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Takeuchi and the calf

Here's a mooo-ving tale from a friend of the Digger blog Jim Mudge. Earlier this year Jim hired a Takeuchi TB125 mini excavator from national plant hire company Morris Leslie's to do a job for his Father on their farm...

Posted by Nick Drew on November 16, 2009 12:02 PM

Volvo minis are working well at Hire Direct Plant & Tool

Since taking delivery of three ECR48C Volvo compact excavators last October, Mark Evans, Operations Director for Hire Direct Plant and Tool of Ascot Berkshire has been pleased with his purchasing decision. Although no strangers to Volvo Construction Equipment these are...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 20, 2009 1:51 PM

A second batch of Volvo ECR88's for Flannery Hire

Flannery Hire of Castleford, West Yorkshire has taken delivery of a second batch of four Volvo ECR88 Plus midi excavators increasing the product portfolio for its operated and non operated supply business. Established mid 2008, Flannery Hire has evolved from...

Posted by Nick Drew on August 26, 2009 6:56 PM

Excavators take to the water

This interesting series of photos was sent to me last week by Michael Lyne who is Plant Co-ordinator at Saltash based national plant hire company W.H. Bond. They show their Hitachi Zaxis 225USR-LC excavator at work in the river camel...

Posted by Nick Drew on June 28, 2009 10:07 AM

Opportunity Knocks for plant hirer in Barrow

For many, the recession is simply bad news: businesses closing, jobs being lost. For a few brave souls, however, the recession is also an opportunity. When a major national hire company pulled the plug on its Barrow-in-Furness depot in February,...

Posted by Nick Drew on June 10, 2009 1:48 PM

More Volvo minis added to Didcot's fleet

Didcot Plant Limited continues a long standing relationship with Volvo Construction Equipment as it adds more Volvo EC55B Pro mini excavators to its fleet. Established in 1967 Didcot Plant has been synonymous with plant hire for over forty years. Since...

Posted by Nick Drew on May 10, 2009 12:23 PM

New Cat's for Flannery Hire

Leeds based Flannery Hire, is helping customers to get the best possible productivity from its excavation work, by updating its fleet with the addition of two new Cat 312CL excavators from Finning. Commenting on the purchase, Flannery Hire Sales &...

Posted by Nick Drew on April 13, 2009 12:28 PM

Lynch goes large with new Volvos

L Lynch Plant Hire Ltd is expanding its plant hire activities with major investments in new facilities and heavier Volvo excavators being added to its fleet. Since opting for Volvo branded excavators for the first time in 2004, L...

Posted by Nick Drew on November 22, 2008 6:07 PM