Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe)

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe)

Search
Global website

First impressions count for UK contractor

Videos
04 Dec 2025

“The excavators from Synergy Hire are changed every two years, so they are the right age with the right number of working hours,” says Site Manager Keith Sturmer. “I don’t think we’ve ever had a breakdown.

“And it’s always good to have professional, good-looking equipment on site – first impressions count. It attracts the eyes of other people in the industry.”

Davey Civils Site Manager, Keith Sturmer, explains why Hitachi excavators are hired from Synergy Hire to work on its below-ground civil engineering projects in the south-east of England.

Why stop reading now? Others liked:

Hitachi excavators transform limestone extraction at historic quarry

Two Hitachi EX1200 ultra-large excavators are reshaping operations at the Eqiom cement quarry in Héming, France.

Hitachi operator rates reliable excavators

Karl has been using a Hitachi ZX135US-7, demobilising a site following the upgrade of a sewage and treatment works facility in Kent, south-east England.

An EX3600-6 excavator clocks up 100,000 hours of operation

A Hitachi EX3600-6 ultra-large hydraulic excavator has achieved an important milestone – reaching 100,000 hours of operation at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan.