Quick answers first
Asked about Hitachi glazing
Do you carry glass for Hitachi Zaxis excavators?
Flat panes - doors, sides, quarters - are cut on site from the sheet stock we carry, so there's nothing to wait for. Shaped front screens are ordered through our supplier network.
Can you glaze a Hitachi on a live construction site?
Yes - most of our work happens on live sites. We'll book in with your site manager, follow the induction and work to your health and safety rules.
The front screen is cracked but the machine still runs - is it urgent?
We'd treat it as urgent. A cracked screen restricts the operator's view and has lost strength, and excavator glass is there to protect as well as to see through. A quick call gets it replaced before it lets go.
The orange excavators
Hitachi: an excavator maker first
Some brands do a bit of everything; Hitachi Construction Machinery is known above all for excavators. The orange Zaxis range runs from micro and mini machines through the mid-weight diggers that anchor most British hire fleets, up to mining-class giants - with wheeled excavators and wheel loaders alongside. On a typical groundworks job, if the digger isn't a JCB or a Komatsu, there's a fair chance it's a Hitachi.
Excavator glazing is its own discipline. The cab sits beside the boom, so front and right-hand glass live closest to the work; door glass swings wide on a machine that slews in tight spaces; and lower front panes sit just above the tracks, where mud and stone get thrown. Deep glass all round is what gives the operator a clear view of the bucket - and it's also why excavator cabs lose panes more often than most machines.
Our answer is the same mobile service we run for every make: flat toughened panes templated and cut at the machine, laminated glass where the pane calls for it, shaped screens through the supplier network, and every pane fitted to health & safety requirements and manufacturer recommendations. Mixed fleet? We cover Komatsu and Volvo the same way - or see the full excavator glazing service and digger glazing service.
Hitachi cab letting the weather in?
When your machinery is off the road, your business is losing money. Call us for a no‑obligation quote and our fully mobile unit will come to you.