The new machines include 8085 and 8055 midi excavators and JZ140 tracked excavators. The deal is worth more than £1m.
Plant manager at Bison, Guy Tomblin, said: “There has been an upsurge in the housebuilding sector which is having a significant impact on hire equipment utilisation. As such we have made a huge investment in JCB plant – focusing on models which bring benefits to the housebuilding industry. We are big advocates of zero tailswing and fuel economy is increasingly crucial to our customers as diesel prices continue to soar. In both respects the JCB JZ140 and 8085 Eco models are excellent. Customers have been staggered by the fuel efficiency that can be achieved. They are more than happy to pay for a premium quality machine when they realise it can save them up to £60 a week on fuel.”
A local groundworks contractor agreed. Alfie Stebbings, of Winstone, Gloucestershire recently hired a JCB 8085 Eco from Bison Plant. He said: “I am amazed at the fuel economy of the 8-tonne JCB. We have used it a alongside a 3-tonne machine from another manufacturer on a drainage project. When working the same hours on similar tasks, the 8085 used less fuel per day than the 3-tonne machine. We expected the JCB to be economical but this really has surpassed our expectations.”
As well as the addition of the new JCB excavators, Bison has recently expanded into new purpose-built premises and added more mobile service engineers to support its growing plant hire fleet.
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