Enicor adds Harsh hooklift trucks in UK

Enicor, a United Kingdom-based metal recycling firm, has put into service three new hooklift trucks made by Harsh UK, and the equipment firm says its dedication to service and support in a separate incident helped spur the sale.

“A few months ago, we needed a replacement pump as a matter of urgency, and only Harsh could deliver,” Enicor Transport Manager Andy Lound says. “That incident really showed the value to us of having responsive, local aftersales support—so as we were soon to be replacing three of our hookloaders, we were only too happy to consider Harsh bodywork for those new chassis.”

Harsh UK says it worked closely with Lound and Enicore Operations Manager George Dones to “deliver the optimum specification for Enicor’s needs.” The group selected Volvo FMX chassis, with the final build of the trucks performed at a Harsh UK facility near York, England.

The equipment provider says its Harsh HH26 hooklift unit provides “the key benefits of a low center of gravity, high strength and powerful performance, all as part of a rugged and durable design built for years of reliable operation.”

HH26 has 26 metric tons of lift capacity and has been designed to handle full-sized 50-cubic-meter containers of up to 5.790 meters of internal length.

In the Enicore application, the trucks will carry “a full range of incoming scrap metals, operating most of the time with drawbar trailers right up to the maximum legal weight of 44 metric tons gross trailer weight (gtw).”

Harsh UK says a simplified handheld control system can be used either in the cab or externally.

“These really are first class vehicles,” Dones says. “Fuel consumption and tire costs are reduced, too.

“The Harsh hookloaders’ chassis carry are equally state of the art, especially in their speed and ease of operation. In our job, which can be particularly tough and arduous on trucks, Harsh and Volvo are the perfect fit, and especially so with Harsh offering local service almost on our doorstep.”

Enicor was formed last year when metal recycling firm BW Riddle was acquired (and subsequently renamed) by a consortium of U.K.-based interests that includes former Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) President Tom Bird.

Harsh says Enicor is now making “substantial and continuing investments to further develop productivity and operating safety” at the company, including with the acquisition of the three new vehicles.

“We have been absolutely delighted to have won Enicor’s business with these three new hookloaders and have worked very closely with George and Andy to get everything exactly right in the final specification," Harsh UK Sales Director Harry Hustler says. This is also a perfect example of the real importance of providing highly responsive local service, all backed up by our keen personal interest in all our customers, large or small.”