Grundon opt for Volvo’s new Material Handler
Grundon Waste Management Ltd has taken delivery of a new Volvo EW240E Material Handler for its Colnbrook operation following a successful demonstration and evaluation.
Replacing a competitive model, the new Volvo EW240E MHE takes up residence at the company’s Waste Transfer and Materials Recovery Facility at Colnbrook handling segregated waste destined for the nearby incineration plant or for landfill. Whilst Grundon has operated Volvo equipment for many years on the aggregate side of their business, this is the first Volvo Materials Handler the company has purchased. “We were looking for a change of supplier and the Volvo performed very well on demonstration but to be quite honest, our decision came down to the best deal on offer at the time,” comments Steve Fisher, Grundon’s Divisional Recovery and Resources Manager. “We also listened to the opinions of our operators who gave the Volvo the thumbs up and so far we’ve been very pleased with the way the machine is settling in here at Colnbrook,” he continues. Whilst the transfer station operates around the clock, seven
days a week, the new charge operates a twelve-hour shift loading high sided bulkers which either transfer segregated waste to the incineration plant or away to landfill. It also feeds a high capacity mobile shredder which reduces larger and diverse material down to a size that can be accepted for burning. In total, some 50,000 tonnes of waste will be handled by the machine each year. The new EW240E has been supplied with a 6.5m straight boom and 4m sorting arm whilst Grundon has sourced and specified their own 1.5 tonne Arden selector grab for the business end of the machine. Thus rigged the EW240E Material Handler provides a maximum forward reach of 10 metres and a maximum height of 12 metres measured at the attachment pin. With an optimum 800L capacity grab the machine has a generous 3.7 tonnes lifting capacity at maximum reach across carriage with its outriggers down.
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