STEVENS Equipment Rental (SER) has snapped up the company’s first Caterpillar 374 excavator, introducing 75-tonne excavators to its rental fleet for the first time.
The move forms part of the company’s investment programme following its 50th anniversary year in 2025, which saw significant fleet renewal and expansion.
SER said the new additions come as contractors increasingly turn to larger equipment to meet productivity targets, move greater volumes of material, and keep pace with demanding project schedules.
Mark Need, sales manager for Scotland and the north of England at SER, said, “We’re seeing a clear trend towards larger machines across a range of sectors. Contractors are under pressure to move more material in less time, while many of the UK’s biggest projects are infrastructure-led, whether that’s rail, highways, renewable energy or major civil engineering works. The Cat 374 is ideally suited to those environments, offering the reach, capacity and productivity our customers are looking for.”
Operations director Aidan Harrison added, “Large plant continues to be our area of expertise and the growing market demand for bigger machines allows us to increase our offering. We listen carefully to our customers and remain committed to investing in the latest equipment to help them operate more efficiently, safely and productively. The addition of the Cat 374 excavator is another example of that commitment in action.”
The new excavators were supplied by Finning UK & Ireland.
