Equipment Purchases

As part of a considerable investment to continually refresh their hire fleet, Banner Plant has taken delivery of three more Snorkel S2755RT narrow rough terrain scissor lifts. This most recent delivery increases their total fleet of Snorkel S2755RT scissor lifts to ten. The machines, which were assembled in Snorkel’s UK manufacturing facility, were delivered to […]

One of the UK market leaders for equipment rental solutions, Sunbelt Rentals, has placed a multiple unit order for the new Faresin 6.26 full electric telehandler. After a major rebrand in 2020, the company announced that they expected results to surpass previous predictions despite the Covid-19 pandemic and continued to invest in new equipment. Purchased […]

UK rental company, Tyne & Wear Access, is expanding their hire fleet with British-made mobile elevating work platforms, from Snorkel. Located just 9.2 miles, or a 15-minute drive, from Snorkel’s manufacturing facility in the UK, Tyne & Wear Access has grown its hire fleet in the past 12 months with ten new, locally-built aerial lifts, […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has entered into an agreement with Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for the supply of nine Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs). The cranes will be delivered to Sepetiba Tecon terminal, Brazil in the first quarter of 2022. Located in the Port of Itaguaí, less than 100km from Rio Janeiro, Sepetiba Tecon S.A. […]

UK rental company, Independent Hire, has expanded its telehandler fleet with four Snorkel SR626 compact rough terrain telehandlers. Servicing the Midlands and South East of the UK from three strategically located branches in Buckinghamshire, Essex and Coventry, Independent Hire offers a comprehensive range of equipment and plant, ranging from power tools and generators, to powered […]

Bylor JV, a partnership of Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke, ordered more than 80 Haulotte machines to take part in the construction of the buildings that will house the two EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C (HPC). Situated on the Somerset Coast, UK, HPC is the first nuclear power station […]

Kalmar will be delivering a further order of next-generation electric (NGE) straddle carriers to Maher Terminals LLC for use at their marine container terminal in New Jersey, USA. The order for 42 machines was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2020 order intake with delivery scheduled for Q3 of 2021. Maher Terminals is one of the largest […]

UK based company, Thomas Plant Hire, has taken delivery of the new Faresin Electric Telehandler, from UK dealer GGR Group. The company purchased a high specification unit, including boom suspension, external 3-phase fast charger and a pneumatic Grammar seat, making this one of highest specification electric telehandlers in the UK. The new Faresin electric telehandler […]

Falcon Lift is busy with its final deliveries before year end. One of these was a  FS330Z Vario spider bought by Danish rental company – Slagelse Lift, which already has a number of Falcon Lifts in its fleet. Slagelse Lift is excited about the new features on their latest model, particularly the ‘GoHome’ function, the […]

Towering new cranes are on their way to the Port of Oakland to handle the massive ships calling at the seaport. These new cranes will be the tallest ever at Oakland, and rank among the largest in the US. Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) is investing in the three giant cranes for its marine terminal at Oakland (Oakland International […]