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Earlcoate Construction invests in new Yanmar excavators

Civil engineering and coastal defence contractor, Earlcoate Construction & Plant Hire Ltd, has invested in four state-of-the-art Yanmar tracked excavators. The brand new ViO23-6, ViO80 and two ViO17 models will be used for a wide range of projects across Hampshire, Dorset and the surrounding areas.

Purchased from Hunt Forest, Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA’s approved dealer for Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset, the zero tail swing models are compact, productive and designed with the operator firmly in mind. Customised in keeping with the Earlcoate brand, the new models feature a bespoke livery and graphics. Delivered in October, all four excavators have already been put to work on projects in a number of contracts across the south coast.

Alister Cutts, Director at Earlcoate commented, “When it comes to specifying new plant equipment, power, performance and reliability are key. We haven’t bought Yanmar excavators in the past, but we’ve heard great things about the brand and the capability of its compact range, so we knew they’d be great additions to our fleet of more than 40 excavators [ranging from 0.9 to 70 tonnes].

“Since taking delivery of the four new models, we’ve been hugely impressed with their performance and versatility. The team at Hunt Forest were very helpful, friendly, collaborative and made the whole process simple.” 

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