About AB2K

AB2000 is a Glasgow based plant hire company that provides a large variation of plant both operated or on a self-drive basis throughout Scotland.

As a leading Supplier in the civil engineering, ports, quarrying, utilities, rail and energy sectors, AB2000 operates four distinct trading divisions – General plant division, Hiab Hire and transport division, Sweeper division and Vacuum excavator division.

Each sector of the organisation is staffed by a knowledgeable and highly trained team, enabling AB2000 to provide not only the very best plant solutions, but also highly tailored advice and knowledge, whatever the requirement. Head office is located in Cambuslang, Glasgow which gives the AB2000 team a Central geographical reach throughout Scotland.

Having recently left the Quattro Group, AB2000 continues to build on the principles of safety and reliability. The substantial fleet is under an ongoing modernisation programme to guarantee that the plant that reaches arrives on site continues to exceeding the needs of our customer.

AB2000 - formally AB2k

Sectors

About Our Sectors

General plant

Home to one of Scotland’s largest selection of plant for hire, AB2000 provides the perfect plant solution for all of your hire needs. The extensive catalogue is tailored to the ever-changing requirements of the civil engineering industry with safety, productivity and efficiency always the top priorities.

Sweepers

AB2000 sweeper division, operating across Scotland, provides a fleet of truck-mounted sweeper to a variety of civil engineering contractors, local authorities and highway/earthworks contractors.

Meet The Fleet

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Meet the Fleet: Sweepers
When you’re looking for a tidy solution, the team at AB2K have things all swept up!
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Meet the Fleet: Dump Trucks
With a large and varied fleet of dump trucks available to hire across Scotland, AB2K can always help…
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Meet the fleet: Telehandlers
When on site materials handling is a stretch, a telehandler is the ideal machine to fit your plant…
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Meet the fleet: Rollers
The AB2K roller fleet offers a variety of options, depending on your site compaction needs.
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Meet the Fleet - Excavators
As one of the core vehicles used across the board, AB2K’s large fleet of excavators are among the…

Our History

Established in 1995, 2020 sees AB2K turning 25 – and it’s been a busy quarter of a century!

  • Incorporated in 1995 as AB2000
  • Acquired the specialised rail plant assets of G Plant Rail Ltd,  bolstering the rail division in 2002
  • In 2005 acquired the plant hire division of MB Engineering, a subsidiary of Motherwell Bridge, bringing a varied fleet of all-terrain and city cranes ranging from 35 to 200 tonnes.
  • The organisation spread into the Northeast of Scotland, with the acquisition of Aberdeen-based Ellon Plant Hire Ltd in 2014
  • Acquired Phoenix Marine and Phoenix Weights in 2014, Scotland’s largest hirer of steel calibrated test weights and cradles.
  • In 2014, AB2000 was awarded Scottish Business Insider’s fastest growing SME awardIn 2015 was ranked the 2nd most successful SME in Scotland 

By 2018, the organisation had become Scotland’s largest privately-owned hirer of operated plant and equipment, with a turnover of approximately £30 million.

It was acquired by the Quattro Group in June 2018, adding to the extensive existing plant portfolio. The Quattro Group’s existing Scottish depots continue to offer additional support to the busy AB2K team. 

The group are moving forwards into AB2K’s next quarter of a century with an exciting future planned – watch this space! 

2025 – AB2K left the Quattro group by the means of a management buyout. the rebranding of the company to its roots of AB2000 begins.

 

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