PROFILE ELVINGTON PLANT HIRE
Expansion at Elvington
When EHN visited Elvington Plant Hire three years ago, the company had plans for considerable expansion, and that has certainly proved to be the case. It has increased the size of its premises, which are located six miles south east of York, established a dedicated retail area, and it continues to broaden its equipment fleet. “There are no signs of any slowdown in hire activity and we are constantly adding new customers,” said Business Development Director, Tim Garland. “We seem to have timed our push towards providing smaller tools and equipment just right, when the market was beginning to pick up again, and this has complemented the larger plant and machinery that the company had traditionally offered.
“As well as investing in more equipment for the hire fleet, in December 2012 we significantly enlarged the storage and workshop areas, and added a new hire counter with a showroom area for retail business. We sell a broad range, from Makita and DeWalt tools and accessories, to Karcher pressure washers and OX Group consumables, together with work wear and PPE. We are also an agent for Husqvarna and can sell products in its Construction and Lawn & Garden line-ups. This year, the K760 cut-off saw, fitted with OilGuard protection to guard against incorrect operation, has proved very popular, and the quality of Husqvarna’s diamond blades is excellent. In addition, we are a re-seller of Wacker Neuson’s light equipment, such as compaction plates and pokers.
The Elvington team of Tim Garland, Darrel Leadley and Gavin Butterfield.
Elvington Plant Hire is relishing opportunities to broaden its fleet and introduce new additional activities to serve a growing customer base. Alan Guthrie reports from York.
“It can be quicker for tradesman and homeowners to buy what they need from us, rather than making a round trip to the city centre, which can take up to two hours in rush-hour traffic. We basically aim to offer everything that people might require, which is why we keep expanding. We could already do with more shop space.”
At the end of 2014, the company purchased a one-acre yard adjacent to its main building. “The site includes a warehouse and office block, which we rent out, and the bigger yard enables us to store more machinery, as well as Heras fencing for our growing event hire operation. We recently supplied 1,350 fence panels, totalling over three miles in length, plus 800 crowd control barriers to Wetherby Racecourse for an event, together with telescopic handlers and access platforms. We also re-hired 12 lighting towers, and, increasing demand for these, has led us to place an order for six machines for our hire fleet from Morris Site Machinery, comprising four road-tow SMC TL-90s and two static SL-90 models.”
The extended hire shop and retail area were added three years ago. 19
The machinery fleet is diverse, again reflecting the broad customer base, according to Plant Manager, Darrel Leadley. “We now have four 8-tonne mini excavators, comprising Kubota and Wacker Neuson models, complementing our 22 smaller machines of up to 3 tonnes, and we added a 13-tonne CAT excavator this year, after having to re-hire them so many times. There is a lot of work being undertaken in our area, and people want to source kit from a trusted supplier. We have also added more staff, with our team now totalling 12, and earlier this year we appointed Gavin Butterfield as Hire Desk Controller, having initially joined as a driver.”
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