Roadstone keep ‘ahead of the curve’ with equipment upgrade
CRH member company makes major investment in Komatsu and Metso plant and equipment
CRH member company Roadstone have completed a major plant and equipment investment at their quarry, aggregates, and concrete products sites across the Republic of Ireland.
The equipment – supplied by Ireland’s Komatsu and Metso distributor, McHale Plant Sales – included Komatsu WA475 and WA600 wheel loaders, and a WA800 wheel loader with 24-tonne capacity bucket. Also included were Komatsu PC360 and HB365 Hybrid excavators, and a number of HD605 rigid dumptrucks.
The Komatsu units have gone to sites across the Roadstone network at Belgard, near Dublin, Ballygarvan (Cork), Ennis (Clare), Mullaghcrone (Meath), and Kilmacow (Kilkenny).
Metso mobile crushing equipment included in the deal comprised Lokotrack LT120 jaw and LT200HP and LT300HP cone units for use at Roadstone’s Brownswood Quarry, in Wexford, and Rock Big Quarry in Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At these locations, all three crushers will work on what McHale Plant Sales say is ‘the hardest rock in Ireland’.
McHale Plant Sales director Denis McGrath said: ‘For an organization of their size, Roadstone have always been diligent when it comes to investing in plant and equipment. Whether powered by growth and product demand from customers, or by a need to upgrade and replace ageing equipment impacted by wear and tear, CRH and Roadstone have always known how important it is to be ahead of the curve by having fully functioning equipment to deliver what is needed on site.’
