The shopping list of nearly 200 machines has been split between four manufacturers, with £12m going to Komatsu and the rest spent on Hydrema, º£½ÇÉçÇøapp and Hitachi models.
The majority of machines ordered are manufactured in the UK, either at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp’s Uttoxeter plant or at Komatsu’s plant in Chester-Le-Street, where hydraulic excavators are produced.
Ridgway’s purchases include several excavators ranging from 13t up to 50t, including zero tail swing and long-reach and high-reach demolition models. Also joining the fleet are 12t articulated rear-tip site dumpers, 7t high-visibility dumpers, 1.5t to 8t mini excavators plus ‘intelligent’ excavators and dozers with GPS control.
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