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£2million investment in short-term hire opens up opportunities for Briggs Equipm

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Ref: PR380 Date: 4th March 2015

£2million investment in short-term hire opens up opportunities for Briggs Equipment

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Briggs Equipment is investing a further £2million in its short-term hire (STH) business as part of its strategy to be the UK's leading independent specialist in short-term materials handling solutions.

The company is enhancing its STH fleet with large capacity trucks while also expanding its specialist equipment range. This year, the company will increase the number of container handlers and reach stackers available on contracts ranging from a single day up to 12 months and will add more JCB telehandlers, JLG boom and scissor lifts and JLG stock pickers.

National rental manager Allan Parsons says: "Despite improvements in the economy, logistics businesses can still be wary on purchasing new equipment, often looking for one or two-year rentals. This is opening up some interesting new opportunities for short-term hire."

Briggs Equipment is discovering a distinct change in the STH market, as flexible, customer centric solutions are increasingly becoming the norm. The strength of the company's offering lies in its diverse product portfolio backed by quality servicing, flexible contracts and a fast response - typically, STH machines can be on-site with the customer within 24 hours of an order being placed.

Allan Parsons adds: "Operating as a ‘one stop' resource is opening up new market opportunities for us, too. Our ability to supply large capacity machines supports our port Customers and we're also making significant inroads into the event management sector.

Since 2010 Briggs Equipment has invested around £52.5million to build its STR capability.

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Editor's Notes

Briggs Equipment UK Ltd is the world's largest global distributor of Hyster and Yale Europe Materials Handling equipment. Briggs products give you outstanding quality, productivity and reliability to ensure maximum uptime for your business; from a global manufacturer. From outright purchase, lease or short-term hire, Briggs delivers unique flexibility and contracts to suit your business needs. Our dedicated account managers, expert back-office support and 600 multi-skilled engineers all have the same goal of giving you an unrivalled customer experience and adding value through unique, tailored solutions.

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