The Irish construction equipment distributor sees ports, harbours and on-ship operations as a new market after its appointment as Terex Fuchs dealer for Ireland and Northern Ireland
A construction equipment dealer does not usually count shipping lines among its customers. For McHale Plant Sales, that is changing. The distributor, with depots in Birdhill and Rathcoole, has been appointed to sell Terex Fuchs material handling equipment in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the brand has brought with it a market the company had not served before: port, harbour, quayside and on-ship operations.
Terex Fuchs machines are best known in waste and scrap metal yards, where they sort and stockpile, and in timber and sawmill operations, where they build and manage log piles. They are also a familiar sight in docks, loading and unloading bulk cargo and managing quayside storage.
A bird’s eye view into the hold
What makes them suited to that work is reach and visibility. Fuchs handlers are known for very long reach and a wide working circle, and for a hydraulically raised cab that lifts the operator well above the machine. In a scrap yard that means seeing into the pile; on a quay it means a clear line of sight into a ship’s hold during loading and unloading.
The machines can be fitted with five-finger grabs, clamps and bucket attachments to suit each application. For port and dockside work, the range counts seven grab-and-lift handlers, including electric-powered mobile and fixed-position models, and can be adapted to individual requirements.
For Irish port operators and stevedores, the arrival of a local distributor with a construction equipment service network changes the practical side of owning these machines, from parts supply to field service.
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