CLOBURN Quarry in Lanarkshire has become the first company in Scotland to purchase a Cat® 966K XE Wheel Loader.
The business has also invested in a new Cat 972K Wheel Loader using the Just Add Diesel solution from Finning. The two will work alongside a Cat 980H and a Cat 966H already in the Cloburn fleet.
The units will be assisting with the quarrying of raw materials for the production of red granite chips and +68 PSV aggregates. The red granite is produced for a variety of domestic and commercial applications and is supplied throughout Europe as well as the USA and the Far East.
Jim Erskine, Cloburn Quarry Manager, said, “As a high production site, we opted for a premium Cat 966K XE model, as we knew the payback for the additional investment would be achieved quickly. Finning provided us with a demonstrator machine and we carried out performance comparisons against other manufacturers and found fuel savings of 35%.
“We chose the Cat 972K because it meets our requirements of a high-performing, durable and versatile machine. The Just Add Diesel option gives our business a great end-to-end solution with a fixed cost base.
”We have also been able to fix our costs on the Cat 966K XE with a total service package from Finning.
“Our application requires machinery that guarantees a high level of output at the lowest cost per tonne.
“It’s imperative for us to have machinery in operation that can deliver a high level of performance, so to know that we have a guaranteed uptime of 98% is crucial.
“Quarrying demands machinery that is durable and robust, and with the added benefit of the Finsight engineers constantly monitoring the wheel loader’s performance, I am sure we will see benefits to the business in time.”
Alistair Murdoch, Key Account Manager from Finning, said, “It’s more and more common for businesses to look at ways to save money in fleet management, so when we worked with Cloburn Quarry to understand its needs, we recommended a Cat 966K XE and 972K wheel loaders as they offer a high turnover of production.”
