Japanese manufacturer Kubota are famous for their range of mini-excavators, although they market a range of tracked dumpers and Kubota agricultural machinery. They are renowned for their capabilities in manufacturing small diesel engines. In fact they are one of the world’s largest manufacturers of diesel engines under 100HP. They have had representation in the UK with a UK subsidiary since 1979 – based in Thame, Oxfordshire.
Kubota has announced that HOSPLANT has opened a second depot to further improve access to the Kubota products it sells within its Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk sales areas. With a new depot located at Wattisfield near Diss, some 45 miles north of HOSPLANTās HQ at Peldon, Essex, the firm is now better placed to deliver on sales, service, parts and aftercare, across the northern part of its geographical sales area. āWe cover a good stretch of countryside from Essex up through Suffolk and into Norfolk, and until recently, it was all serviced through our Peldon, Colchester depot,ā explains service director…>
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Kubotaās arrival in Europe with the opening of the first subsidiary in France in 1974. Throughout this year, Kubota will celebrate this event of particular relevance to the Group. Since the companyās arrival in Europe, one of its three strategic regions, along with Asia and North-America, Kubota has strived to establish a commercial network in which mutual trust with its partners and distributors has been the key to growing in an environment as competitive as the European one. This, together with its offer of highly competitive and reliable products, has made Kubota one of…>
JN Bentley, a national civil engineering, building and MEICA contractor, which is part of the Mott MacDonald Group, is making waves in the construction and engineering industry. With an unwavering commitment to safety and quality, the company, with roots in Skipton, but now operating UK-wide, has cultivated a lasting partnership with PV Dobson and Kubota, setting a high standard for excellence in the field. For almost two decades, JN Bentley has been a loyal client of PV Dobson, a reputable dealer of Kubota excavators. This partnership has seen JN Bentley grow into one of PV Dobsonās most significant customers, boasting…>
Kubota has sponsored this years āMicro-Excavator Operator of the Yearā category at the UK Plant Operator of the Year 2023 competition, hosted by UK Plant Operators Magazine in partnership with the CITB and Morris Leslie. For the first time ever, the competition included a challenge specifically for micro-excavator operators. As part of its sponsorship of the event, Kubota supplied one of its leading servo controlled U10-5 micro-excavators for the competition, which was used in both the July semi-finals and the grand final which took place in September. Andrew Walker, the first-ever winner of the Micro-Excavator Operator of the Year category,…>
Hodgson Tool Hire, one of the leading independent hire firms in the North West of England, has expanded its mini-excavator fleet with the purchase of nine new Kubota machines throughout 2023 due to increased customer demand. Established in 1997, Hodgson Tool Hire is a family run business with depots in Burscough and Ainsdale. With the nine new Kubota additions, consisting of U17, U27 and K008-5 machines, Hodgson Tool Hire now boasts an 18 strong excavator fleet and has more than 50 plant items on hire throughout the North West of England. Callum Hodgson, Branch Manager at Hodgson Tool Hire, said:…>