Hitachi Zaxis-6 machines for Société Lyonnaise de Travaux Publics

The Société Lyonnaise de Travaux Publics in France has completed the ongoing purchase of eight Hitachi medium excavators and one mini excavator. Machines bought by the Lyon-based demolition and earthmoving company are five ZX350LCN-6s, two ZX300LCN-6s, a ZX135US-6 and a ZX55U-5. The deal was done after testing several Zaxis-6 machines against other brands’ equivalent models.
December 15, 2017 Read time: 1 min
The Société Lyonnaise de Travaux Publics in France has completed the ongoing purchase of eight 233 Hitachi medium excavators and one mini excavator.


Machines bought by the Lyon-based demolition and earthmoving company are five ZX350LCN-6s, two ZX300LCN-6s, a ZX135US-6 and a ZX55U-5. The deal was done after testing several Zaxis-6 machines against other brands’ equivalent models.

Among the demolition company’s contracts this year are the excavation and demolition work on the Hôtel-Dieu site on the west bank of the River Rhône and a significant excavation project for the city’s Saint-Antoine car park.

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