13.11.2015

New JLG telehandler dealer in UK

JLG has appointed the Molson Group as an authorised distributor for JLG branded telehandlers in South West England and South West Wales
The agreement is already in force and the first machines delivered.

Avonmouth, Bristol, based Molson also distributes Kobelco excavators, and has recently been appointed to handle Terex Environmental's Ecotec range of recycling equipment and Sennebogen's line of recycling material and timber handling machines.

The Shannon group the Iver, Buckinghamshire based contractor, haulage and training company and a long standing Molson customer purchased the first JLG telehandler sold by Molson, a Rental Specification four tonne/17.3 metre JLG 4017PS.
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The JLG 4017PS

Molson joint managing director Robin Powell said: “JLG is a mammoth outfit. In the USA a major share of the telehandler market and can boast a third of the worldwide aerial work platform market. In the UK and Europe it doesn’t quite have the same level of market share for its telehandlers and that is something that we are sure the Molson team will be able to help rectify.”

“JLG have always had a focus on the safety element of all their machines and their telehandlers are no exception. They understand safety and are always looking to innovate and bring in new, industry first safety measures. JLG manufactures a huge quantity of machines but the build quality is exceptional. They are hugely reliable.”

“We have been supplying the Shannon group and managing director Ollie O’Donovan with machines for the past 15 years. He knows what makes a good piece of equipment and he had no hesitation in snapping up the first of our JLG telehandlers.”

Powell's fellow managing director Jonathan Wilson added: “In nearly 20 years, we have grown and evolved tremendously. We look forward to incorporating the JLG telehandlers into our range. Last year there were over 9,000 units sold in the UK, and 6,000 of those went into the construction industry. It is a market we know well and we think it is ready for the JLG machines and want to help JLG dominate the sector in the UK as they do in the USA.”
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(L-R) Molson chairman Robert Barnett with Etienne Bourcier of JLG and Molson’s Robin Powell during their visit to the JLG plant in Maasmechelen, Belgium.

JLG´s director for telehandler sales in the European region, Etienne Bourcier added: “We look forward to working more closely with Molson group and its loyal customer base. Pairing the company’s reputation and JLG’s telehandlers will allow Molson to go above and beyond meeting the needs of its customers.”