SHANNONSIDE Civil Engineering is marking a decade of Hitachi excavators.
The firm has utilised more than 200 Hitachi diggers over the last ten years, and currently has a fleet of over 100 Zaxis models ranging from 3-30 tonnes. The Midlands-based company specialises in housing, infrastructure, and commercial projects.
Two recent additions to the fleet, a ZX225US-7 and ZX350-7, are working alongside two other medium excavators, a ZX130-6 and ZX225USLC-6, on a housing development for Persimmon Homes in Cheltenham. Shannonside is responsible for preparing the infrastructure, roads and drainage system for 260 houses, and the project is expected to last four years.
MD Brendan Carty said, “Since I moved here in the 1980s from Ireland, I have operated and supervised Hitachi machines, from the UH063 and EX150. They were all reliable and user-friendly. When I set up my own company, there was no doubt what colour the machines would be!”
The latest Zaxis-7 machines are equipped with Leica Geosystems machine control and Engcon tiltrotators, supplied by HCMUK’s Hitachi Connected Technology team.
Operator Tim Philpotts has worked for Shannonside for eight years and was the first to work with the company’s Zaxis-7 models. He added, “I’ve been working with the ZX225USLC-7 since July 2023. It’s versatile enough to fit into any space, but also big enough to make an impact – it’s a small machine with a big attitude!
“The layout of the cab is good, with controls in easy reach – everything is where you need it to be. And the Engcon tiltrotator makes life easier, as less movement of the machine is required, and it makes it quicker to do the work.”
