# National Plant & Equipment purchases two Liebherr R 996B excavators, rental secured by Fortescue Metals Group

National Plant & Equipment purchased two Liebherr R 996B excavators. The rental of the first excavator has been secured by Fortescue Metals Group for its Christmas Creek mine site in Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-07
- Where: Christmas Creek mine, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: Liebherr R 996B excavators
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [National Plant & Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/25151.md)
- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (partner)
- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (supplier)
- [National Plant & Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/25151.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [heavyquipmag.com](https://www.heavyquipmag.com/2018/09/07/npe-purchases-two-liebherr-r-996b-excavators-rental-already-been-secured-by-fortescue-metals-group/), 2018-09-07: "The rental on the first of these world-class machines has already been secured by Fortescue Metals Group"
- [insideconstruction.com.au](https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/national-plant-equipment-deliver-new-liebherr-excavator-to-fortescue-mine-site/), 2018-10-15: "The mining industry is in a really good place at the moment and is continuing to go from strength to strength, therefore bringing these excavators down under was a logical choice."

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