The 75-tonne excavator was bought for a 12-month demolition contract Collard has in west London.
Managing director Robert Collard said that the choice of Volvo was mainly down to its availability for the start of the contract, but it has worked out well. 鈥淲e were impressed with the specification and build quality of the EC750E when we went to Rotterdam to inspect the machine at Volvo鈥檚 European machine receiving centre,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd watching it go to work on its first day on site, I鈥檓 equally impressed with the machine鈥檚 performance and very satisfied with our purchasing decision.鈥�
Collard鈥檚 new machine is the prime demolition tool on a project in west London, dismantling four-storey buildings and multi-storey car parks on a 20-acre site. The machine has been specified with 7.7-metre boom, a 3.55-metre dipper arm and a Hills hydraulic hitch for fitting of a 4m鲁 heavy duty bucket and a range of demolition tools including a 7.5-tonne Verachtert shear.
In order to operate a range of hydraulically powered attachments, the EC750E has been equipped with both hammer/shear lines and an X3 rotation circuit. The machine can be programmed with pre-set flows and pressures for the different attachments being used. The 7.5-tonne shear operates at 800 litres per minute and a working pressure of 350bar.
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