First Volvo excavator for Thompson’s of Prudhoe

HAVING operated Volvo articulated dumptrucks for many years, Northumberland-based Thompson’s of Prudhoe are no strangers to Volvo Construction Equipment products, but the purchase of a 36-tonne Volvo EC360CL hydraulic excavator is a new departure for the

Purchased purely on the machine specification and overall package on offer from Volvo, the EC360C has gone to work loading blasted dolomitic limestone into dumptrucks at the company’s Bishop Middleham Quarry in Co. Durham, and will soon be teamed up with

Between them the machines will be expected to produce around 500,000 tonnes of extracted material from the quarry each year. Both the excavator and haulers will be serviced and maintained by Volvo service engineers, under Volvo’s blue customer service agr

Commenting on the deal, John Thompson Junior, director and third-generation member of the family-run business, said: ‘We enjoy a strong relationship with the local team from Volvo and have been impressed with their level of care and support over the years

The EC360C is powered by a 12-litre Volvo Tier III low-emission engine, which develops 250hp. Coupled to Volvo’s innovative integrated work-mode control hydraulic system, the machine is said to deliver high productivity and high digging capacity, as well

Founded in 1948 and currently celebrating 60 years in business, Thompson’s of Prudhoe are specialist demolition and earthworks contractors. From their headquarters in Low Prudhoe, Northumberland, they also manage the operation of four quarries, four waste