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Tree surgery firm acquires latest Bobcat machines

Over the last six to seven years, HTC Arbor Services Ltd, a tree surgery company based in Northamptonshire, UK, has continued to expand with the purchase of new Bobcat mini-excavators, loaders and attachments. The Bobcat equipment has been supplied and is supported by Peterborough-based RTC Plant Services Ltd (www.rtcplant.com), the Authorised Bobcat dealer for Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.

Andy Hollingsworth, company owner and founder of HTC, who has many years of tree surgery experience said, “At HTC, we have operated in virtually every scenario including residential, local council, new build developers and in the rail and power industries. I must pay thanks to the excellent service and advice provided by Dave Ellis and the team at RTC. Our preference for the high performance of the Bobcat brand mirrors our commitment to providing a friendly and professional service, whilst delivering the highest standard of tree surgery and felling.”

Andy started the business 16 years ago, becoming a limited company halfway through that time. The Bobcat story at HTC began shortly after with the purchase of a 2.6-tone E26 mini-excavator which often works together with a tracked woodchipper.

Higher productivity
Andy Hollingsworth added, “We prefer compact plant like Bobcat mini-excavators and compact track loaders because of the access they provide to the restricted and tight areas we are almost always required to work in. There is also a massive productivity advantage from the use of Bobcat machines and attachments. Work that would take a gang of five workers a week, we can complete in just two days with three staff.”

After the E26, the next purchase was a second-hand Bobcat T190 compact track loader, which had a similar positive impact to that of the E26. Demonstrating the value these machines can offer to an expanding business like HTC, Andy was able to sell on the T190 for more money than he paid for it.          

As HTC has continued to win more business, the company has powered its expansion with the acquisition of the latest generation, 5.3-tonne Bobcat E55z mini-excavator and T76 compact track loader products, whilst still utilising the existing E26. The company also has a 1-tonne Bobcat E10z mini-excavator which is used primarily for local council work.

Andy Hollingsworth continued, “With the addition of the E55z and T76, we have been able to take our output to the next level. The E55z is often equipped with a tree shearer, allowing us to take on bigger clearance jobs and when working alongside the T76 fitted with forestry mulcher or stone crusher attachments, we have an unrivalled selection of equipment to choose from for the projects we undertake.”

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