Expanding the established Preston Hire business has now allowed for the creation of Super EarthMoving, the newest and one of the fastest growing division of Preston Hire.
At only four months old, the EarthMoving team is already making an impact on the industry offering a differing approach to excavators and their applications.
Preston Hire Earthmoving Specialist Jason Green says the business’ unique approach to customer care and service is what sets the hiring service apart.
“We are looking to provide cost effective choices to customers. Everywhere, customers are spoilt for choice in today’s market, but we feel like our experience with construction clients can help to provide greater solutions for customers,” Green says.
As one of Australia’s premier hiring services, Preston Hire already has extensive experience in the machine hiring industry.
Building upon the business’ high-rise construction, lifting and access machinery hire services, Preston Hire saw an opportunity to expand its operations.
Rather than attaching the earth moving division to one of Preston Hire’s many services, the organisation sought to develop a dedicated area of the business for earth moving equipment from the ground up.
The result is a specialised service, consisting of the major components which have led to Preston Hire’s continued success in the industry – these being industry and project guidance for customers and continued support for customers in their construction, infrastructure, civil and commercial needs.
Having an existing network of hiring services has enabled Preston Hire’s new department to flourish. Customers of the Super EarthMoving department are guaranteed to receive helpful industry guidance.
Currently consisting of eight varying weight class excavator models, the Preston Hire fleet offers a range of machines to suit a variety of projects and business sizes.
Ranging from 1.7 to 22 tonne operating weights, the Super EarthMoving machine line ensures that customers can find the best machine for the right project.
The SY16C mini excavator is the lightest in operating weight at 1750 kilograms, offering services for smaller projects. The product is also environmentally friendly and cost efficient, with lowered fuel costs.
In comparison, the SY215C excavator is suited for larger projects, with its 22,600-kilogram operating weight. Tailored for a range of applications, the robust excavator is ideal for harsh settings.
The Super EarthMoving department features SANY machinery, an earthmoving and construction machinery provider of cost effective and reliable machinery.
Super EarthMoving selected SANY as the division’s main provider, due to their wide range of excavating vehicles, as well as the growing size of their machinery supply within Australia.
As Green says, the range caters not only for different operators, but also different working environments.
“We apply the same principles that we would with other departments, we place a greater emphasis on understanding the project itself rather than just the customer,” he says.
“We’ll ask questions around the scale of the project, and that way we can serve customers to their individual needs, rather than just apply a broad approach to machinery hire.”
This approach enables the Super EarthMoving department to be effective for a much wider range of customers, whether they are private contractors or larger construction customers.
Understanding the requirements of the project itself ensures that the customer can select an appropriate hiring package, instead of repeat visits to a machine hire business.
“You don’t just quote the customer on what they want, you try and dig a bit deeper to understand the project, in that way we take a project manager approach,” Green says.
With the new Super EarthMoving department, Green says the priority is to ensure that customers and contractors alike can rely on a specialised service.
With Preston Hire’s strict workplace, health and safety structure and quality policies, operators as well as customers can remain safe while operating hired products. These policies include a contractor induction, confirming that all operators and users of the machinery can remain safe while working on site.
“We try to apply consistent principles to our earth moving gear in terms of safety. We understand the customers’ needs as they come, and we have policies in place to help accordingly,” Green explains.
The Preston Hire Super EarthMoving department is set to further expand its services. Currently offering machinery within New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, the business is looking at the best way to also cater for demands from other states.
This article was originally published in the July edition of our magazine. To read the magazine, click here.
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