Another 30m teledipper successfully installed for a major customer in Canada, this time on a Komatsu PC490 excavator
This is one of 3 that are ultimately heading for the Montreal Metro project.
Our thanks go out to Eric, Sonny, William, Simon, Pierre-Luc and all of the team at EBC, we look forward to helping you further as the weeks and months progress. 

We supplied a 30m teledipper to mount to Komatsu PC450
Our service engineer spent several days on customer site training operators and advising on best working practices
The equipment is going straight to work on a high profile site in southern Kuwait
​Thanks Allan and Dave for your business

Last week saw the long awaited start of work for First Square tunnel excavators on the TELT project in France
The ECR145's followed the explosive blasting and dug at the rock face with a combination of hydraulic hammer and Xcentric ripper
Results were very good

The ECR355's will go to work in coming days
Thanks again guys for your order - next stop Italy !!

Continuing with the current run of teledippers heading out of the door.

Another 30m Kocurek teledipper was shipped to RTI Equipment Solutions near Toronto in Canada.

This unit is going to be fitted onto a Cat 352 excavator ready for use by their clients, it has been a pleasure dealing with Andrea and Brian and we look forward to working further with you in the coming months..... thank you for your business.

If you need any help regarding teledippers or any of our products contact us either by phone +44 1434 618784 or email [email protected]

After a few days on the road, the first five tunnel excavators have arrived on TELT site in Modane France
Install and setting away to work scheduled for mid Feb 2025

Another week and another teledipper departing.....

This time it's to Kuwait, thank you Allan and the team at Riham General Trading and Contracting for your order, we do appreciate it and hope it brings you a great deal of success.

It's always a pleasure dealing with customers, new and old to explore what their project(s) require and how we can help them to achieve their goals on time and in budget using the best quailty attachments out there.

If you'd like to discuss any requirements you have, please feel free to get in touch with a member of the team [email protected] or telephone +44 (0) 1434 618784

Manufacturing of five tunnel excavators completed on schedule for valued client Eiffage and Spie Batignolles, who will use these machines on Lot 1 of the massive TELT project between France and Italy
This phase one of our supply consists of 3 x Volvo ECR355EL and 2 x Volvo ECR145EL
A further two units of 145 will follow in phase two in Q4 of 2015
The five machines will be transported to the jobsite in Modane, South West France, shortly, and after short install and operator training, will go straight to work excavating access tunnels and large caverns

The machines have been built to the following high specification :-
Full spec heavy duty tunnel boom, tilt knuckle and stick - protected cylinders and hoses
Tilt cabs to enable operator comfort when working at height in large caverns 
Full FOPS cage cage on legs with angled front screen to enhance visibility
Track rock deflectors and strengthened undercarriage
AI pedestrian detection system
Auto fire suppression
Auto lubrication
Water spray dust suppression
Air compressor and lines for pneumatic attachments
LED safe work zone lights

They are being supplied with a wide variety of attachments
Narrow ripping bucket for high penetration and sharp roll back angle for roof work
Hammer
Rock wheel
Xcentric Rippers XR40 and XR15
Manipulator grab to handle and safely place large steel roof supports 

We look forward to seeing these monsters at work over the coming weeks - watch this space for video from jobsite
Thank you to Abdelkader and Stefan for braving the wet British weather on factory acceptance test, and to the wider Eiffage / Spie Batignolles team including Louis Marie and Sebastian for your order, and your interest over the course of the build - we look forward to working with you over the course of the project

It's been a busy few months regarding teledippers, with units being shipped out weekly

This week is a unit going out to Toronto for the RONI Group...... A 30m Kocurek teledipper with a 2,250L clamshell to be fitted to a Cat 352 excavator

The whole package was custom painted in their corporate colours, it will look very impressive when this hits the jobsite

​If you'd like to discuss any requirements you have, please feel free to get in touch with a member of the team [email protected] or telephone +44 (0) 1434 618784

First Square Equipment is pleased to be able to take part in this vital upgrade to UK rail system - here is one of our TE210 tunnel excavators fitted with a rock drill, starting a passage on the Bromford section

We are delighted to have hosted Hexham MP Joe Morris, who came for a tour round our facilities
He was interested in challenges faced by niche engineering SME's like ourselves, and how we have interacted in the past with HM Government with any suggestions for improvement
Thanks Joe for your time and your interest in our business