With over 35 years of experience in the industry, Mead Construction is a family-owned business that Martin Mead established as a groundworks company in 1985. The company has grown to include haulage, plant hire, muck-away, aggregate supplies & even a housing division. It now employs over 50 local people and operates one of the largest grab fleets in Cambridge & Suffolk, consisting of over 200 heavy plant and machinery units.
Mead Construction’s philosophy to have a complete in-house solution means that it’s proud to offer its customers a comprehensive range of items for hire to run alongside its grab and aggregate services.
Already familiar with Sandvik and the benefits which the QJ241 jaw crusher has to offer, Mead Construction needed to upgrade its existing model, which had served it well at its Cambridgeshire recycling depot. The Sandvik jaw crusher is used to produce crushed hardcore from Mead Construction’s two recycling depots in the area, which the company then sells for collection or delivery to its customer base.
Compact and mobile, the QJ241 fits in right at home and is the ideal solution for Mead Construction’s recycling application. With its powerful 1,000 x 650mm jaw, this highly productive machine brings the leading characteristics of the Sandvik jaw crusher range to sites where operating room is limited, yet high performance required.
Richard Mead, Mead Construction’s transport manager, said: “The QJ241 is just the right size for our recycling depot and is easy to operate.”
The QJ241 plant comes with several features purposefully designed for the recycling job at hand. These include a reversible jaw for relieving blockages, an overband magnet, a hydraulic raise and lower facility on the main conveyor for increased clearance and removal of rebar, and a speed wheel also fitted to the main conveyor to stop the feeder when required and avoid any build-up of material on a heavily loaded conveyor. The hydraulic drive is common across the jaw crusher offering, which allows the crusher to start under load, always maximising output.
Reliable and robust, the QJ241 is powered by an emissions compliant 168kW CAT engine to enhance fuel economy for lower ownership cost and reduce emissions by up to 45% for a lower carbon footprint. The QJ241 is also fitted with Sandvik Optitooth jaw plates as standard for longer wear life, increased throughput and reduced fuel consumption. Also equipped as standard is Sandvik My Fleet remote monitoring system with seven years’ complimentary data access included, which helps to minimise operator intervention and allow proactive planning of service and maintenance schedules, thereby maximising uptime and allowing optimum output to be achieved.
One of the reasons why Sandvik equipment was chosen was the reliability of the QJ241 and aftermarket support. Mead added: “We use Sandvik because it is a leading machine in its sector with good back-up. We have had good experiences previously with Sandvik machines, and it was an easy decision to invest with them again.”
