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Saturday Opening Hours

Please be aware that our depot opening hours on Saturdays are changing from 6th April. Our revised opening hours are 7:30am-10:30am. Please note that our Hereford and Isle of Man depots are not affected as they do not open on Saturdays. We continue to operate an out of hours call-out service (0800 004 2008) for emergency requirements, for which a charge applies....

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LIGHTS, CAMERAS… ACCESS!

A fleet of JCB Access scissor lifts has landed a leading role for the premier supplier of access equipment to the television and film industry. Solihull-based Media Access Solutions (MAS) has purchased 68 new JCB models – ranging from 19-39’ (5.9-11.9m) – for hire on high profile film and TV projects across the UK. They follow the successful performance of 27 existing JCB scissors in the MAS product line-up purchased in 2017. The new machines have played their part this year supporting filming operations on the sets of movies and ser...

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JCB innovation leads the way in clean electric charging

JCB is launching a range of power packs to support its growing line of fully electric machinery – offering zero-emissions electrical back-up to remote and urban construction projects. The maintenance power packs will feature: Zero-emissions electrical supply and back-up facility Four or eight batteries Outputs of 5kVA to 15kVA in single and three-phase Frequencies of 50Hz and 60Hz, across the UK, Europe and North America Robust, stackable 1.2m3 frame, with fork pockets for easy handling Electric support ...

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JCB’s fast charge mini makes electric start to 2020

JCB will show the fast charge version of its first ever fully electric mini excavator at the Executive Hire Show 2020. The 19C-1E can put in a typical full day’s shift for a mini excavator on a single charge – which takes just two hours with the fast charge option. Five times quieter than its diesel counterpart, the model is ideal for emissions and noise-sensitive applications. Key features of the 19C-1E electric mini excavator include: three or four lithium-ion battery packs providing a 15-20kWh storage capacity, load-sensing h...

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Yellow among the slate

              Based in Shropshire, our long-standing customer Ridgway Rentals is a leading plant hire company covering the whole of the UK, with over 50 years’ experience in the plant hire industry. The company has expanded their fleet by purchasing a new JCB 427 Wheeled Loading Shovel with forks which will be used in the quarry of the world’s leading manufacturer of high quality slate. The machine will lift big slabs of slate and transport them to the processing plant where they wi...

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Low quality diesel blocking your filters this winter?

                                    Order your genuine JCB fuel filters from your nearest Gunn JCB depot here...

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Barnfield Construction boosts their fleet with £1 million investment

Established in 1976 and based in Lancashire, our long-standing customer Barnfield Construction is a leading provider of best value construction services, offering practical solutions to a range of new and refurbishment building contracts. The company has recently invested £1 million in 20 new JCB machines: thirteen 535-125 Hi-Viz telehandlers, three 531-70 telehandlers, three 540-180 Hi-Viz telehandlers and one 525-60 Hi-Viz telehandler. The machines were delivered in December 2019 and January 2020 and will be used on their thirty industria...

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Dig up a deal in our online auction!

View our range of pre-owned, JCB machines in the online Sanderson Weatherall auction here from 10am - 4pm on Tuesday 10th December 2019. Bidding closes from 12 noon on Wednesday 11th December 2019!...

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Our Winter 2019 edition of our Gunn Shot newsletter is OUT NOW!

We are pleased to announce that our Winter 2019 edition of our magazine, Gunn Shot, is out now! We have included a selection of articles, from the shows we have attended to the new machines JCB have recently launched. You can view it by clicking on this link: Winter 2019 Gunn Shot magazine or by clicking on the picture of our Gunn Shot magazine below. We hope you enjoy reading it!...

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