Design Buy Build Issue 35 2018 | Page 92

APC Forks APC Forks was formed back in 2008 to offer customers flexibility when it comes to hiring a JCB Teletruk. Whether it will be for 1 week or 7 years APC Forks will cater to customers needs. With the uncertainty out there at present the flexible approach enables customers to get the right piece of equipment in the way of a JCB Teletruk for the job, without the burden of tying themselves up with finance houses on long term fixed agreements. APC Forks operates across a wide range of industries, ranging from builders merchants, waste & recycling, logistics & distribution are just a few to name. APC Forks have provided equipment into building sector supporting a range of projects from Crossrail, Underground refurbishment, New build sites, Landscape projects, Promp Up machines, Seaonal work, Builders/ Landscape merchants,the list is endless. The unique design of the JCB teletruk gives customers the ability to get into places where no other forklift can by utilising the boom, load/unload lorries from one side beneficial when working within cities and the front end set up makes the machine a great tool carrier, being able to swap between, forks, buckets, bag fillers, booms, hooks etc etc. “ A Flexible Machine On Flexible Hire From a Flexible Company” Every year APC Forks nominates a charity and produce a machine in different livery, where the profits are donated to support that cause, with it being 100 year anniversary of the ending of World War 1 there seemed nothing more appropiate than selecting “The Royal British Legion”, with the machines livery being the Union Jack. We are delighted than one of our customers has had the machine delivered, please see story and picture below. “APC Forks/Buildbase support The Royal British Legion with Union Jack Teletruk Buildbase – one of the UK’s fastest growing builders’ merchants with over 165 branches nationwide – has taken delivery of a specially-commissioned JCB Teletruk featuring a patriotic ‘Union Jack’ paint finish. The truck was supplied by APC Forks, operator of the largest hire fleet of JCB Teletruks in the UK. Each year APC commission a Teletruk with a unique livery and donate the profit from the truck’s hire to charity. This year The Royal British Legion will benefit. The ‘Union Jack’ Teletruk is in operation at Buildbase’s five-acre Stoke-on-Trent facility where it undertakes a range of handling duties. Buildbase has operated Teletruks across its business for over a decade and the ‘Union Jack’ truck replaces a machine 92 that had been working at the Stoke-on- Trent site for 14 years. “All hire profits from Buildbase’s ‘Union Jack’ Teletruk will go to The Royal British Legion and help to support the excellent work that that organisation does,” says APC Forks director, Stuart Hunter.” APC Forks is a trading division of Arnold Plant Hire Ltd and to further enhance there chosen charity The Royal British Legion have been the successful bidder is a specially commissioned JCB excavator covered in poppies, donated by JCB themselves which they auctioned off with all proceeds going to The British Legion. www.hiresjcbteletruk.co.uk