Promac Solutions Limited and Doosan Construction Equipment have jointly donated a new Bobcat E14 compact excavator, specially painted in pink, to L Lynch Plant Hire Limited, one of the leading plant hire companies in the UK, to help raise funds for Lynch's nominated charity, Breast Cancer Care, over the next year.

The new pink E14 excavator was presented to Lynch at an unveiling ceremony at the company's Family Plant Show and Operator Open Day in Brentwood in Essex at the end of August 2014.


Left to right - Kevin Lynch, Business Development Manager at Doosan International UK Ltd and Justin Scott Thomas, Sales Director at Promac Solutions Limited

Breast Cancer Care is the nominated charity for Lynch not only for 2014 but also all the way through to 2017 and the company has an ongoing schedule of events over this period to maximise support and donations for the charity. Lynch welcomes donations to Breast Cancer Care at www.justgiving.com/lynchplant

Mark Kennedy, Operations Director at Lynch, said: "We are very grateful to Promac and Doosan for the generous donation of the Bobcat E14 excavator, which will provide a focal point for our efforts for Breast Cancer Care in 2014/2015. The idea of working with Breast Cancer Care is not just about trying to raise money for a good cause it is also to highlight the work women are doing in plant hire already and to encourage more women to work in the industry.

"While just over one in 10 of the UK construction workforce is female, women make up only one per cent of the manual trades, and the amount which make up machine operators like grabs or excavators doesn't even register. Our industry needs to do more and work harder to dispel the myth that women are not for construction related jobs. Our future success depends on good people - whether they are female or male."

The pink E14 excavator was the brainchild of Justin Scott Thomas, Sales Director at Promac, who said: "In collaboration with Doosan Construction Equipment, we are delighted to be able to support Lynch's campaign on behalf of Breast Cancer Care. I'm sure the pink Bobcat E14 compact excavator will prove to be a great attraction at Lynch events to bring in more donations for the charity before it is auctioned off at the end of the year."