by Kyle Molyneux | Thu 10 Aug 2023
Upwards reach in telehandler sales
Almost unnoticed, sales of telehandlers have been creeping up over recent years, to a point where these machines now account for an estimated one-third of total tractor sales. According to one major player in the telehandler field, Merlo distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales, telehandler sales have been growing year-on-year, with current volumes standing at circa 600 units per annum.
According to their sales director, Denis McGrath, “Of the total, approximately 70% is accounted for by the farming and agricultural contractors sector, with the remaining 30% going to construction. Within that broad breakdown, sales to industry and manufacturing, and to specialist feed and farm products producers, are included,” McGrath added.
Pictured is a P40.17 telehandler, a unit which Merlo distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales says is its biggest seller in the construction sector.
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