The Hammer Hire offering now includes excavators ranging from 1.7 tonnes right up to 70t, site dump trucks and skid steer loaders
When Australian Hammer Supplies Hire – or Hammer Hire, as which it’s often referred – wanted to expand into the machinery hire market, the company turned to Kobelco and STM Trucks and Machinery.
Hammer Hire is one of Sydney’s leading suppliers of excavator attachment hire solutions.
Based in Ingleburn, NSW, the company stocks a wide range of excavating and earthmoving equipment, as well as the largest fleet of earthmoving attachment dry hire solutions across the eastern seaboard (in all of NSW, Victoria and Queensland).
Hammer Hire’s extensive range of attachments includes hydraulic hammers, diamond blade rock saws, auger drills, bucket crushers, hydraulic compaction plates, bulk pulverisers, hydraulic rock-grabs, twin head rock grinders, combi-cutters, bucket screeners and much more, all available for long and short term hire.
The company has been an attachment hire specialist since its inception 12 years ago – and it is now moving into hiring out the complete machines as well.
“With a vision to better support our customers, it was only natural to transition into owning equipment such as excavators as the next level of offering,” explains Hammer Hire sales manager Blake Wilson.
The Hammer Hire offering now includes excavators ranging from 1.7 tonnes right up to 70t, site dump trucks and skid steer loaders.
In total, the fleet consists of more than 130 machines, comprising the excavators, posi-tracks/skid steer loaders, rollers and site dumpers, as well as other items including over 400 attachments suited to the above machines.
Wilson explains that when choosing equipment for the business, it was important to look not just at the capabilities, but other factors.
“We want a low total cost of ownership coupled with overall reliability, a cornerstone of our machine requirements,” he says.
“For us, Kobelco ticked the boxes.”
“The result of Kobelco’s advanced technologies beautifully balances all the demands of today’s construction industry.
“Backed by greater digging capacity and improved fuel efficiency, these hydraulic excavator machines offer a more economical and environmentally friendly earthmoving equipment solution,” he adds.
“With machine sizes available from 13t to 35t, with both zero and conventional tail swings available, we are guaranteed to get the right machine to meet various requirements.”
Hammer Hire had already been using Kobelcos for the past five years, so when the time came to expand the excavator range, it looked towards the brand again.
“We wanted to add more Kobelcos to the 34 we already had,” Wilson explains.
And for these purchases, there was only one dealer at front of mind.
“We get our Kobelcos from STM Trucks and Machinery at Smeaton Grange,” he adds.
“This is mainly due to their wide stock availability, family business values and an ability to drop anything to make things happen.”
The latest Hammer Hire STM acquisitions comprise a SK135SR medium excavator, a SK135SR with offset boom and a SK380 XDLC with conventional counterweight.
“We have always been to STM for the Kobelcos, and the service we get from the STM team is second to none,” Wilson says.
“Regardless of the issue, there is always a solution.
“We have great trust with STM’s aftersales. All of our Kobelco machines are under service contracts, ensuring the professionalism of dealer maintenance.
“The STM service and parts team are a great helping hand to our operation.
“Downtime is the worst thing that can happen to a hire company operationally,” he adds.
“It costs our clients time and money as well as ours.
“Equipment maintenance is the highest priority to us and STM understands this.”
Wilson says Hammer Hire was committed to ensuring the new fleet of excavators and plant and equipment will be available for hire.
“That means Kobelcos will continue to feature in future purchases for Hammer Hire,” he concludes.