Clearway, the largest processor and exporter of scrap metals in Ireland, needed extra strong buckets for its loading shovel. The company found the solution it needed with Bruce Engineering, Ireland’s exclusive manufacturer for Hardox Wearparts, a network of selected and certified workshops, of the Swedish high strength steel producer SSAB.
Over seven years ago, Clearway purchased a Volvo loading shovel for transporting scrap steel in its yard. The heavy wear from moving engine blocks and large pieces of scrap metal 
meant the shovel’s bucket needed to be extra strong and durable, in order to reduce maintenance and downtime.
Clearway has already used SSAB’s Hardox plate on its baling machines and chutes, so the company turned to Bruce Engineering for another Hardox solution. Today the bucket is still in excellent condition, after 17,000 hours of use, and the company recently ordered a second one.
“Our first bucket performed so well, it was a natural choice that we should purchase another Hardox bucket,” says Paul Murphy, owner and managing director of Clearway. “With no downtime and excellent durability, using Hardox is certainly the best long-term decision for keeping my productivity at a maximum.”
These Bruce Hardox buckets have earned the “Hardox in my body” stamp of approval which guarantees that the steel used for the bucket meets all of the strict demands made on the wear steel for buckets. The sign guarantees that the user of the bucket has invested in first class product in terms of wear resistance, impact strength and weldability.
Only makers of buckets who have been examined reviewed and approved by SSAB are entitled to use the sign. The sign is the guarantee that the bucket meets very strict quality demands.