The firm wasted little time putting the machine to work on a large substation and hydro project in Bonar Bridge, 40 miles north of Inverness.

Shaw Plant Hire required a stable and powerful machine to handle the arduous and often boggy conditions presented by the Scottish Highlands.

Based in Ardgay, Sutherland, the firm has been operating for just over five years with a fleet of midi excavators and heavy haulage equipment.

The first task for the SANY SY75c is to assist with access roads to a large substation which is under construction through BAM Construct UK.

Mark Shaw, owner of Shaw Plant Hire said, “We have just put the new SANY to work on this demanding project and we are already more than impressed with its performance.  It really is a powerful machine and very smooth to operate.”