone’s talking about it!”
the JCB machines as the operator
feedback was very, very positive,
particularly regarding smoothness of
controls and stability when digging.
“Equally important to us is back-up and
both JCB and our dealer, Greenshields
JCB have shown a great willingness
to help us. We are confident they
will provide us with excellent service
whether it be working together to
enhance the safety features on our
fleet or with on-site support to minimise
downtime for our customers.”
Founded in 1980, Lynch Plant Hire has
developed into one of the country’s
leading plant hire companies providing
an extensive range of operated and
non-operated equipment to applications
in the civil engineering, highways, rail,
groundworks, new build, demolition,
recycling and geotechnical sectors.
With offices in London, the Midlands
and the South East and an operations
centre in Stanmore, North West
London, Lynch can provide any model
from its fleet on a next day basis.