JCB's Your Own Boss event inspires expansion

by Nick Drew | Tue 04 Aug 2015

JCB's Your Own Boss event inspires expansion

Young contractor, Freddy Vaudrey, is celebrating his first year in business with the purchase of a third JCB machine.

26-year old Freddy founded Laser Civil Engineering & Plant Hire Limited in 2014 after attending the inaugural ‘JCB Your Own Boss’ event – part of a scheme which enables individuals to buy a new JCB backhoe loader with a deposit of just 10%. Based in Thornham Magna, Suffolk, the business – which offers a JCB 3CX model for hire - went from strength to strength during its first 12 months. So much so, that the company has now purchased another backhoe loader – a JCB 1CXT and an 8016 mini excavator.

Now Freddy is urging aspiring entrepreneurs to attend JCB’s second event on Saturday September 19th 2015 at JCB’s Worldwide Headquarters in Staffordshire. He said: “I am young, hard-working and ambitious and that is what the scheme is about. I never believed it would be possible to start my own business but I attended the event and was so impressed that I went for it. It has proved a brilliant decision. The business is very busy and I’m so glad I did it. I recently had so many enquiries I could have placed four machines so it’s definitely time to add to my fleet. If the recipe works, keep doing it! “A lack of business experience can be a real barrier to most people who want to work for themselves in this industry. However, with the JCB Your Own Boss scheme so much of it was taken care of that it gave me peace of mind. I can focus on doing a good job and looking after customers because I get support with insurance, training, finance and of course the machine. It’s seamless to get started and everything is mapped out for you. Anyone keen to be their own boss really should take advantage of this opportunity.”

“I’m a big believer in the backhoe loader concept and the JCB is hands down the best on the market. Performance, versatility and attachment availability are all excellent. Now I’m responsible for running the business, fuel consumption becomes a major factor too - and it’s excellent on the latest JCBs. “JCB is an extremely well established, British business with a fantastic reputation - and it’s that brand I bought into.” Laser Civil Engineering & Plant Hire Ltd offers a wide range of services from ground works to civil engineering and has found niche work on solar farms and anaerobic digestion facilities where the machine’s travel speed is valuable on large sites. Freddy can be contacted on 07747600263 or at lasercivils@gmail.com.

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