by Kyle Molyneux | Mon 27 Jan 2020
Tru Plant buys 30 JCB Loadall telescopic handlers
One of the UK’s leading plant hirers has added another 30 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers to its fleet as part of a massive investment in over 300 JCB machines worth nearly £16 million.
Ipswich-based TRU Plant has taken delivery of the latest JCB 540-140 HiViz Loadalls which incorporate JCB’s compact Dieselmax 3.0-litre EU Stage V diesel engine to deliver 5% fuel savings over previous models. Supplied by Watling JCB, they join backhoe loader, rough terrain forklift, Teletruk, site dumper and other telehandler models in the huge fleet of JCB equipment purchased by TRU Plant over the last 18 months.
Guy Nicholls and son Jake set up the TRU Plant hire division in 2018. It now offers an extensive selection of quality plant equipment from its East Anglia base, available for hire nationally. The fleet includes excavators, dumpers, dozers, chippers, telehandlers, lighting towers and ancillary equipment all available on a self-drive or operated basis. Tru7 dates back to 1927 when Percy Nicholls set up a truck hire business. In addition to TRU Plant, the group now includes Trucks ’R’ Us, Tippers ‘R’ Us, CDC Demolition, TRU Grab and TRU Ag and it employs 160 people at its Suffolk branch.
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