Hitachi : ARDENT INVESTS A FURTHER £2 MILLION WITH HITACHI
January 06, 2020 at 08:36 am EST
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Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) is delighted to announce that Ardent has invested a further two-million pound in machinery in this final quarter of the year,
The deal, for twenty-five large machines takes Ardent's fleet to more than 1,200 excavators. Despite the uncertainty around Brexit, Ardent has seen consistent growth in demand across its rental fleet.
Dave Roberts, CEO of Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) Ltd. comments, "Ardent and Hitachi CMUK Ltd have enjoyed an excellent relationship for several years now, not least because of great product and aftersales support, but also due to the flexible approach both businesses have. The latest deal illustrates that perfectly, responding to a demand for more kit with relatively short notice. We thank Ardent for the continued business and look forward to the growing partnership in the New Year."
Julian O'Neill, CFO of Ardent comments, "As part of our ongoing fleet investment programme, which this year will exceed 1,200 units, we always look for quality, value and a partnership approach. Hitachi (UK) have provided an excellent response throughout 2019, delivering over sixty machines in the second half of the year to meet growing demand of our customers for robust, reliable excavators."
Hitachi specializes in manufacturing and marketing of electronic and industrial equipments. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products and services as follows:
- social infrastructure and industrial systems (24.7%): elevators, escalators, industrial facilities, railway systems, power generation units, etc. The group also provides engineering and construction of nuclear, hydroelectric, and thermal power plants services;
- information and telecommunications products and services (20.1%): systems integration, cloud computing, software, servers, hard disks, PCs, ATMs, data communication base stations, payment terminals, etc.;
- materials and components (16.6%): semi-conductor materials, printed circuit cards, cables, copper and forged steel products, magnetic materials, organic and inorganic chemical products, etc.;
- construction equipment (10%) : hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, mining equipment, etc.;
- automotive systems (9.4%): powertrain systems, control systems, etc.;
- electronic products (9.2%): fiber-optic components, screen tubes, testing and measurement equipment, medical equipment, equipment for manufacturing semiconductors, etc.;
- household appliances (4.7%): heating and air conditioning equipments, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.;
- other (5.3%): mainly transport, financial and logistical services.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (49.2%), Asia (21.3%), North America (12.7%), Europe (10.8%) and other (6%).