Glasgow based Eagle Plant Hire has enhanced its rental fleet with the purchase of ten Trime X-Eco LED lighting towers.
"Making the decision to invest in a fleet of lighting towers was the easy bit," said Iain MacDonald, Sales Director for Glasgow's Eagle Plant Hire. "We had a number of our clients wanting to hire this type of equipment from us, but we knew that they going to other hire firms in the area. We did rehire some sets, but in the long term we judged this not to be cost effective, hence our decision to add lighting towers to our fleet.
"The difficult part was to choose which manufacturer offered the best total package, in terms of reliability, service and parts availability together with, acceptance within the contracting industry."
Iain and his team chose to trial two products; the Trime X-ECO LED and one other. Although both machines performed well, Eagle Plant opted to purchase the Trime units as they felt that Trime offered the best combination of modern, sustainable machinery with a personal attention to their requirements.
Iain continued: "We felt the support was there and there was a relationship with Ray (Ray Caulfield – The Trime Group CEO), that made our final decision the right one to make."
Although this is the first venture into the lighting tower market for Eagle Plant Hire, if demand sustains they are open to investing in more X-ECO LED lighting towers.
The X-ECO LED has a number of environmental qualities and safety aspects. The set is fitted with the AMOSS safety system, which automatically lowers the mast if the lighting set is moved whilst the mast is still erected. The complete unit features an external emergency stop button, a fully bunded fuel tank, four height adjustable stabilisers and site levels for guidance during deployment. The energy saving LED lamps will work for up to 2000 hours without replacement.
www.eagleplanthire.co.uk
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11/10/2018
Eagle Plant Hire Expands Rental Fleet


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