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The first R430LC-9A crawler excavator sold in Europe has been put to work by rock crushing company Murskaus Rämö & Karén of Finland. It was sold by Suomen Telakone, the Finnish importer of Hyundai construction machinery since 1998, which is a “stone’s throw” from Murskaus Rämö & Karén, based in the town of Humppila. At 42.6tonnes, the excavator works alongside the crushers and a screener on site shovelling rock in its 2.1m³ bucket.

Despite economic slow-downs, demand remains high for companies that can demonstrate competitiveness in quality, price and delivery.
This maxim applies as much to the rough and tough industries such as minerals, aggregates, fossil fuels, demolition, recycling and forestry as it does to the service sector.
Where load and haul is a central component of an operation, optimising plant availability is the key to success and this success depends on skilled staff and a rigorous maintenance schedule with particula

Tulloch Developments of Lerwick, Shetland, has taken delivery of a new 25tonne Volvo EC250D excavator which has started duties as the prime mover at the company’s Staney Hill Quarry on the outskirts of Shetland’s capital. According to project manager Shaun Tulloch, the new EC250D was selected thanks to operator preference and comfort, smooth performance and the expectation of significant fuel savings based on the experiences of the three existing 14tonne EC140Ds bought in March 2103 for contracts supplying