Major Order For JCB

JCB has secured the biggest single order for Loadall telescopic handlers ever placed by a UK customer as part of a two-year deal worth more than £75 million.
Plant hire company Ardent Hire Solutions and one of the UK’s largest telehandler hirer, has invested in a fleet of 1,100 Loadalls ranging from the compact 525-60 through to the 550-80.
The company is also investing in a fleet of 3CX backhoe loaders, rough terrain fork lifts and the flagship 7T Hi-Viz site dumpers.

The machines are built at JCB’s Staffordshire factories in the UK, powered by JCB engines from JCB Power Systems factory in Derbyshire, England and with transmissions and axles from JCB Transmissions in Wrexham. They are also fitted with the latest JCB LiveLink telematics fleet management system giving real-time information on the machines’ operation and safe usage.
Group Managing Director Global Major Accounts, Yvette Henshall-Bell, said: “We are delighted to secure this major order from one of the UK’s leading plant hire companies.  It shows great confidence in JCB machinery and also in the wider construction sector which Ardent’s plant hire business supports.
Ardent Hire Solutions head of Marketing, Anuj Patel, said: “This latest acquisition further strengthens Ardent’s telehandler fleet which is the largest available in the UK today. The availability of advanced technology and telematics on the entire fleet was critical for us when specifying JCB machines.
“For Ardent clients, the knowledge that we are working closely with our supply chain to provide solutions that increase productivity, reduce their costs and, most importantly, reduce their on-site risk gives great reassurance. We are stepping away from the plant hire norm and offering a service that sparks real change in the market.”
Trading from 11 depots nationwide and specialising in providing plant hire to major housing, civil and construction clients, has a range of over 5,000 units for rent with an average age of less than two years. The order was placed by Ardent through JCB dealer Watling JCB.

The photograph shows, from left to right, Watling JCB managing director Richard Telfer, Ardent Hire Solutions chief executive officer Jeremy Fish and JCB managing director Global Major Accounts Yvette Henshall-Bell.