Caerphilly-based Celtic Energy have taken delivery of two new PC2000-8 Excavators which they have purchased from Marubeni-Komatsu. The large 200 tonne machines which were manufactured in Japan were unloaded at Southampton docks, before being transported in kit form, by road, to the two separate working sites in South Wales. Each machine required nine low loaders to transport them. It then took a week for each machine to be assembled on-site by Marubeni-Komatsu Engineers, before being put into operation.
Celtic Energy Komatsu PC2000-8 Backhoe Excavator
Celtic Energy, operate three surface coal mines in South Wales, which produce over one million tonnes of high quality coal per year. Celtic Energy are no strangers to running Komatsu equipment, having had a long association with the company. These recent additions bring the number of PC2000’s in operation by Celtic Energy to three. They will work in the vicinity of four larger and older Komatsu PC3000’s, which have an operating weight of 250 tonnes.
