Aggregate Industries opt for lightweight tipping gear

Company to fit weight-saving Edbro’s CX14 tipping gear to all new rigid tipping vehicles

AGGREGATE Industries have announced that they will be fitting their new rigid tipping vehicles with Edbro’s lightweight CX14 tipping gear. The CX14 is said to be the lightest 8x4 gear available on the market at just 477kg – including oil.

Offering a weight saving of up to 230kg against comparable cylinders, it is estimated that Aggregate Industries will generate up to £8,000 in extra payload per vehicle.

‘We regularly update our fleet and always have two key priorities in mind,’ commented Jeff Stobbart, national logistics manager for Aggregate Industries. ‘First, we make sure that any equipment we install conforms to our strict safety standards; and secondly, we seek to maximize each vehicle’s payload.

‘Edbro understand our market and work with us to push the boundaries on safe and efficient weight saving. Their cylinders have stood the test of time, and their ‘fit and forget’ policy is exactly what we are looking for in our equipment.’

The CX14 was launched two years ago as the latest product in Edbro’s weight-saving CX series of combined ram and tank units. The kit is said to offer a 60kg weight saving against the market leading CX15 and a saving of 230kg against direct competitors.

It is estimated that over an average vehicle’s lifetime, this will allow for an additional £8,000 of payload to be transported.

Danny Broomfield, UK business development manager for Edbro, added: ‘Ever since the launch of the CX14 we have had a fantastic response. Existing customers are choosing to use the CX14 where suitable, and new customers are asking us to supply their fleets.

‘Aggregate Industries are well known throughout the business and it is a massive boost to know that they trust our equipment on all their new vehicles.’