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14 November 2026

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New machines really do use less fuel

22 May 14 A Scottish construction firm is forecasting savings of £10,000 a year after buying eight excavators with the latest generation of fuel-efficient engines.

AMD is saving £4 per hour with this JS220
AMD is saving £4 per hour with this JS220

Dumfries-based AMD Contract Services has purchased ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ JS130, JS145, JS220 and JS290 tracked excavators, which all have the new ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Ecomax engine.

It carried out tests to compare the new JS220 against a 2010 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ equivalent. On exactly the same heavy-duty application, the new machine used six litres less fuel per hour – a trend which it sees mirrored across the fleet.

AMD director Fraser Dykes said: “The fuel economy on the new machines is incredible – up to six litres per hour when compared to previous models. We are saving approximately £4 per machine per hour. For our contracts division, which could typically complete 2500 hours per annum, that’s a saving on fuel of £10,000 in a year. It’s also a great sales message for our plant hire business – that customers could save so much on fuel when they select machines from us.�

The machines are already in use on a range of construction, groundworks and forestry projects, including a wind farm construction project in the Scottish Borders for Galeforce and a forestry road formation project on the west coast near Inverary

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