NEW NAME FOR THE UK’S NUMBER ONE EXCAVATOR SUPPLIER

On May 1 2014 HM Plant, the UK’s number one excavator supplier, rebranded and changed its name to Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) Ltd.

The company was acquired by Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe seven years ago, but had continued to operate under the HM Plant brand. However, aligned to Hitachi’s commitment to invest in Britain, the Construction Machinery division have also made a strategic move into the quarry and mining industry, and the move to leverage the Hitachi brand comes at an opportune time.

John Jones, CEO explained; “It’s an exciting time for us, and follows on from another excellent year of trading, which has seen us grow our year-on-year turnover by over 30%. The move to change name at this juncture makes perfect sense, as we look to make a big impression in the quarry and mining sector, as well as further grow our market share in the UK as a whole over the next three years.”

“Our success to date has been built upon supplying reliable, highly productive Hitachi excavators, with excellent residual value, along with unrivalled support and customer service, and this will continue to be the case under our new name.”

Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) will continue to supply the complete range of Hitachi construction machniery, including mini, medium, large and wheeled excavators, wheel loaders and dump trucks. It will offer parts, servicing and 24-hour support seven days a week from its 11 depots in the UK and appointed sub-dealers in Ireland.