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WHEN WE WERE AWARDED THE PROJECT WE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED A FLEET OF NEW CAT®
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MACHINES, RANGING
FROM FIVE TO 50 TONNE EXCAVATORS AND THE LATEST ADTS. THIS INCLUDED THE CAT 730C EJECTOR TRUCK, WHICH IS FITTED WITH CPM.
TECHNOLOGY& NORWICH BYPASS
Norwich Bypass is one of the UK’s largest road infrastructure projects currently under construction. Officially known as the Northern Distributor Road (NDR), its construction is being managed by primary contractor Balfour Beatty, with P.Flannery Plant Hire chosen as the main earthworks contractor.
The bulk earthworks task on this project is significant. Finning News were invited to site to see the Caterpillar-led fleet tackling the challenge, including Flannery’s latest purchase, the Cat 730C EJ Articulated Dump Truck.
For Operations Manager, Niall Hester, the project also represents the first time the business has been able to use advanced Cat®
Production
Measurement (CPM) data to support the management of a major project.
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Niall: “We have been working with Balfour Beatty on numerous projects over the years, but the significance of the Norwich Bypass is the collaborative approach we have taken with sharing data and information.
As part of the planning process we were able to show the team how we could provide data on payload, fuel burn and overall performance of each core machine on site, all using the Cat VisionLinkTM
system.
“When we were awarded the project we went out and purchased a vast range of new Cat machines, ranging from five to 50 tonne excavators and the latest ADTs. This included the Cat 730C Ejector Truck, which is fitted with CPM.
“In practical terms, the purchase of the ejector with CPM was firstly all about productivity and safety, as ejector trucks do not have to stop and lift the skip to tip material. By ejecting on the move, these trucks
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