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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
AUGUST
2016
EXCAVATORS
Focusing on construction/building
materials and construction and mining
machines and equipment, bauma 2016
is the world’s largest trade fair and this year the
show attracted approximately 580 000 visitors
from 200 countries, a rise of more than 9%
on the previous show in 2013. A total of 3 423
exhibitors – 263 from Germany and 2 160 from
abroad – from 58 countries, presented their
products, developments and innovations on a
record 605 000 m
2
of exhibition space.
Over 100 Bobcat compact loaders, compact
excavators and telehandlers were sold on the
stand during Bauma with the greatest interest
shown in the E17, E19 and E20 1-2 tonne compact
excavators as well as the prototype of the new
E10 electrically powered 1 tonne micro-exca-
vator presented for the first time at the exhibition.
The demonstration of the E10 Electric
excavator proved to be a big draw on the stand
which also included the first showing of the new
Bobcat Stage IV engine for the company’s rigid
frame telehandlers and the new sand cleaner,
one of a wide array of Bobcat attachments on
the stand. The list of new products was even
more extensive in the display of Doosan Heavy
machines, which included five new wheeled
excavators, two new crawler excavators and
two new wheel loaders.
The 40 Doosan machine sales from the
stand covered all sizes of equipment and
included both tracked and wheeled excavators,
wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks.
There was also a significant number of sales
and enquiries for compressors, generators and
lighting systems in the Doosan Portable Power
range, which included the first showing of the
new Doosan G400-IIIA and G500-IIIA Stage IIIA
compliant generators at bauma.
There was a lot of interest from the interna-
tional trade press in the Doosan Bobcat stand
with over 120 face-to-face interviews conducted
on the stand. One leading German publication
judged the Doosan Bobcat stand in the top 3
‘must-sees’ at the exhibition.
Ideally situated in the outside area and close
to the East and North entrances of the show, the
Doosan Bobcat stand proved to be a magnet for
visitors also attracted by the spectacular demo
show held several times a day.
SALES SUCCESS
According to Doosan Bobcat EMEA, the Bauma 2016 exhibition in
Munich in Germany was a great success for the company, with over
150 machines sold on the stand during the show and a huge number
of sales leads generated for follow-up after the event.
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The owner of Upfold Plant Hire, Ryan
Upfold, was so impressed with the Kobelco
SK210LC-8 that he purchased a second
unit in February this year.
What impressed Upfold most was the fuel
consumption produced by the Hino power plant,
far less than any of the other machines he has
ever owned. The power of the machine was also
a big motivator. The first unit was supplied with
an intermediate dipper arm. Upfold was sceptical
about the breakout forces, but to his surprise there
was almost no difference compared to his older
machines. He says that the speed and balance of
the machine is impressive and made a difference
in production cycles.
Fom left: Ryan Upfold (owner), Ken Shipley
(ALS Cartage) and Corne Coetzer
(GM Toyota Tsusho Africa).
Set right beside the River Dee,
Abergeldie Castle, an A-listed
16
th
-century tower house, teetered
on the brink of collapse when
unprecedented heavy rainfall caused the river
to burst its banks, sweeping away around
20 m of the banking and leaving the historic
building in a precarious position.
Teetering on the brink
Supplied by Balgownie, based at Inverurie in
Aberdeenshire, the local Authorised Doosan
and Bobcat dealer, the long-reach capability
of the DX300SLR-5 excavator was pivotal in
shoring up the banks of the river and saving
the castle, before work was immediately
commenced to further repair and strengthen
the river bank to ensure the future survival of
the property.
David Smith, managing director of David
Smith Contractors, said: “We were pleased
to be of help in the works to save Abergeldie
Castle. As soon as it was delivered by
Balgownie, the new Doosan machine was off
to site to work on the river bank next to the
castle. Long-reach excavators like the Doosan
DX300SLR-5 model are a speciality of ours and
are popular in Scotland.”
In the face of the storms, the 76-year-old
baron of Abergeldie, John Gordon, and his
wife had to flee their castle and seek refuge
with neighbours until the castle could be
secured to prevent it from toppling into the
raging river.
Having secured £100 000 funding and
with support from Aberdeenshire Council,
teams worked tirelessly through the night for
five days to build up the banks by the castle
using tonnes of rocks to effectively prop the
castle up and prevent further erosion of the
banks. Thankfully, the castle is now no longer
deemed at risk.
The new Stage IV compliant Doosan
DX300SLR-5 was deployed to place hundreds of
tonnes of stone along the river bank adjacent
to the castle to reclaim the river bank.
FIRST EXCAVATOR IMPRESSES
The first Kobelco excavator was delivered to Upfold Plant Hire in Port
Shepstone since Toyota Tsusho Africa was appointed as distributor
for South Africa.
Delivery took place last year December.
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Excavator helps
In the UK, a new Doosan
DX300SLR-5 crawler
excavator that was part of
a fleet of machines hired
from Fraserburgh-based
David Smith Contractors,
has played a vital role in
helping to save the historic
Abergeldie Castle following
huge storms in Scotland.
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