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Liebherr andthe macaronisThe Liebherr R 954 has a range of 34 m, it is fullydemolition equipped, which includes a tilting andextra protected cab, hydraulically adjustable chassisand hydraulically removable counterweight.Lotus Machinery & Transport ABis currently conducting a spectaculardemolition of a macaronifactory on Kvarnholmen in Nackajust south of Stockholm. Waterfrontapartments, with stunningviews over the water and Djurgarden,will be built on the site.For the demolition Lotus is usinga new demolition equippedLiebherr R 954, the first Liebherrdemolition machine in Sweden.Lotus Machinery & Transport AB is a growing demolitionplayer in Sweden. The company was founded in1996 primarily as a transportation company. But overthe years Lotus has gradually expanded its operationsinto excavation and traditional land and constructioncontracts. In recent years it has also begun to offer demolitionservices. Demolition activities have increasedheavily, especially during the last two years, which hasresulted in investment in new demolition orientatedequipment. The last new addition is a demolitionequipped excavator from German manufacturer Lieb-42 PDi • Issue 2 • May - June 2011herr, the first of its kind in the Swedish market.Significant investmentsin demolition servicesLotus has annual sales of SEK70 million and 70 employees,with about 25 working purely with demolition.“Demolition assignments have grown progressively inrecent years and prospects for continued growth lookvery good,” says Anton Segerlund, who runs Lotus Machinery& Transport AB with his father, mother and twobrothers. “We have had good order entry throughoutthe recent recession and we have almost a full orderbook going forward. The job situation has called for usto review our machinery park and our new Liebherr R954 fits in very well with our expansion plans.”It was Anton’s father Seppo Suomila who startedLotus Machinery & Transport AB. Lotus is purelya family business and mother Margaret and Anton’sbrothers Peter and John also work in the company.The emphasis on demolition operations is on completedemolition of all kinds structures in the building andprocess industries. “We take on all types of total demo-