During 2007, the company purchased two new Komatsu excavators, a PC78MR-6 and a PC130-7, for use in its small-scale construction works business.
Bodley Brothers works in the metropolitan area in and around Auckland, specialising in small-scale site works, including kerbing and guttering, carparks, drainage works, retaining walls, concrete works and the like.
The company, which has been in business three years, was started by Doug and Corey Bodley after Doug returned from a number of years working in the civil construction business.
Doug, who is a qualified civil engineer, worked overseas for a number of years on projects in Scotland and the UK, while Corey was previously working as a project manager and site foreman for contractors in NZ.
Apart from its two Komatsu excavators, the company’s equipment consists of a small Komatsu D20P dozer, fitted with a 2D laser control system – the only one on this size dozer in NZ – and a 4 tonne steel drum roller. Its PC78MR-6 was delivered in January 2007 and the PC130-7 delivered in October.
Both the excavators are kitted out with a standard range of buckets, including wide buckets, tilt buckets, spade buckets, plus an auger set on the PC78 for drilling holes for footings and retaining walls.
"We’ve been very impressed with the performance of both the excavators," said Doug Bodley.
"We’d previously driven all makes and models of excavators before deciding to purchase our own, and we’d decided we liked Komatsu excavators the best.
Both these machines have a lot of power and are very smooth to operate.
"We’ve been ultra-impressed with the PC130-7, and the amount of grunt it has," he said.
"When it was first delivered, the buckets weren’t available, and Komatsu NZ loaned us a set of oversized buckets. Even with these buckets, we found it had plenty of digging power.
And why did Bodley Brothers opt for Komatsu?
"We have a few acquaintances working for earthmoving companies around Auckland, and we asked around them," said Doug Bodley. "Basically they all raved about Komatsu excavators.
"As I mentioned earlier, we’d also hired and driven other makes over the years, and we’d come to the conclusion that Komatsu excavators are the best around.
"Since we’ve taken delivery of our new excavators, we’ve built a good relationship with JP van Heerden, our local sales rep, and he’s been looking after us very well," he said.
For more information on Bodley Brothers Ltd. please contact Doug on 021 480 225.
For more information on Komatsu call (09) 920 5300, free call 0800 KOMATSU (0800 566 2878), visit www.komatsu.co.nz or email info@komatsu.co.nz