Director Ian Leigh says around half of the fleet is made up of Kubota’s. The new 5.5t mini excavator will be used for house building and civils work.
Powered by a 35kW (47.6hp) Kubota Stage V diesel engine, the reduced tailswing machine features a load-sensing hydraulic system that, Kubota says, delivers a combination of fuel efficiency and productivity.
Based in Leyland, Lancashire, the construction and plant hire companies are jointly run by Ian and his brother Andy. The civil engineering business was established initially, in 1998, with the plant hire company joining the portfolio in 2008. Though operating as a separate business, the plant hire company is solely dedicated to supplying the building and civil engineering firms, with no external clients.
Leigh Plant Hire has around sixty excavators in its equipment fleet, with operating weights of 3-30t. The company also operates compaction machinery, site dumpers, dozers and larger articulated haulers and it aims to provide all of the plant and machinery that is required by the group’s civils and housebuilding sites. All of the machines are supplied to site with skilled operators.
All of the Kubota machines have been supplied through local dealer P.V. Dobson and supported by their Chorley depot. While Leigh has its own service engineers, the dealer provides essential back-up and parts when required. However, it is the availability of stock that is particularly important for Leigh.
“Dobson are brilliant. The best thing for me is that they always have machines in stock. If I call up wanting a 5-tonne or an 8-tonne machine, it would be here next week, they always have availability,” said Leigh.
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