Building Contractors, Harris Construction based near Exeter, Devon has purchased their first new compact excavator in the guise of a Volvo EC27C
First time Volvo for Harris Construction
I saw the machine at this year,s Royal Cornwall Show and was pretty impressed
Purchasing a new Volvo machine has been a new departure for proprietor Martyn Harris and a well-considered investment in his opinion. “We continually had to hire in machines for our building projects, and after buying an old second hand machine for a short while we decided it made more economic sense to buy new, and as we have a good relationship with Plant & Engineering Services decided to try the Volvo EC27C,” he says. “So far we’ve been suitably impressed with the productivity and speed of operation coupled to the reach and dump height. It’s just big enough to load our 15 tonne truck when we need to dispose of overburden and other material.”
Volvo mini excavator impresses Devon based landscaper
Celebrating ten years since he started out, Russell Strudwick, proprietor of R & M Landscaping located at Broadclyst in Devon, has purchased a Volvo EC18C compact excavator.
Mike Murphy with Martyn Harris
Harris Construction was established in 1994 and specializes in bespoke house building projects, loft conversions, extensions as well as the refurbishment of older properties and barn conversions.
in for our building projects and after buying an old second hand machine for a short while we decided it made more economic sense to buy new
We continually had to hire machines
Starting out as an owner operator, Mr Strudwick acquired a 2001 Volvo EC14 which provided a reliable service and had been supported by the team at Plant & Engineering Services. “The time had come to trade the old machine in so, after trying the EC18C on demonstration,
The overall package was right for Russell Strudwick
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