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Sam Marles
adds more
Volvos
Sam Marles, proprietor of Sam
Marles Plant Hire based at
Woodbury Salterton near Exeter
orders a new ECR25D zero
swing excavator and an ECR88D
reduced swing excavator from
Volvo for his hire and contracting
business.
Since setting up his plant
and contracting business ten
years ago, owner Sam Mar-
les has enjoyed the last two of
them operating a Volvo EC R28 zero
swing excavator.
“The majority of our work is
contracting to Western Power
Distribution which means we
have to be ready to react to
demand 24 hours a day, seven
days a week and that’s just not
possible unless you have good
machine reliability and sound
back up from the local dealer.
“I’ve been impressed with the
support from Plant & Engineering
Services which helped me decide
to opt for the Volvo brand once
again,”
says Sam, explaining his reason for
investing more with Volvo.
The new ECR25D replaces his two
year old ECR28 whilst at the same
time he has invested in the larger 8.8
tonne ECR88D.
The ECR25D has had optional
hose rupture valves fitted to both
the boom and dipper arm cylinders
for handling electricity poles whilst
the ECR88D has been equipped with
an Engcon Tiltrotator making the
machine highly productive and flex-
ible on site.
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