Machine performance, productivity, operator acceptance, fuel consumption and dealer back-up are all contributing factors in Welsh groundworks contractor
The company, established 28 years ago from its base in Clunderwen near Carmarthen in
"We had been thinking about it for a while and had a CASE 1650M on demo," said
Equipped with
The company initially operated in plant hire and construction, before concentrating on the groundworks sector, which now makes up the majority of its work. Griffiths has 25 staff working across the firm and each machine has one dedicated operator, many of whom have been with the company for some time.
The CASE fleet includes a 1.2-tonne mini, an 8-tonne CX85D SR, three 13-tonne CX130E crawler excavators, a CX145D SR, a CX225D and a CX245D SR. A second CX245D SR is currently on order to replace an older machine.
All of the excavators, bar the CX130Es, are short radius models, allowing easier access to confined job sites and reducing the risk of potential damage from impact in congested working areas. They have been purchased in a very high specification, with Steelwrist tilt rotators added for maximum versatility. This has involved opting for short dipper arms on some of the machines, to allow for the added weight of the tilt rotator.
The CX85D SR short radius machine also sits on wider 600mm track pads and works with a straight monoboom, while both the 13 and 14-tonne machines have been specified with the larger 800mm pads, boosting their abilities on wet and difficult terrain and further adding to their stability.
"The lifting capacity is really good, even with the short radius," said
The CX130Es have also proven extremely economical to run, saving money when compared to the company's last excavators. "The CX130E is doing around £7.50-9.00 an hour on fuel, compared to our previous machines at £13-15 an hour. That's a huge saving," he added.
If fuel economy was a major factor in the move to CASE, of equal importance has been the level of service and machine back-up provided by local dealer
"Riverlea are brilliant. The back-up is great," said
While he does like to have ownership of the equipment in the fleet,
"CASE Finance is absolutely fabulous, really good," he said. "We finance about 40% of the machine and they have been great to deal with."
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