EXECUTIVE NEWS
WHC CHOOSES JCB
WHC Hire Services has switched to JCB as its site dumper supplier, ordering more than 70 models as part of a £2.25m deal for new equipment from the manufacturer. Supplied by
dealer Gunn JCB, the Tewkesbury- based hirer has ordered over 100
machines in total, including the site dumpers ranging from 1-9 tonnes, Pickerings celebrates half-century
Pickerings, which hires and sells modular buildings and portable accommodation, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company was originally founded as Pickerings Plant to hire
equipment to the construction industry, but as demand diversified it gradually disposed of its machinery fleet to concentrate on portable buildings. It changed its name in 2018 to Pickerings Hire and continues to trade as Pickerings, serving a growing customer base.
The business has its head office in Measham, close to the
Leicestershire and Derbyshire borders, and operates eleven hire depots nationwide.
CPA sets 2019 Conference date
The CPA has announced that its 2019 Conference will take place on Thursday, 17 October at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Fillongley, near Coventry, with the theme Planting Resilience: Building for the Future. This venue was last used for the event in 2017, providing indoor and outdoor
exhibition space and with an easily accessible Midlands location. Chief Executive Kevin Minton said, “We are in the process of devising a packed programme of keynote speakers and panel members addressing the most relevant issues affecting the construction plant sector in the UK.”
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as well as 1.5, 5 and 8-tonne compact excavators. Owner James Clutterbuck said, “We can now source the bulk of our
equipment from one dealer. The JCB site dumper range is easy to use, efficient and powerful - everything you would want in a hire machine.” Established in 1997, WHC Hire Services’ fleet comprises more than
300 items of large and small plant including: mini excavators, tracked excavators, backhoe loaders, dumpers, tracked dumpers, telescopic handlers, rollers, trailers, hydraulic breakers, buckets and attachments. Along with the testing of its own equipment, the company offers a purpose-built vibration and noise testing service.
Richmond Plant Hire drives forward with LCVT
Richmond Plant Hire, which has depots in Newark and Kirby in Ashfield, reports that it is delighted with the 3.5-tonne Fiat-based low floor vehicle it bought last year from LCVT (Light Commercial Vehicle Technology). Based on the Fiat Ducato 2.3-litre chassis cab, it has a 3,800mm
body with a spring-assisted tailgate to facilitate the loading and delivery of equipment like light plant, bowsers, fencing and dumpers. Dave Denby, Richmond Plant Hire’s General Manager, said,
“We have found it to be a resounding success. The combination of payload and floor height means we can deliver far more equipment on the vehicle than our traditional dropside truck, and our drivers love being able to load more quickly and safely, which is key for us.”
MOVING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE
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