Stockport based multi-utility services specialist OCU Group (“OCU”) has invested more than £750,000 in a bid to provide clients with the latest innovative equipment designed to make complex projects more efficient and improve overall site safety.
OCU has added two LaValley Industries’ TONGHAND® attachments and two 20-tonne Finnings Cat 320 excavators to its fleet.
The new generation excavators reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 25% and deliver 45% more operational efficiency through the integrated technology. Each of
the excavators also feature 360-degree cameras allowing operators to capture the entirety of the surrounding environment, significantly improving the safety of onsite workers. The configuration is the first of its kind in the UK.
The TONGHAND® attachment is operated by one sole cab driver, eliminating the need for additional labour to manually unscrew and move the heavy HDD drill rods.enabling operators to work in a safer and more efficient way.
Mike McNulty, HDD Director at OCU, said:
“TONGHAND delivers unparalleled speed, precision and performance. We have already seen these benefits with the original Tonghand attachment that was added to the fleet
more than five years ago to assist the 400 tonne crew with rod handling on the side of the project.
Investing in a further two attachments of the smaller size Tonghand XS, will allow us the flexibility to use them on our fleet of midi rigs, increase productivity, and
our capacity to complete projects on time and to budget.
Fundamentally this investment will improve safety massively as it will take people away from a potentially risky environment due to the fully automated capabilities.”
OCU’s focus on investing in technology is aimed at increasing productivity and improving collaboration, benefiting the most complex of projects.
