by Kyle Molyneux | Fri 30 Oct 2020
Gordon Bow invests £1m in JCBs
A Scottish plant hirer has invested in a fleet of JCB machines worth more than £1 million. Purchased by Broxburn, West Lothian-based Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd, the order includes JCB 220X and 140X tracked excavators and JCB Loadalls including the flagship, 20m 540-200 model. The latest arrivals join a fleet which already includes over 60 JCB machines.
Supplied by dealer Scot JCB, the machines will be put to work on new housebuilding, infrastructure, forestry and agricultural projects across Scotland for a range of major customers which Gordon Bow Plant Hire serves on a self-drive or operated basis. The JCB 220X, 20-tonne tracked excavator model, is designed to provide maximum operator comfort, durability and reliability in operation The 540-200 Loadall is JCB’s largest construction telescopic handler and features a five-piece boom giving 20m reach height and boasts the JCB hallmarks of unrivalled productivity, efficiency, safety and serviceability as standard.
JCB recently celebrated its 75th anniversary - read Nick Drew's Digger Man Blog tribute to the British company here.
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