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Portuguese dealer wins order for 24 Hitachi excavators

7 Feb 17 Portuguese Hitachi construction machinery dealer Moviter has won a competitive tender to supply a rental business with 24 mini and medium excavators.

The order from Machrent is for two Hitachi ZX17U-5s, nine ZX26U-5s, three ZX33U-5s, five ZX55U-5s and five ZX85USB-5s.

The Hitachi Zaxis-5 machines were supplied with a quick coupler and three buckets each. They have also been painted in Machrent’s corporate green colour by Moviter.

“From the outset, Moviter was proactive in terms of its solution and how it could optimise its proposal,” says Machrent shareholder Salvador Posser de Andrade. “Along with Hitachi and Hitachi Capital, this proved to be an unbeatable combination of dealer, manufacturer and finance company.

“There was a wide range of factors involved in the decision. We looked at the reliability associated with each brand, as well as the importance of durability and quality to our customers. Hitachi also produce larger excavators – as well as minis – and so this gives us the opportunity to expand into other product categories.”

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Another key factor was Moviter’s Hitachi Support Chain after-sales programme. “Speed was the critical factor for the parts and service items,” he added. “We were looking for a partner with the infrastructure to deliver to the required standards over the four-year contract. This included the availability of fast-moving parts on a pay-as-we-use basis.”

Lisbon-based Machrent was established in December 2007 and focuses on the utilities, maintenance and renovation markets.

Machrent CEO Paulo Marques Martins said: “We are selling and marketing the Hitachi fleet based on the fact that we have such new and reliable, mobile and productive excavators for hire. Low fuel consumption is also something we are promoting for these machines.

“If this strategy goes well, we intend to buy more mini excavators and possibly other products in the Hitachi line-up. We expect the market to continue growing and we aim to be in a strong position to take advantage of this forecast.”

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