Earthmovers & Excavators #375

CONTRACTOR PROFILE
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word is bond
Trusting its intuition
and confidence in
Hitachi Construction
Machinery, Anric
Developments broke
the mould and
brought innovation to
Australian job sites.
More than 30 years
later, that trust has
continued
It was very difficult
to convince
machine operators
and customers to
accept excavators
and their
capabilities.
civil and rail construction company based
A in Horsely Park, NSW, Anric Developments
specialise in equipment hire, road construction
and maintenance, civil earthworks, rail
construction and maintenance, demolition and
remediation works.
Operating a fleet of specialised plant and
equipment servicing the greater metropolitan
area of Sydney, Anric Developments has been
working closely with the NSW rail sector for
over 20 years and is heavily geared towards
rail projects, as well as civil construction and
demolition.
EARLY DAYS
Sydney-based brothers Riccardo and Raffaele
Spinozzi commenced in the earthmoving
business in 1980 and established their company
called Agata (parent company). In due course the
brothers planned to start their own businesses
with their own sons; Riccardo with his son
Anthony began Anric Developments. Raffaele
has two sons, Emilio and Adamo; together the
three began Terra Civil. Both companies operate
independently, however offer one another
support when needed.
Initially, the Spinozzis only invested in backhoes,
as these types of machines were once thought
to be the most efficient for earthmoving jobs.
Riccardo recalls back in their early years in the
industry that excavators were considered to be a
new phenomenon, whilst crawler loaders (Drotts)
and backhoes were more commonly recognised.
He remembers that it was very difficult to
convince machine operators and customers to
accept excavators and their capabilities.
In 1984, Riccardo and Raffaele decided to
purchase their first Hitachi machine, which was
the UH063. They bought the brand new UH063
from Dig Domino, who was then the dealer of
Hitachi products. At that time, the brothers were
contracted to undertake a lot of infrastructure
work with local councils, the Roads and Traffic
Authority (RTA) and the Sydney Water Board. The
Spinozzis believed that the Hitachi UH063 would
allow them to take on these larger jobs.
The Spinozzis recall in their early days of
earthmoving that they would turn up to a work
site with a task brief advising to strip soil and
grassed areas. However, they would be told
by site supervisors that they required a Drott
to perform this type of work, as many in the
industry did not understand and were sceptical of
the capabilities of an excavator.
They also recall instances where site
supervisors were not supportive of them bringing
their Hitachi excavator, suggesting that the site
had specifically requested a Caterpillar for the
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