JCB wins £26m Loadall order that ‘shows enormous faith’

JCB has won a £26 million order as the UK’S biggest telehandler hirer expands its fleet further by placing the substantial order for the JCB Loadall models.

Ardent Hire Solutions is adding 525 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers to its fleet as the UK construction hire equipment market rebounds strongly from the covid-19 pandemic. The order spans the compact 525-60 to the 540-200 models, which have reaches of between six and 20 metres.

The machines – supplied by JCB dealer Watling JCB – have already started rolling off the production line at JCB’S World HQ in Rocester, Staffordshire along with 25 3CX backhoe loaders, which are also part of the massive deal. If follows a deal in 2019 from Ardent for £75 million worth of JCB machines.

JCB Group managing director for global major accounts, Steve Fox, said: “We are delighted that Ardent Hire Solutions has placed this substantial order with JCB given the very competitive nature of the UK equipment supply market.

The size of the order shows enormous faith in the quality of JCB’S machines and also underlines the need to invest in new machinery to support the growth in the UK construction industry, which continues to recover strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic.” Londonheadquartered Ardent

Hire Solutions is one of the UK’S biggest plant hire companies and covers the length and breadth of Great Britain through 11 hire depots, from Glasgow in the north to Fareham in the south. Specialising in providing plant hire to major housing, civil and construction clients, Ardent is constantly investing in the most technologically advanced machines. It has more than 7,000 units for rent.

The new JCB machines all come with JCB Livelink telematics technology, providing real-time feeds to support Ardent’s award-winning ‘Site Manager’ digital platform, which helps construction companies improve safety, increase productivity and reduce cost.