Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has celebrated the shipment of the 25,000th medium Hitachi Zaxis excavator at its factory in Amsterdam. The milestone machine, a ZX140W-3, represents an impressive achievement for the Japanese construction manufacturer and the largest of its European assembly plants.

To mark the occasion, a special ceremony was held at the factory in January and was attended by guest speakers Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. President Mr Kikawa, HCME President Mr Tabei and Managing Director of the official Hitachi dealer in Belgium, Jos Luyckx. All employees at the HCME factory were also invited to the ceremony. Their important role in the manufacturing and sales processes at HCME was highlighted by all three speakers.

To mark the occasion, a special ceremony was held at the factory in January and was attended by guest speakers Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. President Mr Kikawa, HCME President Mr Tabei and Managing Director of the official Hitachi dealer in Belgium, Jos Luyckx. All employees at the HCME factory were also invited to the ceremony. Their important role in the manufacturing and sales processes at HCME was highlighted by all three speakers.

DMVH has been a Hitachi customer since 1987. Jos Luyckx explains: “The company ordered four Zaxis crawler excavators following a demonstration, which initially convinced them of the quality of the Hitachi brand.

“Over the years, DMVH has ordered approximately 130 Hitachi machines, of which 72 are still in use today,” he adds. “Its fleet includes crawler excavators from eight to 35 tonnes, wheeled excavators, material handling machines and wheel loaders.”

Established in 1960 by Julien and Fernand Demaecker and Louis van Haecke, DMVH management is now in the hands of both families’ second generations, namely Serge Demaecker, Alain van Haecke and Filip Fossé, husband of Eveline Demaecker. “It was an honour for us to take delivery of the 25,000th machine to be produced at HCME in Amsterdam,” says Alain.

“We continue to buy Hitachi construction machinery because the wide variety of machines – including the standard models and modifications tailored to our specific requirements by Luyckx – is a huge advantage for our company,” he adds. “The after-sales service provided by Luyckx is also one of the main reasons behind our long-standing relationship with the Hitachi brand.”

Source: http://www.hcme.com/en/Our-Company/News/Press-releases/HCME-celebrates-production-milestone