How we choose it

Every job calls for a different machine

Before digging we decide which machine goes to site based on the ground, the volume to move, the access, the space available and whether there is rock. That is why the fleet combines large excavators, short-swing minis and trucks to load and haul — the right combination saves hours and avoids damage to the plot.

Digging

Excavators

Hitachi tracked excavator breaking rock with a hydraulic hammer in Menorca

Hitachi tracked excavator

For site clearance and the big digs.

Mid-size tracked excavator used for clearance, bulk digs and foundation excavation. The tracks give it stability on rough ground and a good loading rate onto trucks. Fitted with the hydraulic hammer, it breaks Menorca's ever-present rock without blasting, which is why it appears on most of the excavations and demolitions we carry out.

Excavation →
Komatsu tracked excavator with hydraulic hammer on an estate in Menorca

Komatsu tracked excavator

Digging and loading on residential and industrial jobs.

Mid-tonnage tracked excavator working on bulk digs, foundations and clearance across the island — it is the machine digging the seafront foundations on our home page. It takes buckets of several widths and a hydraulic hammer, so it moves from topsoil to rock without changing machine.

Foundations →
Komatsu WB97R backhoe loader with front bucket on a plot

Komatsu WB97R backhoe loader

Two machines in one: loader at the front, backhoe at the back.

The front loader moves and loads material; the backhoe arm digs trenches and pits. That double role makes it very efficient on mid-size jobs: it opens the trench, backfills, spreads and loads the surplus without bringing a second machine. On wheels, it moves quickly between nearby sites and along estate tracks.

Estate maintenance →
Volvo ECR58 short-swing mini-excavator with hydraulic hammer on an urban job

Volvo ECR58 mini-excavator

Short swing to work right against façades.

Short-swing mini-excavator: the rear barely overhangs the tracks, so it can slew and load in narrow streets without blocking the opposite lane. It is our machine for urban trenches and utility renewals, and with the hammer it also breaks pavement and rock where a big excavator will not fit.

Trenches and excavation →
Hitachi ZAXIS 48U mini-excavator breaking a pavement with a hydraulic hammer

Hitachi ZAXIS 48U mini-excavator

The sweet spot between power and size.

Compact enough for town, strong enough to dig pools and small foundations. With the hydraulic hammer it breaks pavements and shallow rock, and its dozer blade levels and backfills trenches at the end. It is the machine that rotates most between jobs: it fits an urban plot and performs on an estate.

Pool excavation →
Hitachi ZAXIS 33U mini-excavator, the newest machine in the fleet

Hitachi ZAXIS 33U mini-excavator

The newest addition, made for difficult access.

The latest machine in the fleet. Its compact size lets it slip through narrow garden and courtyard passages and, when even that is impossible, it is lifted over the house by crane. With several bucket widths and a hydraulic hammer, it digs pools, trenches and small foundations on plots where machine work used to be impossible.

Pool excavation →
Logistics

Trucks and transport

MAN TGS 18.420 tractor unit coupled to the low-loader

MAN TGS 18.420 tractor unit

The truck that brings the machines and takes the spoil away.

Tractor unit working with our two semi-trailers: it couples to the tipper to haul spoil and rubble off site, or to the low-loader to move the excavators. It lets us shift material and machinery all over Menorca without relying on outside hauliers, which shortens the deadlines of every job.

Load and haul →
Renault tractor unit with the green tipper semi-trailer

Renault tractor unit

The transport back-up.

Second tractor in the fleet. It lets the tipper and the low-loader work at the same time — one hauling spoil while the other moves a machine — or covers the transport when the MAN is busy. With two tractors, a breakdown or a busy week does not stop the job.

Load and haul →
Tipper semi-trailer tipping earth on an urban site

Tipper semi-trailer

Spoil leaves the site the same day.

Tipping semi-trailer for earth, rubble and aggregates. It is loaded straight from the excavator and tips at the management or stockpile point, so the excavated material never sits on the plot. On tight sites, that constant shuttle is what keeps the digging going.

Demolition →
Low-loader carrying a tracked excavator along a road

Low-loader

The machines reach any point of the island on their own.

Ramped platform for moving our excavators between sites. Owning the low-loader means the right machine is on your job on the agreed day, with no waiting for a haulier's slot. We also use it to bring the mini to estates and outlying developments.

Excavation →
Truck-mounted crane lifting a mini-excavator over a house

Crane lift for closed plots

No access? The machine comes in over the top.

When not even a mini fits through, we arrange for the machine to be lifted in by truck-mounted crane: over the house and straight down into the garden. We have done it many times to dig pools on closed plots.

Pool excavation →
Trucks of the Lorenzo Excavaciones fleet parked in a row

Attachments for every ground

Same arm, different tool.

Each excavator is equipped for the job: hydraulic hammers for rock, pavement and old foundations; buckets of several widths, from trenching to grading; and dozer blades on the minis to level and backfill at the end. Changing the attachment on site avoids bringing a second machine.

Excavation →

The fleet grows and renews with the needs of each job — the ZAXIS 33U is the most recent addition. If your project calls for specific equipment, ask us.

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