Mannai HED unveils JCB’s tracked excavator in Qatar

Mannai Auto Group’s Heavy Equipment Division (HED) has announced the launch of the brand’s “most powerful” tracked excavator in Qatar at a special ceremony held at Regency Hall in Doha.

The range-topping JS500 arrives in Qatar “in record time” after its international launch, highlighting the importance of Qatar and the GCC market to JCB, while also emphasising the demand for such products in the region’s “highly-competitive and fast-developing” construction and infrastructure market.

Mannai HED general manager Khalid Yousef said Qatar’s product market is keen to welcome new and more capable heavy equipment such as the JS500, which will fill a need in the country for larger tracked excavators.

“The full range of JS excavators is becoming more and more popular with customers and we are happy to add an even more powerful option to the lineup,” Yousef said.

He said the JCB range offers something for every client with each new model designed to deliver substantial improvements over their predecessors in terms of fuel efficiency and cost of operation, as well as active service and spare parts support locally.

“Mannai HED works to ensure we are listening to our clients’ needs and always trying to develop our partnership with them in terms of the value we deliver to their operational needs. The JS500 was designed to be at the top of the food chain and is able to meet the most demanding needs,” he added.

The JCB JS500 has an engine rated at 305hp at 2,000rpm. This powers a 7.10m long Heavy Duty Mono boom and 4.76m Dipper.

It can dig up to 9m deep and can dump at an elevation of 8.46m from its ground stance with extended digging reach up to 13.1m.

Mannai HED, in recent years, has seen increasing demand from its partners for key equipment such as excavators and the company has seen its market share increase steadily particularly in the 20-tonne class of heavy machines. With the addition of the 50-tonne JS500, the company is expecting interest from customers to grow for this class of tracked excavators.

JCB offers more than 300 machines to meet a wide range of requirements. The equipment includes skid steer loaders, wheeled loader shovels, tracked and wheeled excavators, backhoe loaders, telescopic handlers, generators, lighting towers, and compaction equipment.

JCB’s wheeled loader shovels and tracked excavators are popular choices for clients seeking to add diversity and functionality to their fleets.