Fork Rent invest in 600 JCB telehandlers
Latest investment takes hire company’s tally of JCB machine purchases past the 4,000 mark
UK plant hirers Fork Rent are continuing their major expansion programme in 2012 with an order for 600 JCB Loadall telehandlers.
This latest major investment by one of the UK’s largest privately owned plant hire companies comes hard on the heels of its purchase of more than 1,000 JCB telehandlers over the past two years – taking the Ipswich-based firm’s tally of JCB machine purchases past the 4,000 mark.
The company, owned by Guy and Trudi Nicholls, buys its machines from JCB dealer Watling JCB and invests in the full range of JCB telescopic handlers from the 515-40 through to the 515-170.
Managing director Guy Nicholls said: ‘In the last two years alone, Fork Rent have invested more than £40 million in new machinery and purchased 1,000 telehandlers through a strong global partnership with JCB.
The latest investment means that by April 2012, all machines in Fork Rent’s fleet will be less than 24 months old, providing customers with reliability and peace of mind.’
Fork Rent’s investment follows the announcement of plans to construct a new purpose-built national headquarters in Ipswich in addition to a brand new depot in Hullavington, situated just off the M4 corridor and ideally placed to serve the South West, South, south London and the Midlands.
The company is also looking for a new location in northern England to further improve its network and accessibility for customers.
