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New Volvos head to the Outer Hebrides

by Kyle Molyneux  |  Mon 10 Feb 2020

New Volvos head to the Outer Hebrides

Macaulay Askernish Ltd, a privately owned civil engineering contractor headquartered on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, has taken delivery of two new Volvo EC140E excavators for a dedicated 21km utilities contract on Stornoway. The new arrivals follow a larger EC200E ordered by the company in the summer – it being the first of its kind to arrive in Scotland. All three machines are currently working on Stornoway. The EC200E is currently working on various civil engineering projects, whilst the two new EC140Es have been deployed on the 21km utilities contract, which will take two years to complete. Both machines are powered by a Volvo Stage 5 compliant four-cylinder engine, developing 122 and 156hp for the EC140 and EC200 respectively.

Founded in South Uist in 1949, MacAulay Askernish Ltd is a family-run Civil Engineering Contractor operating throughout the Western Isles and Highlands, undertaking a wide range of civil engineering construction and infrastructure projects.

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