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engcon magazine 2005 edition Mikko Lyytinen – a well-known name in Finland “I bought a Rolls Royce” – engcon visits Varbergs Schakt Swedish Machine Operating Champion – 25 and already a veteran A whole work team in a single cab – a Danish sensation A genuine Stradivarius – Björn Viken from Trondheim waxes lyrical Page 4 Mikko Lyytinen – a well-known name in Finland Page 6 A Rolls Royce in Varberg – Roger Serholt made his choice back in 1995 Page 7 engcon expands – renovations for 6 million SEK Page 8 Putting operational safety first – EAG 5 Entreprenad – one of Jämtland’s leaders Page 9 Success in Norway – another Volvo on its way Page 9 Swedish champion – 25 years old 8 and already at the top Page 10 A whole work team in a single cab – an unusual sight in Munke Bjergby of Denmark Page 11 Computer-controlled working speed 9 – proportional control adapts implement functions Page 12 The perfect couple – EC20 + engcon SK stone and scrap handling grab Page 13 Grab gets praise in Finland 12 Page 14 A genuine Stradivarius – dulcet tones from Trondheim Page 15 Three Gazelle companies 14 – with engcon as a common denominator engcon nordic ab Box 111 SE-833 22 Strömsund, Sweden Tel +46 670-178 00 Fax +46 670-178 28 [email protected] www.engcon.se Official publisher: Sten Strömgren. Production: Syre Reklambyrå. Photography: Sten Strömgren, Ellen Kirkevold, Hydrex and Jocke Prager. Printing: PA Group 2005. 2 | engcon LEADING ARTICLE A NEW EXCITING YEAR We are embarking on a new, exciting year. Demand for our will help us achieve our goal of ensuring that customers are products continues to increase, while the expansion of our always satisfied with us. assembly lines and the modernisation of our welding and pro- engcon aims to constantly improve its product quality, inc- cessing department will lead to shorter delivery times, better rease delivery reliability and improve our market and aftermar- service and higher product quality. ket services. Customer feedback is vital in this context, and is In 2004, we won the Dagens Industri newspaper’s Gazelle the strongest driving force behind our constant development. of the Year award for the fifth year running–a feat that only five Please contact one of our capable and friendly staff mem- Swedish companies have previously matched. bers for information on excavator accessories. We also gained ISO 9001 quality certification, which assures the quality of the products we produce and sell. This Örjan Westerlund, CEO engcon | 3 Mikko Lyytinen Mikko Lyytinen is chairman of the Finnish Central Association of Earth Moving Contractors (SML). His name is sure to be familiar to most Finnish contractors. During his first four years as a local chairman of SML, renovation site of Kuopio’s sports arena, which is being Mikko Lyytinen has helped promote several central issues thoroughly revamped with new spectator stands and chan- that will have benefited many Finnish contractors. ging rooms. “The issue we have pressed the hardest was the set- Arto Leppänen operates one of Mikko’s excavators at ting up of a discussion forum with the city of Kuopio to the site – a Volvo EW230 fitted with an engcon EC20 discuss technical issues and problems once or twice a tiltrotator. year. We now have the same forum in both Isalmi and Varkaus,” states Mikko matter-of- FITTED WITH A TILTROTATOR factly. “Because my machines have tiltrotators, we save plenty of Perhaps this level-headed, our own material when refilling the foundation area,” says humble attitude has contributed Mikko. He points out how smoothly Arto manoeuvres the to Mikko’s success as a private bucket along the ground and distributes the shingle in enterpriser alongside his suc- exactly the right places without unnecessary spillage. cessful work as chairman. We go into town for a coffee, and see another of his excavators right beside the café. The operator, Sami PRIVATE ENTERPRISER Makkonen, is using a Hitachi Zaxis EW160W for excava- Alongside his work as chairman, tion and insulation work at the entrance of a large housing Mikko Lyytinen runs his own con- area. The rotating, tiling motion of engcon’s tiltrotator struction company, enables Sami to use the excavator to transport supporting Maanrakennuspalvelu Mikko bearings around the wells and up to the steps. Lyytinen Oy. Since 1980, the business has grown from a one- INCREASED PROFITABILITY man enterprise to a company with 30 employees. 90% of The two workers shovelling the gravel over the last stretch Mikko’s jobs are turnkey contracts in the Kuopio area, have an easy task. They cheerfully tell us that there will be where all the company’s activities are based. The compa- no excavators without tiltrotators at their workplaces in the ny’s machinery stock comprises eight excavators, all of future. Mikko is also pleased. He points out how the wor- them fitted with an engcon tiltrotator. kers are saving material, automatically raising the profitabi- “I began my career with an Åkerman H12,” says Mikko lity of the overall project. proudly. He is standing with two of his excavators at the “Because my machines have tiltrotators, we save plenty of our own material when refilling the foundation area,” says Mikko. 