FALKIRK-based plant and tool hire business, Your Equipment Solutions (YES), has continued its expansion with the purchase of more than 70 Kubota mini-excavators from HRN Tractors.
The purchase follows YES adding to its Falkirk and Dundee depots with two further outlets in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which were opened earlier this year alongside a fifth site in Inverness that opened in May.
The additional facilities have led to the purchase of more than 70 Kubota minis. The deal includes a mix of 1.6, 1.8 and 3-tonne compact machines.
YES offers a wide range of plant and tools – from compaction equipment and site dumpers, to welfare units, generators, and more than 400 portable toilets. It has recently invested more than £3 million in further expansion, depots, staff, and in the fleet that now includes more than 150 mini-excavators.
David Johnstone, YES MD, said, “We strive to provide the complete service that customers expect. When you’re an independent business, you can react quickly and we offer a service that some larger companies just can’t. We’re not supplying unique products, we just give the best service to our customers.”
YES purchased its first set of Kubota mini-excavators in 2018, having listened to both market intelligence and its own customer feedback. The ‘durability, reliability, and ease of use’ of the Kubota machines was a message that came back clearly from customers, along with the strong levels of support from dealer HRN.
David Johnstone continued, “Operators were just telling me to go with Kubota all day long. The introduction of the five-year warranty with Kubota was also a strong selling point and the guy that runs the workshop at HRN is always on hand to help if needed. I would like to put on record my thanks for the support we have received from Martin Norry at Kubota and from Ian Burton from HRN, in getting this order delivered in such a short space of time.”
Project Plant spoke to David Johnstone and commercial director, Colin Inglis, on YES’ continued expansion. To read the article, click here.
