22.05.2014

KDM invests £1.5m in facilities

Northern Ireland based rental company KDM Hire has invested £1.5 million in the upgrade and expansion of its Cookstown and Belfast facilities.

The investment includes additional covered and open yard storage space, extra pre-delivery check facilities and eight computer linked fuel pumping stations. New maintenance facilities and a large storage yard have also been added to incorporate the company’s K Cabin, accommodation and toilet hire division, while a new paint facility has been built, with the company anticipating more than 350 items of equipment to be refurbished and painted each year. Other work includes enhancements to existing workshops, a new sales office and modifications to its trade shop in Cookstown.
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KDM's investment includes covered and open yard storage space and fuel pumping stations

KDM managing director Keith McIvor, said: “In the hire business you often focus on investment in new hire equipment and sometimes investment in facilities can be secondary. With close on 80 employees operating out of two locations we needed to ensure our staff were provided with the proper equipment and conditions to do the job. This, in turn, offers a better product and service for our customers.”
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KDM anticipates more than 350 items of equipment to be refurbished and painted each year

This investment is part of the company’s £2 million fleet investment which has been spent on, among other things, Genie boom and scissor lifts, Manitou telehanders and 10 delivery and service vehicles.
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KDM's Cookstown depot