Tom Grant Plant says its pink and blue Volvo FMX 420 tipper grabs are grabbing attention and helping win new business.<\/p>\n
The Ayrshire-based company sourced the vehicles from MV Commercial, bringing the first Volvos into its fleet in more than 18 years of business. It provides plant hire, operated plant equipment and transport hire services throughout the county, Glasgow and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
The tipper grabs join a mixed fleet of vehicles, including 140 excavators, tippers, road sweepers and low loaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe blue tipper grab is working on a utilities contract, while the pink one is causing a bit of a stir doing more private work, such as moving materials for gardens and driveways,\u201d says Tom Grant Plant Transport Manager Andy Glover.<\/p>\n
He adds: \u201cIt\u2019s grabbing attention wherever it goes and is definitely generating more business for us. We get phone calls from people who have spotted the pink vehicle asking if they can use it for various projects.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Volvo FMX 420 tipper grabs, each specified with a four-way camera system and specced out with additional lights and flashing beacons, will cover up to 90,000km per year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve never had Volvos before, and they\u2019ve done us proud. We\u2019re very pleased with them,\u201d says Glover.<\/p>\n
Tom Grant Plant traditionally ran its fleet in blue livery until a few years ago when it bought a pink Scania P410 XT truck as part of a campaign to raise money for Breast Cancer Now, later adding a pink excavator following the attention the truck received. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of gimmick but it\u2019s worked well for us and raised money for a great cause,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
The deal strengthens Tom Grant Plant\u2019s relationship with MV Commercial, after it received several specialist vehicles from the Airdrie-based company a few years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cMV has always done a great job for us. The pricing was competitive and it was able to supply the tipper grabs we needed much quicker than anyone else,\u201d says Glover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"