Arnold Plant Hire has been hiring plant and machinery to the construction industry and general industry including foundries, recycling and manufacturing for 30 years. Like many businesses, the COVID-19 outbreak brought unprecedented challenges and when the nation begun lockdown, the firm needed to furlough most of the team with the initial outlook uncertain. Thankfully, with customers spread over many sectors, including essential services like recycling, the majority of their 350 strong hire fleet remained on hire with only temporary disruption. Loyal to their customers, Arnold Plant Hire has been flexible and supportive to their customers during this period.
JCB Finance were quick to offer support and gave us relief when we needed it. Help when you need it - is something you can rely on from JCB Finance.
David Hardman, Arnold Plant Hire Finance Director
The Arnold Plant Hire business model is based around cyclical renewal of their fleet, to offer customers machines with the latest engineering advancements in efficiency, safety and reliability. Now, as the country begins to bounce back, JCB Finance has helped the firm to secure a Hire Purchase facility backed by the used to purchase 4 new JCB 437HT Loading Shovels from Gunn JCB Ltd that will be placed on immediate hire due to customer demand.
“The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme is a crucial initiative to give businesses, like ours, the confidence to continue investing. To simply keep going isn’t enough – investment is a must if the economy is to grow and improve productivity. Applying for the CBILS loan through JCB Finance was easy, they understand our business and provide us with an excellent service.”
Arnold Plant Hire Ltd
David Hardman, Arnold Plant Hire Finance Director
Arnold Plant Hire, a long-standing customer of JCB Finance, who provide Hire Purchase and Leasing on JCBs and other compatible plant and machinery accepted an emergency payment pause offered by the lender as part of a swift COVID response.