A Hyundai 30-tonne crawler excavator is the first machine to wear the striking new livery of Loughborough-based True Group.
The business, with plant hire, grab lorry, aggregate supply, recycling, vehicle leasing and contracting divisions, is evolving from its original branding of True Plant Hire, to reflect the growing diversity of its operations across the region and nationwide.
The new crawler excavator is being put to work on the company’s new waste transfer station. With a storage capacity of up to 75,000-tonnes a year, the operation recycles more than 95% of the material that is taken in from sites across the region. The 30-tonne HX300A L has been equipped with a 2.5m wide Allu screening bucket, which will start the sorting process, as material is loaded into the mobile crusher in the waste facility. The machine will also be available through the plant hire fleet, where it will be offered with a range of attachments, including a hydraulic breaker.
The company first acquired a Hyundai excavator in 2018, adding a compact tailswing HX235A with a dozer blade to the fleet. The reliability and strong performance of that machine was a contributing factor in the purchase of the new HX300A L. “The service that we get from our Hyundai dealer, Willowbrook Plant, is excellent,” said company founder and managing director Tom MacFarlane. “Plus, the deal that we were offered on the HX300A L was very good. Our previous experience with Hyundai machines is that they are bombproof, very reliable.”
