CRH member company Roadstone has completed a major plant and equipment investment at its quarry, aggregates, and concrete products sites in the Republic of Ireland.

The equipment – supplied to them by Komatsu and Metso distributors in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales – included Komatsu WA475 and WA600 wheel loaders, and a WA800 wheel loader with 24-tonnes capacity bucket. Included also were Komatsu PC360 and HB365 Hybrid excavators, and a number of HD605 rigid dump trucks.

On the delivery side, Komatsu units went to sites across the Roadstone network at Belgard (near Dublin), Ballygarvan (Cork), Ennis (Clare), Mullaghcrone (Meath) and Kilmacow (Kilkenny).

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Metso mobile crushing equipment included in the deal comprised Lokotrack LT120 jaw and LT200HP and LT300HP cone units for use at Roadstone's Brownswood quarry in Wexford, and Rock Big quarry at Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At these locations, all three crushers will work on what McHale Plant Sales says is 'the hardest rock in Ireland: three very tough applications that will separate the men from the boys.'

Commenting, McHale Plant Sales director, Denis McGrath said: "For an organisation of its size, Roadstone has always been diligent when it comes to investing in plant and equipment."

"Whether powered by growth and product demand from customers, on one side, or by a need to upgrade and replace ageing equipment impacted by wear and tear on the other side, CRH and Roadstone have always been at the forefront in knowing how important it is to be ahead of the curve by having fully functioning equipment to deliver what is needed on the raw materials side," McGrath added.