Sydney-based Regal Innovations, a company with some big commitments and an impressive body of work, has chosen Hitachi excavators and is happy to share the reasons why.
Offering a complete range of commercial and civil landscaping construction services to clients across Australia, the company has an impressive list of clients which includes high-profile names like Lend-Lease and The City of Sydney.
While the big, glamorous projects are obviously showpieces for the company, there’s a strong side of the business based in revamping community areas. As Plant and Equipment Co-ordinator Ashlee Power told Landscape Contractor magazine, “I feel like that’s reflected in our team life here. Everyone’s very family oriented. Building these parks and drawing people together is one of our main goals.”
And a very important part of all Regal Innovations’ work is its fleet of Hitachi excavators – seven of them.
The fleet
Ranging from 1.7 tons to 13 tons, the choice of Hitachi excavators wasn’t a hasty one.
Ashlee explained: “We were using a different brand, but we found we were suffering a lot of downtime. There was a lot of servicing and the machines just weren’t reliable,” said Ashlee thoughtfully.
“We went out into the market looking for a really strong, reputable brand that delivered reliable, top-of-the-range equipment. We did our homework and we landed on Hitachi.”
The first Hitachi was a ZX135US purchased in 2013, and it must’ve done it’s work well, because Regal Innovations hasn’t hesitated to increase its commitment to Hitachi.
“We’ve probably ordered six machines in less than 12 months,” said Ashlee. “We want to transition all our excavators over to Hitachi now.
Safety
A lot of the work in public areas is ideal for smaller machines, and Regal Innovations’ Hitachis, mostly 2.6-ton or 5.5-ton excavators, are kept working hard. And of vital importance to any business is the dependability of its gear.
“We find the Hitachi equipment is very reliable,” said Ashlee. “The machines are built to last, and they have very minimal downtime.
“The cabins are super-comfortable, too, and we get a lot of feedback from the operators that they like being in the Hitachis.”
There is, of course, another primary consideration when choosing any tools or equipment, and Ashlee made the point before we could ask. “The other pivotal point for us was the safety equipment Hitachi puts on its machines as standard equipment,” said the Sydney-sider. “We recently had to spec our machines up to Tier 1 standard, and so I sent the list of to George Paradisis, our contact at Hitachi, and he came back to tell me pretty much all those requirements are standard Hitachi fitment.
“I didn’t have to run around like a crazy person adding on to our machines to get that certification.”
A happy customer
After listening to Ashlee talk about Regal Innovations and Hitachi, it’s clear she’s very happy with both, and from a company standpoint, Regal Innovations considers Hitachi machinery an excellent investment. Ashlee summed up the situation: “We’re really happy with the brand.”
See the entire Hitachi range at hitachicm.com.au.