UK based rental company Flannery Plant Hire has invested £22 million in 220 new JCB machines.
The order - supplied by dealer Greenshields JCB - includes telehanders as well as excavators, dumpers and backhoe loaders.
(L-R) Patrick Flannery, George Bamford of JCB with Mary Flannery, along with Anthony Bamford of JCB and Pat, Paul, Thomas and Martin Flannery
All new machines will be fitted with JCB's LiveLink fleet management system including data on machine utilisation, carbon dioxide levels and safety performance. The units will be delivered throughout the rest of the year and are intended for work on national infrastructure projects.
JCB global accounts managing director Steve Fox said: "We are proud of our longstanding business partnership with Flannery Plant Hire, especially as Pat Snr started the business in 1972 with just a 3C backhoe.”
Anthony Bamford (L) of JCB with Pat Flannery alongside Flannery Plant Hire's original 1972 JCB 3C backhoe loader
Flannery managing director Patrick Flannery said: "Our customers continue to be delighted with the JCB range and we will continue to invest in the finest quality, innovative equipment available.”
Founded in 1972 by Patrick Flannery, the company is now managed by sons Martin, Patrick Jnr and Paul. It runs a fleet of around 6,500 units from nine depots in Aberdeen, Northumberland, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Bicester, Newport, Leighton Buzzard and its head office depot next to Wembley Stadium in London. The company employs a total of 2,200 individuals.
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