MTS has deployed the first T35130S

The first Bobcat T35130S 13 m telehandler in the UK has been deployed on a hillside residential development close to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The new telehandler has been hired from MTS Group by Fraser Joinery & Builders Limited, based at West Linton in the Scottish Borders.

The new Bobcat 13 m telehandler has proved to be a vital piece of equipment for Fraser Joinery & Builders in dealing with the rough terrain and the steep slopes on the site.

Fraser Yule, managing director of Fraser Joinery & Builders, says the telehandler is being used to carry pallets and materials from the bottom of the steep hill up to the construction site where the new build is taking place, "which would have been a much more difficult task using a smaller or less able machine".

"Later in the project, we will utilise the Bobcat telehandler to help install some of the larger joists and supporting beams for the roof of the house."

The new Bobcat T35130S telehandler has been hired from the MTS Group depot at Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the substantial investment MTS Group has made in new Bobcat equipment to meet increasing hire demands at the Cumbernauld depot servicing Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Stirling.

The Cumbernauld depot complements the existing MTS hire depots in England at Leigh in Lancashire, Birtley in Tyne and Wear and at the headquarters at Wakefield in West Yorkshire.

MTS Group runs one of the largest fleets of Bobcat equipment for hire in the UK and one of the biggest in Europe, with Bobcat telehandlers, compact loaders and compact excavators available for rent throughout the UK.