31.10.2013

High prices at Hewden Auction

Prices for aerial work platforms and telehandlers were exceptionally high at an auction in the UK yesterday.

The sale organised on behalf of UK rental company Hewden at its closed depot in Dartford, Kent, was part of an on-going programme to dispose of older equipment following the announcement of a £61 million investment in replacement machines.
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Equipment sold fast

Examples of some of the pricing included a CAT TH407 telehandler from 2008 with a missing boom which fetched £8,500 as did several other ‘non-runners’. A 125ft JLG 1250 Ultra-boom from 2004, in need of four new tyres fetched £44,000, while a host of 10 year old 45ft Genie Z45 boom lifts – some of them ‘non-runners’ – fetched an average of £15,000 to £16,000 each.
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This TH407 boomless telehandler from 2008 fetched £8,500!

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A 2004 JLG Ultra Boom 1250 fetched £44,000

Hewden said that it is spending £25 million on 450 new CAT telehandlers and £7 million on new aerial platforms as part of a plan to reduce the average age of its access fleet from eight to five years. A further £9 million will be spent on new cranes, including a couple in the 130 to 150 tonne range. It will also take delivery of 20 new Scania trucks.
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Hewden has ordered 450 new CAT telehandlers from Finning

More on the auction and Hewden’s plans in the a future issue of Cranes & Access