SNK Group has a successful partnership with Komatsu. Image: Komatsu
A business partnership built on reliability has delivered major benefits for SNK Group’s fleet of new and used equipment.
SNK Group has built a flexible fleet of new and used equipment as a result of its relationship with Komatsu, which is built on trust and reliability.
SNK Group is a second-generation family business based in Eraring, between the Central Coast and Newcastle in NSW. The family focus remains in place today, with Lee Kenworthy working as the managing director since he took over from his dad, Stuart, six years ago.
SNK Group focuses on projects in many industrial sectors, including bulk and detailed earthworks, mining, site rehabilitation, as well as municipal and contract crushing throughout the Hunter region.
Lee Kenworthy, managing director for SNK Group, said the company’s wide range of projects requires a machinery fleet that is versatile enough to be used across projects and flexible enough to meet the changing needs of these sectors.
By working with Komatsu, the company was able to purchase a mix of new, used, and hire equipment, which hit the sweet spot.
“As our projects can include anything from open cut mines to crushing and screening on quarry sites, and mining and power station dam and road construction, we need a fleet of machines that can really tackle any job and is available for work when we need it,” he told Quarry.
“We currently have around 30 pieces of Komatsu equipment in our fleet, both new and used, which includes excavators, dozers and dump trucks.
“During Covid, we all saw a lack of availability in new equipment because of the supply chain impacts, so we turned to adding more used pieces to our fleet, as there were more available and at a competitive price.
“The Komatsu team worked with me on what equipment we needed, or what gaps we needed to fill, and helped source those used pieces. They were reliable, flexible, and priced well for us. I can’t fault their customer service.”
Lee said that the strong partnership has led to them working with Komatsu on trials for their suite of technology solutions for excavators and dozers.
“We’ve been lucky enough to work with the team on different trials of the Komatsu intelligent machine control (iMC) technology, so they can stress test it in real environments before rolling it out to customers,” he said.
“It’s been good for us, too, as we’ve now got mostly iMC machines and have also been able to pilot their other products in the Smart Construction and Smart Quarry Site range, which has seen our productivity go through the roof.
“The Komatsu machines are great all-rounders. They’re productive and reliable, and the back-up and support from the team is second to none. The partnership we’ve built with them to not only grow our fleet but grow our business has been invaluable.”•
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