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63 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • NOVEMBER 2015
In today’s market we often consider
sourcing plant from overseas suppliers
as we strive for any edge over our
competitors, Kevin Wilson, Chief
Executive Officer from Crommelins
Machinery said. “In doing so, the
temptation is to only look at the upfront
purchase price and not the total cost
of ownership which includes servicing,
reliability and plant life,” Kevin said.
“This upfront saving often equates to only
one or two days’ hire cost which can then
be chewed up very quickly if the plant is
broken down or not fit for purpose.
“The advantage of a local manufacturer
includes the flexibility to customise your
plant, reducing the need for ‘retro-fitting’
of wheel kits, fire extinguishers or safety
stops, etc. Many local manufacturers are
flexible enough to say ‘nothing is too hard
for us’. If your plant requires a special
frame or specifications, it can normally
be done. You also have the peace of mind
it will be built to exacting Australian
standards and regulatory requirements.
“Locally assembled and tested means
your plant is built and tested to a
stringent level of specifications, ensuring
it is ready to work straight out of the
box,” Kevin said.
“Even if things do go wrong, backup and
support is available immediately with
local manufacturers easily contactable
and normally able to deliver parts to you
by the next day, making sure your plant is
back on the road earning you money.”
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Why choose local?
This ‘fully specced’ Diesel Generator even comes
with 6x Wheels for effortless steering
Atlas Copco Australia is playing a key
role in bringing clean water to a rural
area of Cambodia through its employee-
driven Water for All organisation.
Water for All will finance the installation
of bio sand filters to provide clean
water and provide education on how to
maintain the filters, benefiting more than
2,000 Cambodian locals. The employee
driven charity will install 135 bio sand
filters, in total supplying 58 families with
clean drinking water, adding up to a
total of 2,455 beneficiaries. The project,
done in cooperation with non-profit
organisation Samaritans Purse, expects
to be completed by December 2015.
Water for All is Atlas Copco’s main
community engagement initiative. Run
by employees and through voluntary
donations, boosted by the Atlas Copco
Group, this non-profit organisation has
so far provided clean drinking water to
more than 1.5 million people.
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project in Cambodia
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