INBRIEF
PEL-JOB FAN
Power Plant Hire of Halesowen has bought a fleet of 23 new mini
excavators from Pel-Job. The purchases, ranging from 1.3 to 3.7t,
means the company has 56 Pel-Job machines. Power Plant, which runs
five depots, carries some 3500 items. Reader Enquiry no: 398.
SHOVEL FILLS THE GAP
Mannesmann Demag's latest face shovel is the H455S which offers a
bucket capacity of 25m3. The 455t machine fills the gap between
Demag's 19m3 bucket size 285 face shovel and the 33m3-capacity
H485S. The new machine is powered by two 840kW Cummins engines. An
electrically driven version with a 1,700kW drive is also available.
Reader Enquiry no: 397.
œ4-MILLION BUY-IN
Crane company RB International and crane parts engineering firm
Mashlin are confident of an upturn in performance after a recent
œ4 million buy-in by a management team. The new leaders
previously managed the Pegson Group, sold in a œ15 million
deal in September 1995. Reader Enquiry no: 396