A-Plant takes 5000th Groundhog

A-Plant’s Accommodation Division has taken delivery of the 5000^th Groundhog Mobile Welfare Unit to be manufactured by Genquip Groundhog.

The environmentally efficient GP360 Fusion joined A-Plant’s fleet of more than 16500 site accommodation units.

The GP360 Fusion is a 12ft (3.7m), single axle unit that is towed and secured by a single operator. The 12v unit is said to be cost efficient as the hot water and heating are supplied by an on-board system, which does not require a generator to run.

The company saiid the new unit went out on hire immediately, and was now being used by Balfour Beatty for a contract with North Cabling in Leeds.

A-Plant’s director of accommodation, Ian Needham, said, “We are absolutely delighted that A-Plant has taken delivery of this landmark Groundhog unit and it’s fitting that we can celebrate this fact with Balfour Beatty, as they hire the largest quantity of Groundhog units from the A-Plant Accommodation fleet.

"We have been purchasing Groundhog and other accommodation units from Genquip for the past 10 years and we firmly believe they are best in class, offering quality and eco-friendly site accommodation.”

The Groundhog GP360 Fusion unit includes a canteen area that can seat up to six people, as well as toilet facilities plus a generator/drying area. It is vandal resistant with high-security window shutters and double-lock doors.