Customer Stories

“Over the years, Kobelco has proven itself to be the most reliable brand of excavator on the market. When we pick Kobelco, we will have less downtime and greater reliability in our machines to keep our jobs running smoothly.”

Adam Austin

Owner of Austin Contracting Services

“Everyone at Daly’s loves our Kobelco fleet, regardless of the skill level of the operator. All of our team love the great cabin with all its luxuries and the power and features of the machines. We often dig trenches for cabling and pipes either on or beside major roads, so having compact, nimble, yet robust and powerful digging capabilities is a must. We get all of this and more from our Kobelcos”

Nathan, Mark and Malachy Daly

Owners of Daly's Constructions

“The Kobelco reputation speaks for itself. When I think of Kobelco machines, I think of reliability and fuel efficiency – the green machine that doesn’t stop. Things just don’t break, but when they do, which is very rare, you have the backing of the dealer and Kobelco.”

Angelo Cerullo

Director of Canberra Contractors

“My Dad bought the first Kobelco – he bought two 35s around five years ago. Everything from there was just amazing. The machines have good power and are fuel efficient. We usually get two days of fuel from a tank, which is unheard of. The durability of a Kobelco is for me probably the best in the industry.”

George Matta

Site Manager at A-Civil

“We need a product that is high quality and reliable, that performs well and is productive, while also being fuel efficient. The SK350 has proven to be both a powerful and nimble machine. We’ve used it for some very detailed work, like precision placement of boulders for this rock wall – but it has also proven to be equally capable when undertaking large scale, hard digging, bulk earthworks.”

Michael Ragg

General Manager & Director of Western Earthmoving

“It’s like Kobelco has actually listened to a bunch of operators, for instance, they’ve now got double windows – before it was just one window, and it was difficult if you had to look out while you were loading something. They’re incredible machines. Every single machine I own and have ever owned is a Kobelco.”

Mat Crawford

Owners of KILLA Earthworx

“The new 30 tonne machine offers better operator comfort, which our crew appreciate, from the supportive, comfortable chair to the climate control and well-positioned controls. The operation is powerful, precise, and smooth, and the machines are a big hit with our operators.”

Mark Brassington

Director of Brazzo Civil

“The reason we went to Kobelco was because of the exceptional service we experienced with our local Kobelco dealer at STM. The Kobelco excavator themselves are great on fuel and our operators love them. Our SK25SR-6 is the perfect excavator for our truck and trailer combo, and one of our recent deliveries; an SK135SR-7 with an offset Boom, is just first class. It is a premium excavator in every way, from the new cabin to the performance”.

Patrick Joyce

Owner of Subterra Civil

“We have never had any complaints or issues with our Kobelco machines, not a single one, which is great to hear from our customers as we want to supply them with reliable machines and keep them happy so they continue to come back to us. We have no desire to switch from Kobelco—there is no reason to change a good thing.”

Sebastian Mattarelli

Owner of EZI Hire Solutions