Zaxis-7 joins demolition project in Germany

J.H. Laarakkers Rückbau und Recycling GmbH, headquartered in Rheinberg, Germany, relies on the strength of Hitachi machines for its demolition projects. It currently has seven Hitachi machines from 25 to 70 tonnes in its fleet, and the latest addition is a ZX490-7.

Demolition and earthworks

Delivered by local dealer Kiesel West, the new Zaxis-7 model was assigned with the rest of the Hitachi fleet to the company’s biggest ever project. Some former fashion houses in Düsseldorf-Stockum were being transformed into a modern residential and commercial area. Laarakkers was responsible for 280,000m3 of demolition work and 60,000m3 of earthworks.

A symbolic handover of the keys took place after the machine was delivered with Managing Director Marcel Laarakkers, long-standing Specialist Advisor Siegfried Marmulla and Kiesel West Sales Specialist Waldemar Horch.

“The Laarakkers brothers don’t buy machines straight off the production line,” says Siegfried. “The new ZX690-7 is no different. Kiesel engineers have implemented some application-related requirements to the machine, including strengthened glass, and two proportionally controlled pedals for opening and closing the cutter attachment. This makes it the perfect demolition excavator.”