Case construction equipment roadshow

Case Construction Equipment UK will field a strong, four-man team at the final of the Case European Rodeo to be held at the company’s Customer Centre near Paris, France, later this year. UK operators attended north and south heats as more than 100 customers a day took part in the four Case roadshow events.
May 10, 2012 Read time: 1 min
176 Case Construction Equipment UK will field a strong, four-man team at the final of the Case European Rodeo to be held at the company’s Customer Centre near Paris, France, later this year.

UK operators attended north and south heats as more than 100 customers a day took part in the four Case roadshow events.

The northern heats, held at bucket and attachment specialist Miller UK’s Cramlington head office, were won by James Binks with Richard Christian as runner-up, while in Southern heats, hosted by Case customer McKenna Plant in County Oxfordshire, saw Robert Broadwood take first place with Tom Newby in second.

The drivers were set tasks working against the clock, and using a CX30B zts Serie 2 mini excavator and the latest T series 695ST backhoe loader.

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