When
the owner of the plant hire company Vicky Flanagan worked for retired
and sold off the assets, she bit the bullet and set up her own business.
The
former plant manager at Priory Plant Hire in Southam, Warwickshire has
now opened her one-woman operation, All Hire Midlands Ltd.
To get the business off the ground she has bought two Kubota mini excavators to add to her other equipment.
Vicky
had been plant manager at Priory Plant Hire for six years. It stocked
40 mini excavators and a similar number of dumpers and backhoe loaders.
“I
knew in advance that the owner planned to retire and close down the
business,” said 34-year-old Vicky. “As I had always set my heart on
running my own company I saw the opportunity that presented and decided
the time was right to go for it.”
She bought the two Kubota mini excavators, a 1580kg KX36-3 and an 850kg K008-3, from local dealer Avon Equipment Sales.
“Things
are going pretty well,” she said. “I have got off to a flying start as
most of my former customers have come to me and I have also picked up
lots of new business in the local area and beyond.
“I wanted
Kubota minis because I have hired them out before and know what good
tools they are and how much in demand they are with builders. Avon
Equipment Sales also provides a great after-sales service.”
She
said that running a plant hire firm was pretty much still a man’s
world. “I still see the occasional astonished look on a customer’s face
when I deliver a piece of kit first thing in the morning, but attitudes
are changing as people get used to seeing me on site.”
Vicky,
who was married last September, is enjoying every minute of being her
own boss, despite the long hours involved. “My husband is 100 per
behind me and has supported me all the way.”
She plans to grow
the business by adding more and varied pieces of plant. “My long-term
aim is to become a one-stop-shop for all my customers’ needs. With my
contacts in the business I can source pretty much everything.”
As
the European and world market leader with the largest range of mini
excavators from a single manufacturer, comprising 18 base models and
spanning the weight categories from 0.85 to 8 tonnes, Kubota also
offers the widest choice of highly versatile zero tail swing machines.
Kubota
minis have a legendary reputation for quality, performance, reliability
and excellent residual values, coupled with first-class dealer support.
Owners
and hirers also benefit from the unique key-based ‘ANTI-THEFT’ security
system now fitted as standard equipment on all Kubota machines from 1.5
to 8 tonnes.
For further information about their world
leading mini excavators contact: Kubota (UK) Ltd – Construction
Equipment Division, Dormer Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3UN. Tel:
01844 214500. Fax: 01844 216685. Email: enquiry@kubota.co.uk Web: www.kubota.co.uk
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