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JCB takes 225-unit order

9 Jun 11 Dutch rental giant Boels has placed a multi-million pound order for 225 JCB compact excavators.

JCB chief exec Alan Blake (right) with Boels boss Pierre Boels
JCB chief exec Alan Blake (right) with Boels boss Pierre Boels

The order comprises a range of micro, mini and midi excavators and is the largest order that Boels has ever placed with JCB.

A hundred of the machines ordered are JCB 8008 micro excavators. The remainder are made up of the 8018, 8025, 8035, 8050 and 8085 models.

All the machines will be manufactured at JCB Compact Products in Cheadle, Staffordshire.

Tim Burnhope, JCB group managing director for product development and commercial operations, said: “We are delighted to win a large order from such a respected player in the European rental industry. We are winning more and more large deals for JCB’s compact excavator range which underlines the reputation the machines have for high quality and performance.”

Boels' rental fleet is valued at more than €200m. Boels has more than 215 branch offices and operates from more than 1200 rental locations in hardware stores across Europe.

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