Volvo heavyweights land at
C A Blackwell
Essex based C A Blackwell has taken delivery of two new Volvo EC700C
excavators for prestigious contracts awarded in the north of Scotland
The two 70 tonne excavators represent a replacement of an EC700B purchased back in 2007 and an additional unit to the Blackwell fleet and were chosen mainly thanks to the almost faultless service provided by the original machine which clocked up nearly 7000 hours. “Naturally with such an investment we took a serious look at the current market but
considered Volvo had the competitive edge in terms of our experience with the B model. This, coupled to their first class nationwide field support and the competitive package on offer, proved to be the deciding factors,” said Managing Director Steve Clarke.
The two new EC700C’s couldn’t be working further away from Blackwell’s Essex headquarters with both of them deployed as prime movers on two prestigious contracts in the north of Scotland. One of the machines has been put to work, contracted to Graham Construction Ltd, on a 250000m3 excavation for Client Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd . Blackwell are contracted to Graham to undertake the drilling, blasting and excavation of approximately 200,000m3 of Caithness rock to form two 15m deep vaults with associated ramps to allow for the construction of the concrete chambers which will become storage facilities for low level nuclear waste. The excavated rock is used to create a geosphere enhancement feature adjacent to the sea cliffs.
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