U.K. rental company MTS Group, which runs one of the largest fleets of Bobcat compact equipment for rent in the U.K., and one of the biggest in Europe, acquired about 30 new Bobcat compact loaders and mini-excavators, worth more than £500,000 (more than U.S. $800,000). As well as updating the current fleet of more than 200 machines, the new investment is also supporting planned expansion of rental services in Scotland and the Midlands.
The new investment includes the existing Bobcat S100 and S130 skid-steer loaders together with several models from the new 500 platform loader range launched this year, including the S550 skid-steer loaders and T590 compact tracked loaders. The company also purchased Bobcat E08, E16, E26 and E50 mini-excavators for the hire fleet.
The MTS Group’s fleet also includes winter attachments such as snow blowers, buckets, snow blades and salt and sand spreaders.
“We have been running a fleet of Bobcat compact loaders and excavators for hire for more than 30 years now,” said Peter Watson, managing director of the MTS Group. “Over that time, we have built up a great amount of expertise and experience in compact equipment hire and are acknowledged as the largest hirer of Bobcat skid-steer loaders and attachments in the U.K., with many of the leading rental companies regularly cross-hiring from us. The Scotland expansion is to provide closer support for the many loaders we hire in this market, especially for dealing with the effects of the winter weather.”
The MTS Group is based in Wakefield, Yorkshire, U.K.
