Berajondo Earthmoving – Tried and trusted in the Wide Bay/Burnett

15-Feb-10

Sal Bonanno founded Bundaberg based company Berajondo Earthmoving and Haulage in 1986 to provide services to residential, industrial, agriculture, government and commercial sectors throughout south east and central Queensland.  Starting out with only a handful of machines, Berajondo has grown over the years to become one of the most successful and respected earthmoving and civil companies in the Wide Bay region, recently completing projects at the North Bundaberg Shopping Complex, QC Bricks Industrial Park, Bargara Views residential estate and Kensington Park commercial estate.

Berajondo’s extensive heavy machinery fleet comprises over 30 machines including dozers, excavators, scrapers, graders, articulated dump trucks and compactors.  The company’s equally successful haulage arm is built on the fleet of quad and tri axle floats, double deck and B Double livestock trailers.

A long time Cat^® advocate and Hastings Deering customer, Sal’s first Caterpillar^® purchase was a new 140G in the early 1990s.   Currently operating twenty Cat machines, the company’s newest acquisition is a 140M AWD (all wheel drive) grader which was involved in the completion of Stage 4 of the Kensington Park Industrial Estate development in Bundaberg.  

The 140M’s optional AWD system expands the machine’s versatility and performance by utilising dedicated left and right pumps for precise hydraulic control.  The infinitely variable pumps and motors maximise torque in each gear, delivering the most power to the ground and increasing productivity in the most demanding applications.

Although not yet born at the time of Berajondo’s establishment, son Greg Bonanno grew up surrounded by his father’s earthmoving equipment and developed a love for machinery at a young age.  Working for the company on weekends throughout his teenage years, Greg was clearly adept at operating Berajondo’s spectrum of machines, becoming a full time operator in 2002.  He has been operating the new grader since its delivery in June 2009.

“The 140M is good machine to operate and handles well,” said Greg, “Cat equipment is good for us as it’s always reliable and is better than most.”

The new grader is due to start on Stage 5 of the Kensington Park Estate before commencing civil work on a new caravan park site in Emerald.  Berajondo Earthmoving’s excellent customer service and proud edict of ensuring every project has a quality finish has seen them become a respected figure in the Wide Bay/Burnett earthmoving industry and the company’s continued association with Caterpillar and Hastings Deering will help drive the development of the Queensland’s burgeoning coral coast.