VEHICLES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
HARSH CONTINUE TO DELIVER
RAPIDLY becoming one of the UK’s most prominent waste handling and recycling businesses, Martin Waste Management (MWM) of Alfreton in Derbyshire is now part way through a complete renewal of their hookloader truck fl eet, with thirteen new vehicles having gone on the road in the last nine months.
“The equipment we ran previously just wasn’t good enough,” said MWM Operations Director Mark Faulconbridge. “As we were being let down by frequent product performance and support issues, it was clearly time to see what the other equipment suppliers had to off er.
HARSH particularly impressed
“Last year’s RWM Show provided the ideal opportunity for us to look at all the competitors and judge them against a strict set of criteria we were looking for.
“From the outset, HARSH particularly impressed us with their highly personal ‘hands on, can do’ approach, so we stuck our toe in the water with them for an initial four vehicles.”
Key to gaining MWM’s confi dence was HARSH’s ability to meet MWM’s strict delivery timetable, which required the fi rst
vehicles to be on the road early in 2017. With speedy installation of the bodywork after delivery of the chassis, this was easily achieved, with HARSH staff then providing a full on-site driver familiarisation programme to ensure the trucks would be working at their optimum from the beginning.
“Vehicle performance of these fi rst four trucks has been everything that we could ask for,” continued Mark.
Mounted on MWM’s preferred 8x4 DAF CF chassis, HARSH HH26 hookloaders are built in super-strong low weight high tensile steel, and combine a 26 tonnes lift capacity with a high 52 degrees tipping angle. Designed for years of reliable operation in arduous environments, HH26 units are also practical, safe and easy to use.
Built to CHEM TS17 standard, HH26 handles the full range of containers up to 5790 mm internal length. Key product features include a low centre of gravity Z frame chassis, hydraulically operated cams to securely lock containers, easy integration with HARSH’s ‘Hook n’ Go’ width-adjustable sheeting system, and a notable lack of complicated electronics and sensors.
With 12 new 8x4s now in operation, a 13th new MWM hookloader also appeared at the HARSH stand in this year’s RWM Show. Featuring the lighter 20 tonnes lift capacity HH20 unit, this chassis was a 460hp 6x4 unit, allowing MWM both easier access to more diffi cult loading situations as well as full 44 tonnes drawbar operation.
Speaking for HARSH, Sales Director Adam Hargreaves said: “We are obviously delighted MWM has placed such signifi cant trust in HARSH - not just to provide optimum products, but also to deliver them to strict timetables and with comprehensive driver training and customer support.”
Mark Faulconbridge concluded: “Our new HARSH hookloaders are delivering signifi cantly improved performance, reliability and productivity. The whole package just really works, both for MWM and our clients.
58 SHM November, 2017
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