UAE-based Al Wasit Machinery, the Sumitomo Construction Equipment dealer in the region, has recently secured a contract to supply excavators to Atheena, a major Greek construction company working on a number of projects in the UAE.

As part of the order, Al Wasit has already delivered an initial consignment of nine excavators of different capacities. The consignment included three 81-tonne units of SH 800LHD at the top of the range, and two 20-tonne SH 210-5 units (winner of two quality awards in Japan in 2007-08) at the lower end. Sumitomo excavators are manufactured at the company’s Chiba works in Japan, a facility claimed to be designed to produce the world’s finest, high-precision and high-quality excavators. SH210-5 was recently introduced in the Gulf region at the Big 5 PMV (the construction plant, machinery and vehicles expo held in conjunction with Big 5 show in Dubai) and Conmex (international construction machinery, equipment, vehicles and parts exhibition held in Sharjah), both of which were held last November. It has been well accepted in the market as is evident from the high demand experienced since then. Handing over the machines to Atheena, Al Wasit managing director Mohamed Abdul Qader praised the company’s choice of Sumitomo excavators for the high precision of these machines, reliability and capacity to work safely under arduous conditions. “We are also happy to be able to offer prompt delivery of the machines, now deployed at their various projects in the Northern Emirates,” he said. The company has also launched the new Sumitomo ‘Dash 5’ series, which is a well-packaged excavator featuring ‘Tier 3’ engine, with stronger boom and arms, improved undercarriage components for longer wear life, larger fuel tank, improved safety features and a re-designed cabin for greater operator comfort. Integration of the new engine system ‘Space 5’ and the new hydraulic system ‘SIH:S’ makes these models up to 20 per cent more fuel efficient compared to conventional models, he said. Al Wasit Machinery is one of the leading suppliers of construction equipment and related services in the region and represents world-renowned manufacturers to offer a wide range of equipment such as earthmoving, road construction, concrete and asphalt plant, materials handling, transportation, other allied products, work tools and attachments.