S & DE Robertson (Insch) Limited, which hires out machinery and operators to construction sites in the north of Scotland, has said it has returned to the Doosan brand.

The Aberdeenshire-based company has purchased a new Stage IIIB compliant DX180LC-3 18-tonne crawler excavator from Balgownie Ltd, the local Authorised Doosan and Bobcat dealer.

The addition to the firm's growing fleet of machinery has replaced a 180 backhoe for use on a number of drainage, sewerage and other site works near the company's headquarters in Insch.


Stuart Robertson, Managing Director, said: "With the new 18 tonne machine from Doosan, we are getting everything – additional power and digging performance, with a chunkier boom and a very robust undercarriage to handle heavy earthmoving and lifting work on site, whilst it is still compact enough for work on road contracts and housing developments where size can be an issue.

"The all-round visibility from the cab is excellent and the DX180LC-3 model has impressive reach at ground level. On the current sewerage and drainage works, the DX180LC-3 excavator is excelling in lifting the heavy concrete pipes into place for the new waste pipe system."

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