4 | engcon Excavation and insulation work at the entrance of one of Kuopio’s major housing areas. Sami Makkonen, one of Mikko’s employees, is operating a Hitachi Zaxis EW160W. Kuopio’s sports arena is being thoroughly revamped with new spectator stands and changing rooms. Arto Leppänen operates one of Mikko’s excavators at the site. engcon | 5 “I BOUGHT A ROLLS ROYCE” Roger Serholt owns and runs the family company Varbergs Schakt AB along with his wife Margareta and their children Henrik, Rickard and Frida. They do all types of earth moving operations. Major customers include PEAB and the Swedish National Road Administration (Vägverket). Roger founded the company in 1978, after previously wor- less “ordinary” buckets are all collected here. All the king as a wheel loader operator at Horreds Bygg. He star- machines have the engcon RF20 hitch, which is compatib- ted off with a Poclain 60P wheeled excavators. Today, his le with all wheeled excavators. machinery stock includes three CAT wheeled excavators (312, 313 & 315) and a CAT 303 crawler excavator, all fit- PROVIDING COMPLETE SOLUTIONS ted with engcon tiltrotators. He also has a Case 850 bull- “This machinery is our greatest strength, along with our dozer, a Volvo L30 wheel loader and 2 Scania tippers. capable operators. We don’t just sell a pit – we provide customers with complete solutions. When we’ve comple- THE PERFECT CHOICE ted a contract, we’ve done the job from beginning to end,” “When I bought my first engcon tiltrotator in 1995, I chose says Roger. a Rolls Royce. I’ve never used anything but engcon since. “We have a fabulous, highly dedicated team, and Engcon’s equipment was the perfect choice, and has sometimes arrange surprise events to show our apprecia- never given us any problems,” says Roger, who also has tion. One of the most popular events was a visit to the an engcon compactor pulse. CAT demo centre in Malaga,” says Roger. Varbergs Schakt is well known for solving any type of The phones ring constantly during engcon’s visit in task, and a quick glance behind the office shows you why. Varberg. As we leave, Roger is loading a CAT wheel exca- Screeding beams, plough blades, several types of profiled vator onto a trailer destined for a new project that’s just bucket, a rotary cultivator, single-arm saw blades, a cable come in. plough, a levelling bucket with two openings and count- “This machinery is our gre- atest strength, along with our capable operators.” 6 | engcon engcon’s rapid expansion – a six million SEK renovation project Over the last year, engcon has expan- “The renovations will cost almost ded both its size and its sales. 6 million SEK, and are expected to To provide the necessary capacity provide sufficient capacity for our bud- for its planned growth, the company’s geted expansion,” continues premises, which currently cover 3,800 Westerlund. m2, will be extended by a further The renovation will also lead to 1,500 m2. The whole welding and increased delivery reliability and higher processing department will move to quality. separate premises, and the assembly The company has been awarded lines in the existing facilities will be the Dagens Industri newspaper’s significantly extended. Gazelle of the Year Prize for the fifth “These initiatives are part of our consecutive year – a feat that only five expansion, which shows no signs of Swedish companies have matched in slowing down despite last year’s suc- the past. Engcon’s expansion rate has cesses,” says Örjan Westerlund, eng- averaged 48.3% per year since 1998. con’s CEO. engcon multifunctional tiltrotator Broad, extensive range UNLIMITED ROTATION Our core line includes EC5–EC30 tiltrotators for basic machines of 3 –32 tonnes, 1 EC5R–EC3OR rotators, and integrated grabs for both tiltrotators and rotators. Besides quick hitches in several dimensions and models for various attachments, TILTS UP TO 40° IN TWO DIRECTIONS we also supply tilt couplers, stone grabs, scrap handling grabs and various adap- 2 tor brackets and vibrator plates – all adapted to customer requirements. MACHINE-ADAPTED 3 ATTACHMENT COUPLERS EC05 3–6 tonnes EC10 6–12 tonnes EC15 12–16 tonnes EC20 16–22 tonnes EC30 22–32 tonnes 4 EXTRA HYDRAULIC OUTLET Like a wrist Tiltrotator engcon’s tiltrotator is compatible with all the market’s excavators and Rotator Rotator Optional Optional Optional EC–R 3–32 tonnes EC20–RI 16–22 tonnes grabber 05 grabber 10 grabber 20 For EC05 For EC10, EC15 For EC15, backhoe loaders weighing between 3 and 32 tonnes.