After a fact-finding mission to the factory where they are manufactured, Liston Group made the easy decision to invest in the Lehnhoff Variolock Fully Automatic Quickcoupler System.

Liston Group, a valued customer for Worsley Plant, had already made their first investment in the Lehnhoff system, shortly after it was first introduced onto the UK market, so MD Sean Heron thought they would be very interested in finding out more about the quality and build of the product.

Andrew Purse, Worsley Plant’s Business Development Manager for the Midlands region, invited Tony McLean to visit two of their suppliers. They took a trip to the LEHNHOFF factory in Germany and also to ROTAR in Holland.

“The Lehnhoff factory really opened our eyes. The R&D that goes into making their products is out of this world. The techniques that Lehnhoff is using are way ahead of anyone else,” McLean says. “In addition it is specifically designed for demolition, due to the flows required by the equipment, so fits the bill perfectly”

Listons had originally considered other quick couplers, but after seeing the Lehnhoff technology they wouldn’t dream of investing in anything else. It was "by far the leader of all the options available" to them, and although it is relatively new to the UK, it is the market leader in Europe. Besides which, Liston Group could see the huge potential and don’t like to follow the norm. The company wanted to embrace the new technology ahead of their competitors.

After buying their first Lehnhoff system, Liston Group hasn’t looked back. Each time the company has updated or added to its fleet, it has added a new Lehnhoff system. Liston Group now has three quick couplers and buckets working on its Volvo EC250 excavators. These the company sees as long term investments as every three or four years they will be refurbished and rebuilt at the Lehnhoff factory with no re-buy costs for the company.

The visit to the Rotar factory also proved fruitful for Listons, and the company chose to add to its existing range of Rotar demolition attachments. The company’s first Rotar grab was purchased 18 months ago. The company has now ordered a RDP32 pulveriser, an RSS20 scrap shear and two more RG28 selector-grabs, all to work on the Lehnhoff systems on the Volvo EC250s.

“Liston Group are a key customer for us. We first worked with them when they invested in an MB BF90 Crushing Bucket about 3 years ago. Earlier this year they traded that in for the larger MB BF120. We felt it was important to show them the technology behind the kit they were starting to invest in,” says Worsley Plant’s Andrew Purse. “As Lehnhoff is a relatively young company, we wanted them to be comfortable with their investment. It takes just 15 seconds to change over an attachment without the driver leaving the cab – safer, faster, easier, saving time and money. ”

Liston Group is already looking at its next Lehnhoff purchase. The company is about to buy a new high-reach demolition rig and plans to fit a Lehnhoff quick coupler system to both the short and high reach arms to maximise its productivity.

“Since we invested in Lehnhoff we haven’t looked back. We are saving time and money on all our jobs and having seen the manufacturing process in person, we wouldn’t buy another product. It has been well worth the investment. Working with Worsley Plant has ensured we have the right tools for the job and can achieve our targets more easily, making significant time and cost savings,” Tony McLean concludes. “There is nothing that comes close on the market today.”