Tarmac acquires Caterpillar 6030 excavator for Mountsorrel quarry

Tarmac acquired a new Caterpillar 6030 hydraulic mining shovel for its Mountsorrel quarry in Leicestershire, UK. The 300-tonne excavator is now fully operational and is the second such machine at the site.

“The 6030 excavator is our second here at Mountsorrel and the two are the largest of their kind in operation at a UK quarry.”earthmoversmagazine.co.uk

• 2 sources
• earthmoversmagazine.co.ukTarmac’s new big Cat completes its line-up of UK’s largest excavators at Mountsorrel quarryApr 13, 2017
• theconstructionindex.co.ukGiant Cat shovel starts work at MountsorrelApr 13, 2017

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