Global tech company partners up with Plant Parts

ZF Services UK has revealed that it is teaming up with established, independent, construction machinery parts stockist, Plant Parts, who becomes its first, official off-highway service partner for Heavy Excavators.

With its forward-thinking approach, ZF UK, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023, has been developing and producing parts for the construction equipment sector for decades, equipping a wide range of construction vehicles with state-of-the-art driveline technology. 

As part of its service partner agreement, ZF will provide Plant Parts with its full range of Heavy Excavator parts and complete assemblies, manufactured in Germany by ZF Witten, as well as conventional off highway parts for Wheel Loaders and Articulated Dump Trucks (ADT).

Plant Parts will also have access to ZF’s full suite of remanufactured drivelines including transmissions, drop boxes, axles and torque converters.

Established in 1991, Plant Parts supplies quality components to machine owners, dealers and repairers in over 100 countries. A privately owned, family business since it was founded in Suffolk by managing director, Richard Finch, its experienced team of 27 provides a professional service and delivers a guarantee in parts performance and quality. 

Its vast range supports over 150 brands of tracked and wheeled machinery, with a large stockholding of final drives, swing drives, hydraulic pumps, recoil spring assemblies and slew rings. 

As well as parts supply, its onsite ISO:9001 accredited workshop facilities, opened in 2008, provides expert repairs to various industries including Construction, Waste & Recycling, Forestry, Concrete and many more. 

ZF’s focus is on reducing consumption and emissions, increasing productivity, driving comfort and safety, as well as increasing the ease of operation and reducing noise. As a systems supplier, its team of experts concentrate on the drive as a whole and combine axles and transmissions with advanced software functions.

Richard Finch, managing director of Plant Parts, commented: “We pride ourselves on only working with industry-leading brands and we’re thoroughly excited to join forces with a name as well known as ZF. The company has decades of experience producing and manufacturing essential parts for the construction industry and we’re delighted to become their first official off-highway service partner and offer their reliable range to customers.”

Mark Bowen, off-highway business manager at ZF Services UK, added: “With over 30 years of experience, Plant Parts brings great synergy to ZF’s product range in this extremely specialised arena. The partnership will greatly enhance access and technical guidance to customers throughout the UK and Ireland, and as commercial lead for the UK’s Off Highway Bus line I am delighted to welcome Richard and his dedicated team in Suffolk in to the ZF team.”

Technical parts support and more information on the company can be found online HERE.

To find out more about ZF Services UK remanufacturing capabilities and products, please visit the website.