16.04.2011

Cooper SH invests

UK based Konecranes distributor Cooper SH has expanded its short-term rental fleet with a £750,000 investment in four reach stackers and heavy fork trucks.

The Warwickshire company says that the low hour used machines both update and extend its container handling rental fleet. The new models include: a 45 tonne reach stacker, a 25 tonne fixed frame fork truck aimed at the UK waste market and a 108 - empty container reach stacker.

David Cooper Cooper’s managing director said: “The trucks can be considered as good as new, which is virtually unheard of for this size of machine in this sector. They are very low hour machines and most importantly, have the latest technology together with software and electronic hardware such as ECO drive – the award-winning fuel measurement tool.”
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One of Cooper's Kone reach stackers

“Short-term rental helps users manage their operational costs rather than impacting on capital expenditure and long-term cash flow. By introducing these latest specification trucks as part of our short-term rental fleet, we can provide our customers with a flexible, short-term heavy lifting solution whilst keeping costs to a minimum.”

“Often, large rental trucks are old specification, and come with high maintenance and high exhaust emission that ultimately affect uptime and productivity. Our modern equipment keeps maintenance to a minimum, maximising truck utilisation and the operators are happy using modern equipment.”

“There is unquestionably a need for this type of equipment on a casual basis. This maybe a seasonal demand, an unscheduled machine outage or, as the economy recovers and factory lead times extend, they become a useful ‘prop’ machine to cover for new equipment delivery.”