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Komatsu UK<\/a> has been chosen by its Japanese bosses to supply a next generation hybrid excavator from its plant in Birtley, near Chester-le-Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The digger, which officials say reduces operators\u2019 fuel use, will build on similar models already made at the company\u2019s 200,000 sq meter North-East factory and strengthen its position in the European construction equipment sector.<\/p>\n

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Work is expected to start in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The plant, which employs about 400 workers, delivers a variety of diggers, ranging from 20-tonnes to 80-tonnes, while it also supplies machines fitted with longer arms to break down buildings.<\/p>\n

However, its latest deal represents another coup and reiterates the confidence its Japanese hierarchy has in the site, after they previously chose Birtley to supply a model fitted with Komatsu\u2019s Intelligent Machine Control (IMC) system for Europe.<\/p>\n

The company says IMC allows a digger to take control of projects by software to identify its position on the ground and its bucket movements, which cuts production time and reduces the need for secondary checks.<\/p>\n

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Peter Howe, Komatsu UK managing director, pictured with some of the company’s excavators<\/p><\/div>\n

Peter Howe, Komatsu UK managing director, told The Northern Echo: \u201cWe are a high-tech company and have products that others don\u2019t have.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo-one is as successful with the hybrids as we are; we were the first to market with them and the intelligent machines is the next step in the evolution of construction equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cKomatsu is a leading brand in the world, it\u2019s a premium product and its policy is to have production plants close to where the demand is in the market.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Komatsu UK has made in excess of 60,000 excavators in the region since it started operations in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

By\u00a0 Steven Hugill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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