BUILDING ON SUCCESS

expanding with major Doosan acquisitions leading manufacturers.”

One area that all the drivers at Kingsheath Construction commented on was the high build quality of the DX140LC-7. For example, the state-of-the-art cab excels in terms of spaciousness and ergonomics, taking operator comfort and ease of operation to new levels. As well as a new high quality seat, the enhanced cab offers more features as standard than other machines on the market, ensuring super controllability and high precision in all applications.

Nick Earl added: “The build quality of these machines is a massive leap from the machines we have had previously. The DX140LC-7 also offers high comfort and a 180 degree camera system as standard, which we increase to a 360 degree system on every machine, to provide all round safety when using the machines on site.”

Jamie Pike, Managing Director at Kingsheath Construction, acknowledges the importance of the machinery fleet in the success of the company: “We currently run our own fleet of around 50 machines. The arrival of the new Doosan excavators is the latest in our ongoing investment programme in new plant to ensure our crews have the safest and highest performing machinery on the market. This is combined with our expertise, experience and resources to set the highest possible standards within the industry, delivering a finished product that exceeds expectation.”

Kingsheath Construction can provide a wide range of services including groundworks, demolition, remediation, earthworks and enabling works, RC frame and highway works. Groundworks is a core function of the business, whether continuing on from demolition or enabling works to undertaking a full new build project.The company can offer the full groundworks package with experience in all types of foundations and piling methods, continuing up to substructures and oversites, drainage, services and external finishes.

Powered by the Doosan D34 4-cylinder Stage V diesel engine providing 86 kW (115 HP) of power at 2,000 RPM, the 14.6 tonne DX140LC-7 is one of 11 models in Doosan’s new generation DX-7 range of medium-sized Stage V compliant excavators from 14 to 25 tonne. Like the other DX-7 models, the DX140LC-7 provides significantly higher performance in every area than the previous generation Stage IV machine, offering enhanced comfort, increased tool carrier capability and novel operator assist technology.

Other new features boost fuel efficiency, uptime and return on investment, with a focus on increased power, robustness and agility. Maintenance of the diesel particulate filter (DPF) has also been greatly reduced, with no maintenance required until the machine has operated for 8,000 hours.

Kellands (Plant Sales) has been a Doosan dealer since 1987 and is the Authorised Dealer for West and South England. As well as Bridgwater, Kellands has depots at Brentwood, Aldershot and Camelford.

In the West, Kellands is responsible for the counties of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Scilly. The area covered in the south of England includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, the City of London, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.

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