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Quarrying News
Hyundai shovels are a perfect fit
for RMR Sand and Aggregates
RMR Sand and Aggregates is part of the Construction Hub group of companies owned by Rob Morris and undertakes the company’s inert material recycling and material handling operations.
Rob started his business just under 20 years ago and has grown into a multi-million-pound turnover company not just undertaking groundworks and earthworks contracts but also a wide variety of other operations. “We run each business as its own entity but wanted them to come under the same umbrella, hence The Construction Hub branding.” Rob commented “We have grown to offer not just the groundworks side of the business, but also plant hire, transport, recycling, demolition, and winter services such as ploughing and gritting. We have also set up a training facility at Barry where we not only train our own staff, but we offer training services for outside contractors and companies.”
The groundworks side of the business operates across South Wales stopping at the River Severn and heading as far North as Brecon. “We get a nosebleed if we go any further North!” Rob jokes. Undertaking packages for both housebuilding and commercial clients, the company has invested heavily in a range of excavators from 3 tonnes up to 30 tonnes along with ancillary equipment such as dumpers, rollers, and telehandlers. A recent order for ten Molson Equipment supplied Kobelco SK130LC-11 excavators along with five SK85 and four SK280 machines has seen the fleet split between the Japanese branded equipment and a South Korean brand. “We won’t put our eggs in one basket as some of our operators like one brand, others like another. It’s all about getting the balance right between keeping everyone happy.” The
strive to productivity gains has also seen a huge investment in GPS machine control being added to the fleet with Leica Geosystems being the preferred choice.
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