Issue 6
January 2015
The Holt Headliner “To grow our business by delighting our customers.”
As we welcome in the New Year, I hope that everyone had a well-deserved rest over the Christmas period. First of all, I would like to personally thank you for your business last year. I am pleased to say that 2014 was a successful year for Holt JCB, with close to 1600 machines sold in the South West and South Wales, as well as welcoming a large number of new customers to the JCB Family. Throughout 2014 we continued to invest in the business, to further support our customers. With more engineers, parts personnel and depot managers, we plan to continue this trend in 2015. I am delighted to advise you all that Holt JCB has continued to rank the highest in the customer care award throughout the year
(within the JCB dealer network) and I would like to thank you all for your loyalty to Holt JCB and the JCB brand. JCB have a number of new product launches planned throughout the year and we will be sure to keep you well informed of these developments. With the positive market outlook for 2015, we hope that you all have successful year, whilst we continue to support your business with our award winning customer care teams. Andrew Shields - Managing Director
JCB TO LAUNCH NEW
RANGE OF SITE DUMPERS!
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DIARY IN 2015 • EXECUTIVE HIRE SHOW (11TH-12TH FEB) • ROYAL BATH & WEST SHOW (27TH-30TH MAY) • ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW (4TH-6TH JUNE) • PLANT & WASTE RECYCLING SHOW (9TH-11TH JUNE) • JCB MUD RUN (27TH JUNE) • ROYAL WELSH SHOW (20TH-23RD) • DORSET COUNTY SHOW (5TH-6TH SEPTEMBER) • RWM - NEC BIRMINGHAM (15TH-17TH SEPTEMBER) • RUGBY WORLD CUP (18TH-30TH SEPTEMBER)
landscaping contractors, while 3-3.5 tonne models will suit general construction and rental businesses. Both 6 and 9-10 tonne dumpers offer the ultimate carrying capacity for larger earthmoving projects.
JCB is to launch a comprehensive range of site dumpers at next month’s Executive Hire Show. The JCB site dumper line-up will be based around four popular weight classes. Compact one and two tonne machines have been designed primarily for house building and
High-tip, forward tip and swivel skip models will be offered, catering for rental market and contracting requirements in a wide variety of jobsite applications. Engine outputs range from 20-120hp (15.5kW-90kW) and both synchro-shuttle and hydrostatic transmissions are available to deliver ease of use and maximum travel speeds. For more information on this story visit www.holtjcb.co.uk/news-events.
NEW STARTERS Welcoming our new starters for 2015, Michalea Curtis, Charlotte Vickers and Emily Hamnett-Harris. Michaela joins us as Aftermarket Support Manager, Charlotte fills the role of Management Accountant and Emily is the new Sales Administrator.
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In 1958, Mr. JCB bought 10 scooters with the number plates JCB1 to JCB10. Over the years JCB has purchased registration plates for all company cars, which incidentally are all white. JCB owns the numbers 1-14 & 17-20, 15 & 16 are still missing.
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CELEBRATING OUR STAFF LONG-TERM SERVICE!
Welcome Service & support
Holt JCB’s aftersales team in Bodmin have been working with our Cornish customers for over 20 years, building strong relationships, whilst providing fantastic parts and service. Firstly, Jeff Morford has 46 years experience in parts distributiom - 21 with Holt JCB - and knows all the customers very well. Joining the team more recently, Daniel Jeune has 35 years experience in the AG/ Construction industry. Having done his apprenticeship with Massey Ferguson, he then worked for JCB in Jersey, before moving to Cornwall to work for us! Bodmin also has two qualified service engineers, Adam Symons and Adam Aston.
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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ADDITIONAL PRODUCT RANGE FROM HOLT JCB
www.holtjcb.co.uk Holt JCB (Head Office), Third Way, Avonmouth, BS11 9ZG
Here we see our Devon customers J.A.S. Construction with their newly delivered 540-170. This is the only 17 meter JCB machine in Cornwall to have a remote man basket attached to it. Josh Stacey is delighted with his new purchase. “What a beauty” he said to Holt JCB salesman, Paul Butcher.
JCB LAUNCHES THE NEW MIDI EXCAVATOR RANGE JCB 85Z-1, 86C-1, 65R-1
For more information on the JCB Excavator range, visit: www.holtjcb.co.uk/new-machines.
IT’S TIME FOR YOUR WINTER HEALTH CHECK
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JCB Explore New products
THE ONLY JCB 17M REMOTE MAN IN CORNWALL
JCB have been building tracked excavators for over 48 years. The latest 65R-1, 85Z-1 and 86C-1 midi excavators are products of all this experience and insight, designed to be robust, strong and durable without on compromising performance. JCB’s 85Z-1 & 86C-1 are high performance productive midi excavators. Peak power and torque at low engine speeds makes for efficient cycles, and there’s a wealth of innovative design features to get the most from every drop of fuel. With a JCB 65R-1, tractive effort and 5km/h tracking speeds are class leading so high dozer capabilities and fast travel times are guaranteed. Our auto kickdown motors help to increase productivity and reduce operator fatigue by automatically adapting to changes in terrain.
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The Service/Parts departments are available 24-7 by contacting 07580 097210 . Daniel will be visiting as many customers in the coming year as possible, to introduce himself and continue to build relationships with new and existing Bodmin customers.
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