The two machines, a PC30MR-2 and PC40MR-2, are used for trenching and small-scale works around subdivision developments.
Owned by Peter and Margaret McKenzie, M&M Construction has been in business for just on 18 years, primarily working around the Upper Hutt region, doing infrastructure work for local councils, as well as for private developers doing subdivisional works, drainage, and so on.
Most of the company’s work is on a contract basis, although it does do some plant hire work.
Its fleet consists of around 30 items of plant, including eight excavators, along with graders, rollers, loaders, dozers, dump trucks, screening plants, tippers and other equipment.
According to Peter McKenzie, Komatsu equipment owned by M&M Construction includes the new PC30MR-2 and PC40MR-2 excavators, along with some older equipment, including a PC30 with over 10,000 hours, an HA270 ADT "that’s still running very well", a 1994 WA40 and a WA70.
"We’ve bought a number of pieces of Komatsu gear over the years, all new," he said.
"We went away from Komatsu for a few years over the mid-period of our history, mainly to do with pricing.
"However, we’d always found the Komatsu product to be a bloody good product, because of its reliability and backup, parts availability and service.
The company brought in the PC30MR-2 and PC40MR-2 late last year, initially on a trial basis.
"We found they well outperformed everything else around as far as manoeuvrability, lift and general performance goes ¬– so we purchased them," said McKenzie.
"We use these machines in our subdivision works for trenching, smaller works in and around houses, that sort of thing.
"Our operators love them," he said.
"They can get out of them at the end of a day’s work, and still feel fresh as a daisy; they are very operator-friendly.
"That’s something we’ve found with all our Komatsu machines – even the older ones like our original PC30 – but we can’t say that about some of our other brands.
"The other thing the operators like about them is the size of the cabs; they’re nice and roomy and very comfortable."
Another key reason for the McKenzies coming back to Komatsu has been service.
"In terms of Komatsu’s service, we’ve always found parts availability and backup to be top notch, whereas with some other manufacturers that’s secondary to everything else," he said.
"A machine is only ever as good as its backup."
Both new machines have been purchased with three-year service contracts.
"With the new machines, we have a good warranty, and we know we are right for the next three years, with guaranteed maintenance costs," said McKenzie.
For further information on M&M Construction please call
(04) 527 0416 or email
peter@mmconstruction.co.nz