“The proof of the pudding will be in the eating...”


So says Tony Iles, Managing Director of Tonic Construction, as the company chooses Volvo excavators for the very first time.


Breaking with tradition, the Swindon based civil engineering and groundworks contractor has added six new Volvo reduced swing excavators to its plant fleet for the first time. The machines in question are four fifteen-tonne ECR145Es complete with dozer blades, and two larger twenty-five tonne ECR235Es, one with and one without a blade, which were chosen following a successful demonstration and evaluation. “We were pleasantly surprised with the way both Volvo models performed on demonstration in terms of stability, digging ability and, most importantly, the fact that our operators took to the machines immediately, appreciating the roomy and comfortable space in the cab,” comments Contracts Director, Jake Jenkins.


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“Retaining good excavator operators is key to our business, so taking their comments and recommendations onboard in making a switch from the traditional brand of excavator we’ve been running was very important in our purchasing decision,” he continued. Tonic Construction’s new recruits join a fleet of thirty-five excavators, ranging from three to twenty-five tonnes in operating weight, and will be deployed on general ground-working duties, contracting to blue-chip house building companies on new developments in the south-west and along both the M4 and M5 corridors.


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