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Graveyard Shift For Volvo EC20C A new Volvo EC20C mini excavator equipped with bespoke twin dozer blades has been delivered to Highland Council based in Inverness and has been put in charge of digging burial plots in the numerous cemeteries within the Council’s remit. “We needed a two to two and a half tonne mini excavator that was inside the
legal limit for towing, but that could also dig to a depth of seven feet with square hole digging characteristics,” said Highland Council’s Fleet & Maintenance Manager Willie MacPherson. And having evaluated the available competition and following a successful demonstration and subsequent tender the Council favoured the package on offer from Volvo Construction Equipment. “We were very pleased with the performance of the machine whilst it was on demo and in particular the fact that it could dig to the seven foot criteria at full reach without having to re-position itself,” he continued. The two tonne EC20C has been supplied with two 24” buckets, adapted for
square hole digging and more uniquely with twin dozer blades. Each blade has been fitted with swivelling pads in order to avoid the least amount of damage to cemetery pathways and grass surrounding the graves. An additional spool valve was installed and mounted on top of the undercarriage chassis to control the independent movements of either the front or the rear blade. The machine can be made level on undulating or difficult terrain to dig a perfect burial plot with the minimum of disturbance to the immediate surroundings.
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SDMO Power from Ocktcom Ocktcom, the Midlands based specialists in supply and installation of industrial sized diesel generators, have purchased a SDMO R66 60kVA Rental Compact generator from the UK firm, SDMO Energy Limited. The R66 has been fitted onto a road tow trailer making it ready for quick deployment as a temporary power source on site locations throughout the country. Ocktcom were looking to replace their existing rental/trailer generator and had
no hesitation in choosing one from the new range of SDMO Rental Compact sets. The R66 is highly mobile making it ideally suited for transportation directly to site, ready to provide clean, safe power for Ocktcom clients, wherever temporary electricity is needed. Commenting on this purchase, Ocktcom’s Managing Director, James Beck said,
“The SDMO R66 Rental Compact set is safe to use, easy to maintain, robust and shock resistant for towing to and from sites – often on rough terrain. Being compact and with low noise emissions it will easily meet all our requirements”. The SDMO rental Compact R66 generator is powered by the latest John
Deere diesel engine connected to a Leroy-Somer alternator and the complete set is housed within a sound proofed canopy. It is managed by a SDMO NEXYS controller which monitors; oil pressure, coolant temperature, failure to start, over speed charging alternator fault and low fuel level. Environmental issues, such a reduced noise pollution and diesel spillage have not been overlooked, with quiet sound levels and a fully bunded, long-run fuel tank. SDMO’s Rental Compact generator’s environmental qualities are further galvanised by confirmation that the sets comply with Stage 3 of the European Engine Emissions Directives 97/68/EC, 2002/88/EC, 2004/26/EC and 2006/105/EC, which came into force during 2011. A SDMO Gold Dealer since 2008, Ocktcom was founded in 1995 and has
Kettering Company Continues Bobcat Legacy With
established itself as a key company in the supply of generators and UPS (uninterruptible power supply) in the West Midlands area and beyond. Ocktcom has a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience in the generator industry and is now recognised by companies, worldwide, for total integrated power solutions.
New E26 Zero Tail Swing Compact Excavator Kettering-based Martyn Wright, who runs a very diversified groundworks, landscaping and waste and recycling business, has taken delivery of a new Bobcat E26 zero tail swing compact excavator purchased from AMS Bobcat, the Authorised Bobcat dealer based in Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire. The new E26 model joins the company’s existing Bobcat E10 and 335 excavators and continues the Bobcat legacy Martyn established over 15 years ago with his first purchase of a Bobcat 325 compact excavator from AMS Bobcat. Martyn Wright has expanded his company’s fleet of
Bobcat excavators in the same year as Bobcat celebrates 25 years of success in the compact excavator market. From what began as an important diversification for Bobcat as the premier manufacturer of skid-steer loaders, has produced a range of compact excavators that today sets the standard worldwide for performance, quality, reliability and durability. The Bobcat range currently comprises 13 different models of compact excavators with operating weights from 1-8 tonne, including both conventional and zero tail swing designs. Martyn uses the Bobcat E26, E10 and 335 excavators
in every area of his business including the recycling and waste handling work carried out at the company’s facilities at Islip near Kettering. He generally works within a 20 mile radius of Kettering, but the transportabililty and high performance of the new E26 model will be very advantageous for an upcoming project requiring construction work across the country.
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