scrap yard equipment & operations projects throughout SMR’s widespread service area. “We have eight excavators in our fleet mounted with shears, cutters and grapples, and one with a breaker. We move our equipment all over the east and far north. The new LiuGong rig works well in any climate, whatever weather we put it in. The performance is very good, it’s dependable, and the E series is even more comfortable than earlier models.” One of the key features SMR operators like about the E series rig is its ROPS-certified, ergonomically designed cab offering them greater visibility, expansive leg room, a new multi-function LCD monitor, automatic air conditioner and large storage space. It’s designed to be one of the most comfortable working environments available to operators in the North American market, with features including a fine-tuned joystick control, a standard rearview backup camera, and improved hydraulics. “Honestly, the new E series is just better,” Di Menna says. “It’s faster, more precise.” SMR is far from done growing. Demand for valuable, recycled materials continues to rise, Di Menna says. “People have woken up to its value. Every year, more and more people are looking to ‘green’ resources. Scrap steel and nonferrous metals like copper and brass are more and more important to society. Scrap metal is ‘green’. And we are a green operation.” Over the next few years, SMR is planning a major expansion, and the plan is to add more Tier 4 Final LiuGong machines to its fleet.
Massimo M. Di Menna, founder and president of Société des Métaux Recyclés (SMR). “We’ve been approached by others,” continues Di Menna. “I just tell them, ‘You cost too much.’ I have a reliable, capable machine with good service at a good price point. Why would I switch? And it’s why I have been recommending LiuGong to my friends and those I work with in the industry.” “I started this business as just one man. I had no investors, no partners. And now SMR is doing $25 million a year and we are still growing. We are going to take it to the next level in the very near future.” This article was submitted on behalf of LiuGong North America.
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