EXECUTIVE NEWS
Boels buys Supply UK
Netherlands-based Boels Rental has acquired Supply UK Group for an undisclosed sum. Supply UK currently has 19 tool and equipment hire depots throughout the UK, as well as a specialist Survey & Laser division with six locations. It has 165 employees, all of whom have been retained. The business will be re-branded as Boels at a future date. Supply UK MD, Chris Haycocks, told EHN, “We have always been a
forward-looking business and Boels’ investment will enable us to accelerate our expansion and will lead the next phase of the company’s growth. It will allow us to offer an increasing selection of new equipment and to rejuvenate our geographical expansion, strategically infilling areas in our network. Boels is an ideal business
Banner acquires Premier
Sheffield-based Banner Plant Ltd has acquired Premier Plant and Tool Hire Ltd, which has two depots in Leicester. It offers a broad range of tools and plant and will provide a new operational location in the Midlands for Banner Plant, which has branches in Dronfield (Sheffield), Chesterfield, Derby,
Ardent orders more Ammann rollers
Ardent Hire Solutions has placed an order with A&Y Equipment for more than 100 new Ammann rollers in a deal said to be worth approximately £4m. These will be distributed across its network of 14 depots. The purchase encompasses a variety of machines, including trench
rollers, light tandem models and single drum self-propelled rollers. The trench rollers are the latest Rammax 1575 models which are remote- controlled and have an articulating and oscillating central joint for stability. Also included are three versions of ARX tandem rollers, ranging from the smallest 80cm drum width ARX12 and the 120cm ARX26, up to the ARX45 which is a 138cm-wide model.
GAP chooses Kubota
GAP has chosen Kubota as its sole supplier of excavators ranging from 0.8 to 8 tonnes. The hirer purchased 900 machines from the manufacturer last year, and says it will gradually replace other brands in its fleet with Kubota models. MD Iain Anderson said, “After purchasing such a huge
quantity of excavators last year, we felt this exclusive agreement would be immensely beneficial to both parties as we move forward. One feature of the machines that stands out is the power and strength of the engines. They are virtually bullet-proof and many of the other pieces of equipment we offer, such as dumpers, also run on Kubota diesel engines.”
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Leeds, Rotherham and Ossett. Banner Plant’s fleet includes additional
product lines, such as powered access, site accommodation and large compressors, which will now be available to Premier’s customers. Giles Boot, MD of Banner Plant, is pictured,
left, with Premier’s former owner, Rob Hughes, who will remain at the helm in his new role as General Manager, Leicester.
to partner with, as it is a dyed-in-the-wool tool hire operation led by people who understand this industry.” Pierre Boels, MD of Boels Rental, said, “The UK is the largest
market for equipment and tool rental in Europe, so it was a natural step for us, having found the right team in Supply UK that shares our customer service ethos. The rental concepts we will bring, together with continued investment in new equipment and facilities, will work well for customers in the UK.” Boels Rental operates from more than 350 locations in the
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Slovakia, and offers larger plant in some of these markets.
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