Morris Leslie Plant Hire is celebrating 50 years throughout 2024 and has kicked off celebrations with a £68 million order for a new fleet of JCB machines.
The machines will be provided throughout the year, supplied by Scot JCB, and the order is said to show confidence in the housebuilding and construction market.
It includes Loadall telehandlers, X Series excavators, mini-excavators, compaction rollers and site dumpers. Notably, 50 backhoe loaders – one for every year Morris Leslie has operated – have been ordered.
JCB chairman Anthony Bamford handed over the keys to one of the backhoes to founder Morris Leslie – a Platinum Edition machine produced to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the backhoe.
Lord Bamford said: “We are very proud of our long association with Morris Leslie Plant Hire. Like many of our customers, the company has grown from very small beginnings into a force to be reckoned with in the plant hire sector. From one family company to another, we wish Morris Leslie Plant Hire a very happy 50th birthday.”
Morris Leslie said: “Over the years we have bought more than 7,000 JCB machines, so our success over the past half century is very much intertwined with that of JCB and we look forward to building on our partnership in the years to come.”
Based in Perth, Morris Leslie Plant Hire has 15 depots across the UK, offering nationwide coverage, and prides itself on having one of the most up-to-date fleets on the market. This latest deal comes less than a year after the company ordered £87 million worth of equipment from JCB.
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