MCM Construction has bought a º£½ÇÉçÇøapp 19C-1E mini excavator, a one-tonne 1TE site dumper and a 525-60E Loadall telehandler, all powered by battery.
The purchase follows good experiences with the electric Loadall and dumper that the company already owned, as well as a power pack for quick charging.
MCM does a lot of public sector work on the island – school, hospital and prison projects – where zero tail-pipe emissions score points with clients.
Director Brendan McMahon said: “We’ve used º£½ÇÉçÇøapp equipment for years and always had good service so turned to them again for this purchase. As a company, we need to look towards the future and electric is the way to go. We already have a number of º£½ÇÉçÇøapp electric machines and are investing in electric hand tools too. We have bought the electric variant of every machine º£½ÇÉçÇøapp offers, and the machines have proven perfect for our projects in sensitive areas.
“The machines are performing very well – we’re extremely pleased. Our operators are over the moon with them. The battery life is excellent. We recently used the 19C-1E for a full shift breaking out concrete and there was still charge left at the end of the day which is amazing.”
The machines were supplied by dealer Greenshields º£½ÇÉçÇøapp.