Distributor Watling JCB is supplying 371 units of the JCB 8014 mini-excavator and 134 JCB micro-excavators.
They will be spread across Travis Perkins’ national network of more than 600 branches.
In 2007 Travis Perkins ordered 500 JCB excavators for its hire fleet.
Yvette Henshall-Bell, JCB’s UK and Ireland sales director, said: “We are delighted to win this repeat business from one of the UK’s most respected building and construction companies, particularly as it was secured in the face of fierce competition from other major suppliers in our industry.
“JCB has been manufacturing mini-excavators for almost 30 years and this order from such a major player in our industry is testament to the quality and reliability of JCB’s compact excavators.”
Travis Perkins group hire director Richard Dey said: “JCB mini-excavators are extremely popular with our hire customers and they have an excellent reputation in the marketplace and that, coupled with the excellent customer relationship and comprehensive service back-up provided by Watling JCB, coupled with JCB’s comprehensive dealer network, gave us no hesitation in placing this order.”
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