Glascott Landscape and Civil - just 'Glascott' in everyday discussion - has the experience, knowledge, and skills to handle even the most challenging and unique landscape construction, and provides post-construction maintenance services that safeguard new landscapes and establish growth.
Beyond construction, Glascott Landscape and Civil can provide ongoing project maintenance designed to address deterioration and sub-optimum performance, reducing reactive spend and extending the life of landscapes.
After many years using another brand of excavator, Glascott has moved to Hitachi, and the change wasn't driven only by the performance of the machinery.
Service specialists
As the time to replace a couple of the company's small excavators approached, Queensland Regional Manager, Peter Cairns, began exploring his options.
"When I was looking for a machine back in August and September last year, I rang multiple dealers for different brands," recalled the cheerful Queenslander. "No one would get back to me, they all gave me the same runaround, and it got a bit tiring.
This story is from the July - August 2024 edition of Landscape Contractor Magazine.
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