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Case study

Over a decade of supply to Irlam based contractor AW Demolition

Over a decade of supply

Worsley Plant are proud to have been supplying AW Demolition with Attachments for almost a decade.

The Irlam based contractor started his journey with Worsley Plant when he purchased his first Rotar RG37 in 2014 and has since gone on to add numerous Rotar grabs, pulverisers and shears along with equipping his entire fleet of excavators with the Lehnhoff Lehmatic hitch system.

‘When I was looking for a second selector grab for my first machine, the build quality of the Rotar stood out for me.’ ‘Not only was the build quality good, but the deal put together by the team at Worsley Plant made it a simple decision for me to buy it.’

Managing Director Austin Wilkinson

Expanding their fleet

The past decade has seen AW Demolition add over 30 Rotar attachments into the fleet including selector grabs, crackers and processors, around 25 Lehnhoff hitches which have been fitted to machines from 13 to 80 tonnes in weight and several Dynaset magnets. ‘Like the Rotar products, the Lehnhoff was well built and had a good pedigree.’ Austin commented. ‘Taking the first hitch really opened my eyes as to the time savings which could be made using such an attachment. It wasn’t cheap, but calculating the downtime from changing tools, repairing broken hoses and damage repairs made from using the wrong attachment, soon made the cost more bearable.’

 

Lehnhoff – reducing the need of additional machinery

As machines were replaced or brought in for overhauls, the Lehnhoffs were fitted until every machine now carries the fully automatic hitch. ‘We’ve found that before Lehnhoff we would have needed an additional machine on site just to keep up with production. Now we can reduce that number by one or two units depending on the size of the site and still maintain production levels.’ Austin explained. ‘Whilst the initial outlay may seem expensive, we can recoup this cost easily over a 12 month period.’

 

Offering an extensive range

One of the latest additions to join the fleet is also AW Demolition’s first new machine, a Liugong 933F. Supplied direct from the dealer to Worsley Plant’s yard in Middlewich, the Liugong was fitted with a VL250 Lehnhoff hitch and Rotar RG40N with the selector grab being fully tested before the machine was sent to work in Manchester. ‘Whilst we will happily fit and test our products on site, it was nice to be able to have the machine in the yard for us to work on.’ Sales Director Adrian Nixon.

‘It has been a pleasure working with Austin and his team over the past decade and seeing him grow from a one man/one machine operation into one of the leading demolition contractors in the Northwest of England.’

Sales Director Adrian Nixon

 

Lehnhoff – Easier and far safer

With the machine on site and undertaking the demolition of a former Premier Inn hotel, operator Kevin Gould was making full use of the Lehnhoff hitch as he was processing and sorting material from the remains of the building. ‘It’s a great piece of engineering and it gives me the ability to be far more productive than I was.’ He comments. ‘As I’m working my through the material if I find something that requires munching or cutting, it just takes a few seconds to swap my attachment over. Before it was easy to drop the tool, but you had to get out of the cab to swap hoses. This is okay when it’s a nice clean site but in the middle of winter, on a dark site, not so easy. Having the Lehnhoff has made my day easier and far safer.’

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