JCB lands £53 million order from UK plant hiring firm

Posted on 23 Jul 2013

JCB has won an order worth more than £53 million from plant hirer Fork Rent for 900 machines, perhaps the single biggest order in its history.

The deal for 900 Loadall telescopic handlers confirms Ipswich-based Fork Rent’s position as the UK’s biggest hirer of these forklift-based machines. The machines are manufactured at JCB’s World HQ at Rocester, Staffordshire and all are to be delivered during 2013. Fork Rent Chairman Guy Nicholls said: “Fork Rent and JCB have a great working relationship…

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