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HOUSE RM Contractors puts its faith in Doosan with a new order. Construction Plant News finds out more.
(l to r) Andy Chatham, Sales Director of T H WHITE Construction and Chris Moen, Managing Director of RM Contractors
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ince its inception in 1994, family run RM Contractors has grown to be one of the leading groundworks and civil engineering companies in the midlands and the Home Counties. As well as the headquarters in Worcestershire, the firm has a regional office in Oxfordshire. Providing site preparation and groundworks for some of Britain’s leading housebuilders, the contractor’s catchment area stretches from Shropshire, Herefordshire and the Welsh borders, down to Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire in the south and to Weston-super-Mare in the west. “We primarily operate in the residential market for the UK’s top housebuilders and can deliver a wide range of services from groundworks, bulk excavations, roads, sewers, infrastructure and section 278 works,” explains Managing Director, Chris Moen. “High levels of health and safety are a key pillar, and we hold both CHAS and SMAS Worksafe certifications. “Our staff are at the heart of our business – we continually invest in developing their skills and expertise, ensuring we are offering the best service and quality. We have an experienced team of over 500
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people and a large fleet of machinery including the new Doosan excavators, enabling us to take care of all of our client’s needs. This has enabled us to develop longstanding partnerships with our clients.” It was that faith in the knowledge and judgement of its employees that was a major factor in the investment in 11 new DX-7 medium-sized crawler excavators from Doosan. The order is being supplied by Doosan Authorised Dealer, T H WHITE Construction, based in Stourport-onSevern and comprises 10 DX140LC-7 14 tonne machines and a DX225LC-7 23 tonne crawler model. “We decided to put a few different Doosan machines on trial from T H White
Construction,” reveals Chris. “We were very impressed by the Doosan machines, but it was the comments from our drivers that really made the difference – they love the new excavators.”
DX-7 Medium-Sized Excavators The DX140LC-7 and DX225LC-7 are part of Doosan’s new medium-sized ‘DX-7’ range of 17 Stage V crawler and wheeled excavator models from 14 to 25 tonne. Altogether, the new medium-sized DX-7 models provide significantly higher performance in every area than the previous generation Stage IV machines. They combine enhanced comfort, increased tool carrier capability and novel operator assist technology, with
