Agricultural plant specialist, R C Dalgliesh Ltd has signed a partnership with Finning UK & Ireland to sell Cat equipment to customers across Scotland. 

The move is a part of the expansion of a Cat regional dealer network. R C Dalgliesh is one of four Scottish firms who've been signed up as Authorised Sales and Service Centres (ASSC) in a move to make it easier for customers across Scotland to buy Cat machines. 

R C Dalgliesh Ltd has been trading for over 25 years. Based in Lockerbie, southern Scotland, their existing coverage extends from Glasgow to Sunderland. Their six-acre site has a large workshop and storage area, along with a front of house wholesale goods store.

The company also supports young people with their career development, employing numerous apprentices. Following its partnership with Finning, the company plans to expand their existing facilities to include a dedicated demonstration area and showroom, so that customers can experience Cat compact equipment at their site. 

Mark Hogg, Director of Construction Industries at Finning UK & Ireland, said:  “We are delighted to welcome four established companies to the ASSC network, widening our reach to cover the whole of Scotland.

"The continued expansion of the regional network is indicative of the increase in demand for smaller Cat machines across the construction, landscaping and agricultural sectors.  

"The addition of R C Dalgliesh, DM Forklifts, Mark Garrick and LCF Engineering is significant, because it adds Scotland as another key area of coverage in which customers looking to purchase one or more Cat compact machines can benefit from.”

R C Dalgliesh alongside Mark Garrick and LCF Engineering, will join the pre-existing compact dealer in Scotland – DM Forklifts.

All these businesses are equipment specialists and have a background in either agricultural equipment, construction machinery or materials handling. 

The expansion of the dealer network across Scotland will meet the growing demand for Cat compact equipment within the agricultural sector in the country, while also offering building contractors and landscaping businesses increased local options for the purchase of Cat Equipment.