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SANY EXCAVATORS IMPRESSING LOCAL OPERATORS SANY’s latest 22 tonne excavator, the SY215C, is creating new admirers after a number of contractors recently spent some time putting a demonstration model from dealers Sleator Plant through its paces on busy site work. Plant & Civil Engineer’s David Stokes has been finding out more. Since Sleator Plant took on the AllIreland dealership to sell the SANY range of excavators in September, interest in these Chinese manufactured machines has been growing rapidly. While the SANY brand is not new to this part of the world, not a lot is known about its origins or the manufacturers extensive portfolio of products, but that is quickly changing.
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SANY are the fifth largest manufacturer of heavy machinery in the world, with a range from 1.6 tonne to 50 tonnes. They have 25 manufacturing bases globally with six sales regions and over 100 offices with over 400 agents and 8000 suppliers worldwide. The company has increased production by 65% over the last year to satisfy demand! All machines come with a 3-year powertrain warranty with the larger tracked excavators, the SY75 and above, with an additional 5-year / 10,000-hour boom, chassis and dipper warranty. Sleator Plant spent some considerable time thoroughly researching the global
excavator market and believe SANY are the best placed manufacturer to make an impact in Ireland. Any preconceptions they had with the Chinese brand were quickly dispelled when they visited the European facilities in Bedburg, Germany – and when they put the machines through their paces they came away impressed by “the outstanding quality and power of the Sanys.”
