Hitachi Capital has been chosen
to supply utility provider National Grid with 10 suction
excavators, the biggest order for such specialist vehicles in the
UK to date.
The 10 excavators, which are provided
under a four-year contract hire deal with an option to extend by a
further four years, will be used by National Grid in its gas pipe
replacement programme, which aims to renew more than 90,000km of
existing cast iron, ductile and steel gas mains in England.
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The UK-based subsidiary of Hitachi
Limited has worked closely with TT-UK and its German partner RSP,
which specialises in the construction and manufacture of suction
excavators, to develop a bespoke solution in order to access
underground pipelines “with speed and accuracy, without disturbing
existing networks”.
Hitachi Capital CV Services accounts
manager, Richard Dyke, said: “We’ve worked for two years with TT-UK
and RSP to develop a bespoke vehicle solution that meets the
specific requirements of National Grid for this project.”
“Now we’ve started to deliver the
vehicles, we’ll ensure they are maintained and inspected regularly
to be fully compliant with operating standards. All National Grid
will need to do is put a driver and fuel in the vehicle and insure
it – we’ll take care of the rest,” he added.
Hitachi Capital has been providing
National Grid with a full range of vehicles, including cars, vans
and large goods vehicles with bespoke ancillary equipment such as
cranes and tail lifts.
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