Charles Wilson Engineers (CW Plant Rent) has added an extra 20 Kubota U50-5 compact excavators to its in depth fleet, to fulfill rising buyer call for for the preferred 5-tonne device. The corporate, which operates from a community of 30 branches throughout the United Kingdom, has greater than 1,000 excavators in overall, with running weights of 0.8-22 tonnes. That fleet additionally comprises various electrical excavators.
“We have now round 300 Kubota machines at the fleet,” stated Gary Homosexual, Property Supervisor. “That comes with micros, 1.5-tonners, 3-tonne, 5-tonne and the 8-tonne machines. Kubota has at all times been a robust logo within the business. They produce dependable machines with excellent back-up.”
The entire Kubota excavators had been equipped via Hertfordshire broker Boss Plant Gross sales. The 2 corporations have labored in combination since 2020, with the broker offering enhance throughout all the Kubota fashions.
“Charles Wilson has a robust dating with Boss Plant Gross sales,” stated Mr Homosexual. “We have now purchased a excellent number of machines from them and so they proceed to enhance our enlargement.”
The 5-tonne machines are additions to the CW Plant Rent fleet, as the corporate continues to amplify to fulfill buyer necessities throughout many business sectors. Weighing 4,775kg, the U50-5 is a 0 tail swing design excavator this is in particular appropriate for confined city development websites. Powered via a 40.4kW (29.7hp) diesel engine, the excavator boasts a most digging intensity of three,370mm and a ahead succeed in of five,850mm. A complete width dozer blade supplies further balance when lifting and provides to the device’s versatility.
“The marketplace for the U50-5 in the United Kingdom is these days very robust, because of the versatility of the machines,” stated Mr Homosexual.
CW Plant Rent runs its apparatus on a four-year substitute cycle, to stay the fleet up to the moment and to give you the newest era and function to consumers. At that time the Kubota machines additionally retain a robust resale worth, including to their attraction. The corporate believes in buying the most efficient apparatus, from recognised providers, keeping up all of its equipment to the absolute best requirements.
The nationwide plant and gear massive opened its first department in Harpenden, Hertfordshire in 1979. Increasing round London and the House Counties in the beginning, the industry now has 30 depots throughout the United Kingdom, from Manchester and Liverpool within the North West, to Bristol and Ashford within the West and the South East.
Over nearly 5 a long time, the industry has expanded to provide a variety of apparatus, from excavators and telehandlers, to get entry to platforms and website online dumpers. The corporate has established a number of specialist divisions, overlaying occasions, energy era, fabrics dealing with and powered get entry to.
The Charles Wilson Coaching Centre gives complete operator coaching, overlaying powered get entry to, website online apparatus and IPAF/PASMA coaching. The corporate additionally has a devoted Forklift Coaching Centre, for commercial forklift and telescopic handler operators.
Having a look ahead, the industry has plans for added excavator enlargement. “We’re in particular curious about all the new merchandise that Kubota will release in 2026,” stated Mr Homosexual.
