25.09.2013

Hawk take new CATs

UK rental company Hawk Plant Hire has purchased 60 new Cat TH414C telehandlers – the largest single order for CAT telehandlers in the UK/Ireland.

The new 4,000kg/14 metre machines were ordered through local Caterpillar dealer Finning and take Hawk’s fleet of Cat TH414 telescopic handlers to around 80 units. With the latest delivery being the recently launched C series, with Stage IIIB compliant engines and single lever joystick control for all boom functions. See new engines and transmissions for CAT telehandlers

The new machines will also be equipped with Vision Link, Caterpillar’s GPS system that allows the Finning Finsight engineering team to monitor and trouble shoot them from their Cannock head office .
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Some of the new CAT TH414C telehandlers for Hawk

Hawk’s general manager, Paul Allman said: “Having purchased a number of telehandlers from Finning in 2011, we looked at our plant renewal programme and saw the price and support package that Finning offered was a good deal for the business. As a business we focus on service and reliability. Our customers therefore expect to be able to hire from us the very latest equipment, from a quality manufacturer, with the best possible fuel consumption. So it is important that we continue to invest in our capabilities and we felt the high performance of the C Series, along with the above factors was a key part of our decision making process.”

“Finning also offered us additional support with its Finsight engineering team monitoring and service package. This means that the performance of each machine is constantly monitored, enabling us to react swiftly to any issues that customers may have onsite.”

Finning sales representative, Paul Edwards added: “Following a demonstration of the new Cat TH414C telehander to the team at Hawk Plant Hire, the performance upgrades to the new machine, including the new Stage IIIB compliant engine, made it the perfect choice, and as the first business to have a major new fleet of regulation compliant Cat telehandlers, Hawk Plant Hire will have a competitive edge.”