FINNING UK & Ireland has added three new Scottish firms as authorised sales and service centres (ASSC) to make it easier for customers in Scotland to buy Cat machines.
Mark Garrick, R C Dalgliesh and LCF Engineering join existing compact dealer in Scotland DM Forklifts.
Finning explained the expansion of the dealer network across Scotland will meet ‘growing demand’ for Cat compact equipment within the agricultural sector, while also offering building contractors and landscaping businesses increased local options for the purchase of Cat equipment.
Mark Garrick covers northern Scotland, R C Dalgliesh takes on responsibility for the south, DM Forklifts covers the east, while LCF Engineering will serve customers in the central belt.
Mark Garrick is based just outside of Elgin, providing agricultural plant services across the Highlands from Aberdeenshire to Durness. At the company’s seven-acre site, the team service and maintain up to 160 machines annually. Over the coming years, the business plans to continue investment in its fleet and expand its premises to support the additional sales generated by Cat compact equipment.
DM Forklifts is based in Stonehaven and will cover Aberdeen and Dundee. The company has previous experience in selling and servicing Cat machines, with a range of Cat equipment forming part of its fleet for more than 10 years.
R C Dalgliesh is based in Lockerbie. The firm’s existing coverage extends from Glasgow to Sunderland. Their six-acre site has a workshop and storage area, along with a front of house wholesale goods store. Following its partnership with Finning, the company plans to expand facilities to include a dedicated demonstration area and showroom.
LCF Engineering is based just outside of Glasgow, specialising in the sales and servicing of light plant and construction equipment. The business offers level 1-3 training courses in a variety of skills.
Mark Hogg, director of construction industries at Finning UK & Ireland, said, “We are delighted to welcome four established companies to the ASSC network, widening our reach to cover the whole of Scotland. The continued expansion of the regional network is indicative of the increase in demand for smaller Cat machines across the construction, landscaping and agricultural sectors.
“The addition of Mark Garrick, DM Forklifts, R C Dalgliesh and LCF Engineering is significant, because it adds Scotland as another key area of coverage in which customers looking to purchase one or more Cat compact machines can benefit from.”
The four new additions join existing partners across the UK including Norris Plant Hire, Cooks Midlands, Bennie Plant and South Wales Fork Trucks.
Mark Hogg added, “There is a lot of collaboration between the regional dealers, who each have extensive experience in their respective areas, both geographically and the type of industries they work in. All of our new partners work in collaboration with both Finning and each other, to support and deliver an industry leading level of customer service.”
