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2 news We kick off with important info about next year's Executive Hire Show.


14 Market Report – ‘Stormforce’ With a wet winter on its way, this kit will help to mitigate the worst of it.


22 bouncing back to Happiness Adam Bernstein looks at low cost funding designed to keep businesses afloat until better times return.


24 Tales of the Unexpected Trelawny is bigger and more diverse than you might imagine. We travel to leafy Leamington Spa to find out more.


28 High Flyer With a background involving rock royalty and microlight aircraft, Andy wonders how this hirer ended up in the sector.


32 Happy birthday JCb JCB is 75. Nick Johnson revisits its history and highlights some key achievements.


34 bobcat brief Nick Johnson looks at a number of brand new machines from the Bobcat stable.


36 Market Report - Compact Plant Dan Jenkins examines the rise of battery power and we look at diggers and dumpers of diminutive dimensions.


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38 Small Talk Our Consultant Plant Editor casts an expert eye over the latest developments in mini and micro construction machinery.


46 all play and no work Worn pivot pins present problems in plant maintenance. Jim Maccall is on hand with helpful advice to keep your kit in tip top condition.


48 In The Spirit of Crosshire A new name for the back page. Say hello to Ivor Sprocket, as he gets used to news ways of working and wrangles with a few unfamiliar terms.


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Keep Calm and Carry On Having suffered the first lockdown, it seems that the hire sector is in a better position to withstand the second. That’s not to say it will be plain sailing, of course. A reliable source on the supply side already reports difficulties with consignments caught in transit and a 10 percent increase in shipping costs. While one of our hirer contacts tells me that the DIY ‘bubble’ has burst – most likely due to the time of year– but that he has seen an increase in the number of short term hires at the expense of longer term contracts. Business and utilisation are otherwise on the up he says, and he


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34 YOUR JanUaRY/FebRUaRY ISSUe OF eHn WILL be MaILeD On MOnDaY 25 JanUaRY doesn’t foresee any difficult decisions ahead.


Back to this edition, and we lead with important news about the 2021 Executive Hire Show. After that we have a timely report about ‘stormforce’ equipment, we celebrate JCB’s 75th birthday, and Nick Johnson returns with an overview of compact plant equipment. All of this and a hirer who once worked in Colonel Gaddafi’s factory. The hire sector is nothing if not full of interesting stories like that!


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