- A record-breaking deal for telehandler rental for French farmers -

In France, Bobcat and Camacuma have reached an agreement for the purchase of 130 TL38.70HF telescopic handlers. This is the largest ever single telehandler deal in Doosan Bobcat EMEA’s history.

A Cuma is a cooperative of French farmers, the purpose of which is to make agricultural equipment and workers available to their farm members. There are 11,740 Cuma in France with 202,000 members.

Under the authority of the local federations of the Cuma network and the fncuma, Camacuma is the internal national Cuma Agricultural Equipment Purchasing Centre, formed to carry out group purchasing in France and offer long-term rental packages to reduce machinery costs on farms in France.

The first delivery of 10 machines as part of the Bobcat-Camacuma deal was made in February 2021 and is already available for hire to Cuma members. The remaining telehandlers will be delivered gradually in a number of batches by the end of June 2021.