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Mining, construction and now archaeology.

WE’RE HELPING TO

UNCOVER THE PAST

WE KNOW CAT MACHINES ARE SO VERSATILE, BUT EVEN WE WERE
SURPRISED TO HEAR THEY’RE USED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIGS

If you thought archaeological digs
were all about intense workers on their For more than 25 years, Ardis Archaeology GmbH has
been digging up, exploring and documenting the past.
knees using a trowel and a brush, you
From preservation projects to surveying to rescue
will be surprised to learn that one of excavation and 3D modelling, they have built an enviable
reputation. They are also huge fans of Cat machines.
Europe’s most experienced archaeology
companies uses Cat machines. At the time of writing, they have been working alongside
a construction company in Neustift in the Tyrol region of
Austria, where they’re using a Cat 301.8 Mini Excavator.
There is a dig in Ellbögen, using the Cat 305 CR Mini
Excavator with an embankment bucket. And an upcoming
project in South Tyrol which will be around a castle in the
forest up there, for which they will be using the Cat 310.8.

Ardis GmbH was a customer of Zeppelin Austria for some
time before deciding to purchase their own machines. “Ardis
had been hiring small hydraulic excavators from us for a few
years. And not just in Austria either, but Germany and Italy
too, which, thanks to our network, we’ve always been able
Landing page: to fulfil,” says Christian Meschnik, the sales representative
ardis-archaeology.com
on the account. “So, when it was time for them to buy,
they knew exactly what they wanted right down to the

“I can maneuver it into the tightest of

spaces, extract very carefully and yet
still have enough lifting power.”
Karsten Wink, founder and CEO
of Ardis Archaeology GmbH

Christian Meschnik,
sales representative of
Zeppelin Austria
Karsten Wink,
founder and CEO of Ardis
Archaeology GmbH
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