Travis Perkins Hire signs mini excavator deal

Travis Perkins Hire, the UK tool hire business, has signed a four-year mini excavator supply deal with Kubota.

The agreement includes Kubota’s 1 tonne K008-5 and 1.7 tonne U17-3a models and covers full service and maintenance support four years. The delivery of all machines will be coordinated by Kubota dealer Shellplant, who will also manage a dedicated Travis Perkins Kubota helpline.

The machines will be located at Travis Perkins Hire operations at the company’s national network of builders merchant stores in the UK.

From left, Adam Caulfield (managing director of Travis Perkins Hire) and Yasukazu Kamada (president ＆ CEO of Kubota Holdings Europe). (Image: Kubota)

Adam Caulfield, managing director of Travis Perkins Hire, said; “We are excited to begin our partnership with Kubota. Following an extensive evaluation in 2024, our customer and colleague feedback was extremely positive, reflecting on the quality and reliability that Kubota is renowned for.

“These excavators are a vital part of our fleet, enabling us to provide our customers with the high-quality equipment they need to get the job done safely and efficiently.”

Rob White, construction division manager of Kubota UK, said the business was proud to begin the new partnership; “I’m confident that our market leading products and dedicated support will not only meet the needs of Travis Perkins and its customers, but also form the basis of a long term partnership.”