First Doosan DX210W-5 Wheeled Excavator in Scotland

Banffshire-based Currie Contractors Cullen Limited has purchased the first Doosan DX210W-5 21 tonne wheeled excavator in Scotland from Balgownie Ltd, the local Authorised Doosan and Bobcat dealer with headquarters in Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.

The new Doosan wheeled excavator has already worked on projects spanning the length of the UK. Its first project was on a new solar power installation outside Andover in Hampshire in Southern England, where it worked alongside another Doosan DX225LC-3 excavator owned by Currie Contractors.

Ian Currie, a Director of Currie Contractors, said: “We provide a wide range of services and have always run a 20 tonne plus wheeled excavator for the advantages it offers in trenching for ducts and for general deep sewer work. This type of machine is also well suited to road works and hardcore levelling of the type that it was carrying out in Andover. The new Doosan DX210W-5 wheeled excavator provides exceptional performance for these applications.”

Ian’s son, James, also a Company Director, commented: “We favour the Doosan brand in our fleet and have been buying Doosan excavators from Balgownie since 2008, when we purchased our first machine – a DX255LC model. We still have that excavator – it’s a great machine and its performance over the years has convinced us to stay with the Doosan range for our fleet.

“The excellent service provided by Balgownie was very important in opting for Doosan again for the new wheeled excavator. We think it is a distinct advantage to have all your machines from one manufacturer, all with the same set-up and our preferred Geith quick hitches, so buckets and attachments can be interchangeable.”

On the solar park project, the DX210W-5 wheeled excavator was operated by Gordon Durno, who has been with Currie Contractors for over 30 years.

James Currie added: “Our operator, Gordon, is very well respected in the industry and everybody knows what a good job he does. Quite often he is the very last machine on site and loads up all the containers, reinstates the compound area and finishes any batter works.”

Gordon commented: “The DX210W-5 is a nice piece of kit, with plenty of speed and power. I’m finding the two-piece boom to be very useful too. The cab comfort level is incredible so it’s a good place to spend your working days.”

Located between Aberdeen and Inverness, Currie Contractors is a specialist in road construction and road recycling, but offers a wide range of other services, including mulching; forestry; snow ploughing and renewable energy. As well as Doosan excavators, the company owns a wide range of other plant and attachments for use on projects and for hire to external customers.