National Group says a major new contract in 2022 will see it double the amount of equipment it is supplying for Anglo American’s Capcoal operation.

The company is supplying heavy earthmoving equipment to the Lake Lindsay and Oak Park mine sin teh Bowen Basin.

The equipment includes a fleet of Komatsu 830E dump trucks, Liebherr 996B mining excavator, CAT D10T Crawler dozers, CAT 777G water cart, 775G service truck, and a CAT 24M Grader.

Up to 30 National Group maintenance staff will work on the new and existing contracts at the Anglo coal mines, operating in six-person crews.

“We have an excellent working relationship with Anglo,” National Group maintenance superintendent Damien Melville said.

“We understand the site’s equipment needs and have developed a good delivery and maintenance record on this project.”

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National Group has supplied equipment for Anglo’s Capcoal operation for three years.

Mr Melville said the team was busy assembling equipment after several deliveries in December and January. The equipment is expected to be operational from this month.

“It’s been a hectic time with Christmas and holidays,” he said.

“But everything is on track to ensure the equipment is ready when the contract starts. We have a close crew that’s working hard on delivering and then maintaining the new equipment.”

National Group is positive about demand for mining equipment in the Queensland coal sector in 2022.

“We are getting continuing good interest for equipment hire in coal,” National Group founder Mark Ackroyd said. “There’s a lot of activity on the ground.”