The UK’s
first Bobcat Remote Control compact loader has increased safety and reduced
costs on a major demolition contract in London.
Purchased
by BooBoo Plant Hire, based in Kings Langley, and supplied by Bobcat of London,
the local Authorised Bobcat dealer, the Remote Control S450 skid-steer loader
is working on the top-down demolition of a former wing of the Whittington
Hospital in Upper Holloway in North London, being carried out by main
contractor, Kent-based Erith.
Bobcat of
London supplied the S450 with a kit for the Bobcat Remote Control System -
installed in a matter of minutes, the Remote Control System allows the operator
to leave the seat in the cab of the S450 and control it remotely whilst
maintaining full visibility and safety. Compatible with any Bobcat skid-steer,
compact track and all wheel steer loader equipped with the company’s Selectable
Joystick Controls, the Remote Control System can be quickly removed, leaving
the standard machine in its original form.
The new
S450 forms part of a fleet of Bobcat machines purchased from Bobcat of London
by BooBoo Plant Hire, that are being used on the contract - the company
is responsible for supplying specialist equipment for the project. They include
conventional and specially modified E85 8.5 tonne mini-excavators and an S70
skid-steer loader.
Two of the
E85 units have specially modified hydraulics that allow them to operate a Multi
Quick Processor 25 (MQP-25) and large hydraulic breakers, whilst still
maintaining the low ground pressure that is required for working safely on the
floors of buildings being demolished in this way. BooBoo Plant Hire prides
itself in running a state-of-the-art fleet and like all the machines in the
fleet, the Bobcat loaders and excavators are all less than three years old and
meet the Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) emission standards.
