by Nick Drew | Wed 30 Apr 2014
First to “Finnish” as Hyundai’s new model lands in Finland
Suomen Telakone Oy has been the Finnish importer of Hyundai construction machinery since 1998. The company has recently sold the very first R430LC-9A crawler excavator in Europe to rock crushing company Murskaus Rämö & Karén Oy, based in the Finnish town of Humppila, which is a ‘stone’s throw’ from Suomen Telakone Oy!
Murskaus Rämö & Karén Oy carry out professional crushing , excavation, and a wide range of civil engineering work, in its home town of Humppila and to the rest of southern Finland.The brand new Hyundai R430LC-9A , operating at 42.6 tonne, works alongside the crushers and screener onsite tirelessly shovelling rock in its large bucket (2.75 cubic yard capacity and bucket breakout force of 20,411kg).
The company also have other Hyundai models in its fleet – these include a 29 tonne R290LC-7A and a 36 tonne R360LC-7 tracked excavator.
A spokesman for Murskaus Rämö & Karén Oy said, “We purchased the R430LC-9A because it’s the ideal machine for large civil engineering and quarrying work, which is our core business. We have other Hyundai’s in our fleet and they are reliable, hardworking and do the job in hand and also represent good value for money. The aftersales service we receive from Suomen Telakone is also very good. The dealer is our neighbour and spare parts are always available and servicing is always fast. ”