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Hitachi ZW220-7 wheel loader

One of Europe’s first ZW220-7 wheel loaders has been delivered to Veinor AS – based just north of the Arctic Circle in Bodø, Norway – by the country’s authorised Hitachi dealer, Nasta AS. The official handover took place at the suburb of Langstranda, where the latest Hitachi model will work on its first project.

Veinor’s Construction Manager, Michael Karlsen, who also has extensive experience as a machine operator, explained the decision to invest in the new generation: "We bought the ZW220-7 from the brochure – without actually seeing it in the flesh! Quite simply, we had the desire to try something new on this side of our fleet, and we have had Hitachi machines supplied by Nasta in the past, which all worked very well.

“In addition, we have bought pallet forks, a crane attachment and levelling bucket to be used with the wheel loader. As our company is relatively new, we need to buy some attachments to go with our machines, and besides, the ZW220-7 will be used on a wide range of projects.”

Veinor was established in 2018 and has grown rapidly, having acquired another company (Bernhardsen Entreprenør AS) and expanded to a workforce of 40 employees. The contractor works on a large proportion of municipal projects, and also a number of other water, sewerage and housing jobs.

In total, Veinor’s fleet of construction machinery consists of three wheeled excavators (with trailers), seven medium crawler excavators, a mini excavator and three wheel loaders. These include a Hitachi ZX145W-6 and ZX210-6 – the first two excavators bought by the company – delivered in January 2019, and a ZX300-6 and ZX170W-6.

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