Landscaping & Groundcare
Olympic Park – urban landscaping at its best. One of the largest and most important landscaping schemes in modern times is coming to fruition as the 2012 Olympic Park is close to completion. Ten hectares of parkland and wetlands, with more than 2,000 trees and 100,000 plants, are being planted to enhance the area around the Olympic Village. In addition, a 2.5 hectare wetlands park will feature ponds and marshlands with pathways and seating areas. Extensive planting and new trees will create a “green canopy” through the area and help create new wildlife habitats. This is in addition to landscaping in the Olympic Park to create the largest urban park in the UK for more than a century.
As Britain becomes ever more built up, it is increasingly important that we ensure an effective balance of useful outdoor space within our communities for future generations to enjoy. As a Nation, the British have a great love of the outdoors ranging from pottering in our back garden or local park to playing golf or walking the hills. Attractively designed and considered spaces provide a better quality of life, promote social interaction and allow consideration for the environment.
The landscaping and groundscare industry provides an ever-increasing range of tools and equipment to service the needs of the great outdoors. From the suburban gardener to the professional landscaper and local authorities looking after public space there is a piece of machinery to suit every need. Keep up to date with the latest equipment on offer through the pages of this magazine.
More Volvo Minis For Morrison Utility Services
Morrison Utility Services has taken delivery of 45 Volvo EC17C compact excavators, swelling its fleet of Volvo minis to over 100 machines. The new additions represent the sixth time Morrison Utility Services has placed a bulk order for Volvo 1.5 tonne mini excavators from Chippindale Plant Ltd, Volvo’s utility dealer for Yorkshire and north east England and equates to a ten year old association between both companies. The machines have been supplied in the Morrison Utility Services’ red and white livery and feature the Cesar identification and Enigma immobilisation systems, track locks, and manual quick hitches. All the digging buckets have been supplied with heavy duty cutting edges as opposed to teeth to minimise the risk of damage to underground utility services whilst excavating.
Whilst joining a mixed fleet of equipment, the Volvo 1.5 tonne machine has carved a niche for itself in Morrison Utility Services’ armoury due mainly to product reliability and ease of serviceability. Covering the whole of the U.K., good after sales coverage for parts and service is vital so again, with machines working outside Chippindale’s territory, Morrison Utility Services can rely on the nationwide support provided by Volvo Construction Equipment. The Volvo 1.7 tonne EC17C compact excavator was selected for the additional benefits it brings to Morrison Utility Services – specifically the two speed automatic travel motors, load sensing hydraulics and operating weight for towing. The machine is powered by a 12.3Kw (16.8hp) engine, being one of four ranging between 1.5 and 2.0 tonnes and is a direct replacement for the EC15B XT model. One significant change on the new models is that hydraulic hoses for the digging equipment are now routed through the boom and cylinders are top mounted to minimize on site damage. The hammer lines have been modified to allow the fitting of remote hand held hydraulic equipment.
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Kubota Minis Tick
All The Boxes
As Clements Plant Hire Upgrades
Its Excavator Fleet. Machine quality, cost-effectiveness, security and the high standard of after-care available from its distributor were instrumental in the decision of Clements Plant & Tool Hire Ltd to upgrade its equipment fleet with a move to market-leading Kubota mini excavators. Coventry-based Clements is one of the West Midlands’ largest independent plant hire firms, with over 40 years’ experience in the hire business. With mini excavators forming an increasingly popular part of the company’s portfolio, and a growing business base, Clements needed to expand its machine fleet but was faced with a difficult decision.
Issues relating to its existing mini excavator brands and suppliers – including manufacturing faults, after-care problems and pricing factors – led Clements managing director Jim Longstaff to research other machine options available on the market. Top of the list was Kubota, whose reputation Jim was well aware of given his long-term association with Ben Elliott, boss of local Kubota distributor BTE Plant Sales Ltd.
BTE provided Clements with a trial machine, which proved to be ideal for the firm’s purposes. In particular, Clements valued Kubota’s commitment to integrating customer-friendly features into its range, perhaps most notably the extra machine security and peace of mind provided by its unique ‘ANTI-THEFT’ system and their industry-leading three year warranty as standard. Fitted as standard equipment, the Kubota ‘ANTI-THEFT’ device uses encoded keys to ensure that only authorised drivers can access and operate the vehicle. Having suffered incidents of theft in the past, Clements is well aware of the inconvenience and cost of having to replace stolen equipment. Reply No. 6
Celebrate Better Salt Spreading With Magnum
With winter approaching and a hard season forecast, successful importer of essential equipment DMMP Limited is delighted to announce that it has become the exclusive importer and dealer for the Magnum salt-spreaders. This hardy, no- nonsense range can be fitted to vehicles, trailers, forklift or even quad bikes; with prices from just £799 for the spreaders and £150 for accessories no contractor need be left in the cold this winter.
Designed and manufactured in the US in Ohio where the lowest recorded temperature was minus 29 degrees (1994) and third of the year is below freezing, the Magnum range has been honed to cope with tough winters but it was trialled in England last winter when we experienced our coldest winter for 31 years. Well known in the US as a high quality spreader designed for professionals, the brand was taken over by the Louis Berkman Work product Company in 2007. Louis Berkman’s impressive industrial portfolio spans the steel industry, through to pumps and spreaders so they have brought unrivalled experience and expertise to the Magnum brand as well as start-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and a specialist workforce. By distributing Magnum in the UK, DMMP us tapping into a considerable resource of experience and product development. The Magnum range is a contractor’s dream perfect for the UK, explains DMMP commercial director Colin Hood. “The range is comprehensive embracing all snow and ice conditions plus you can choose between fitting them to a vehicle tailgate, trailer or forklift. Many of the built-in features such as the vibration kit and extra blast on the S575P and S1075P models are considered to be add-ons by some manufactures plus we have a large choice of drive options. This all adds up to a rugged and versatile product which will make light work of heavy weather.”
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