CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > May 2023 39 To submit news for consideration for future issues of the CPA Bulletin, please email: lisa @ lisacollinscommunications.co.uk NEWS FROM CPA MEMBERS: 6 JCBWins Biggest Ever UK Order Sunbelt Rentals has partnered with The Rebuild Site, a social enterprise dedicated to preventing surplus constructionmaterials frombecoming waste and putting them to good use. The construction industry drives 6% of UK GDP while contributing 60% (140m tonnes) of all UK waste, equating to £6BN lost value from a £100BN annual industry turnover. The Rebuild Site was set up with the purpose of rethinking how to better use materials, reclaimmaterials that are currently being thrown away or downcycled, and reuse as much excess and ‘nearly-new’ materials as possible. They take surplus materials to provide them to community groups and charities to help with their projects, as well as selling the items at reduced prices to the local public and trades. Sunbelt Rentals played a key role in helping The Rebuild Site move their operations to a larger capacity area enabling them to increase their space for storing and distributing materials that otherwise would have become waste, as well as have the space for new circular economy initiatives. Sunbelt Rentals assisted with the planning, producing site surveys and blueprints for the new location, and provided equipment and hands on support to fully renovate and prepare the new section. Sarah MacGregor, Social Impact Manager from Sunbelt Rentals said: “We’re thrilled to help boost the capacity and infrastructure of The Rebuild Site, as the landmark project provides part of the solution for the construction industry to work towards zero avoidable waste in a unique and socially conscious way.” Saving ConstructionWaste JCB has won its biggest ever deal in the UK after Morris Leslie Plant Hire placed an order for £87.5million worth of machines, including a large fleet of 3CX backhoe loaders. The huge order from the Perth-based company, which operates nationally, includes a deal for 50 JCB backhoe loaders, at a time when new figures show a resurgence in demand for backhoes in the UK, with the market growing by more than 12 per cent in 2022. The investment will also see Morris Leslie Plant Hire take delivery of excavators, site dumpers, loadall telescopic handlers and compaction equipment. Manufactured at JCB’s factories in Rocester and Cheadle, Staffordshire, all the new machines are powered by the latest Stage V engines which deliver low emissions. They are also fitted with the JCB LiveLink telematics systemwhich enables Morris Leslie Plant Hire and its rental customers to monitor the safety, productivity and emissions of the machines. The order will be supplied by dealer Scot JCB to Morris Leslie’s 14 nationwide depots throughout 2023. Morris Leslie, Chairman of the Group, said: “We are delighted to have agreed our largest ever order with our long-term partner JCB to support our 2023 growth plans and by the end of the year our entire JCB fleet will be operating with the latest Stage V engines. “The backhoe loader part of the order is particularly pleasing, and we look forward to seeing ongoing growth of our JCB 3CX fleet. The backhoe continues to be hugely popular with our customers thanks to its excellent loading and excavating capabilities and the ability to travel directly to the site, cutting the need for costly transportation. Scot JCB and other JCB dealers around the UK continue to provide first-class service to our depots and our customers.” RSP Launches the UK’s First Suction Excavator with Dual Tipping RSP UK has launched the ESE 8 - the UK’s first suction excavator with dual tipping. Said to transform the use of suction excavators in the industry, the technology was first launched at Bauma in October 2022 by RSP Germany and the first ever unit has now been brought to the UK. Lloyd Gardener, Director of RSP UK, said: “We are delighted to be bringing the ESE 8 to the UK market. As a global company, it’s our mission to invest in our technology, innovation and products to ensure they represent the best solutions for our customers and our industry.”