Groupe Bellemare's incredible electric fleet at work in Quebec
At Groupe Bellemare's Plan 1 facility in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, five mid-size electric machines are hard at work. This is not a pilot project or a test run. In Trois-Rivières, Groupe Bellemare has successfully integrated one of North America's first fleets of mid-size electric construction equipment into its daily operations. Its equipment lineup includes four 46,297-pound LiuGong 856HE MAX electric wheel loaders and a recently added 58,422-pound 924FE electric excavator — among the first machines of their kind sold in North America. For the family-owned company, founded in 1959, the transition spans its abrasives and minerals division and its C&D recycling operations. In these divisions, short travel distances, controlled work cycles, and indoor material handling define the work. According to Jason Lagacé, operations manager with Groupe Bellemare, the electric loaders have matched or exceeded the output of comparable diesel machines, while delivering responsive hydraulics, strong travel speed, and a quieter operating environment for crews working long shifts. In Bellemare's abrasives and minerals and C&D recycling division, fulfilling orders and moving material efficiently and consistently over multiple shifts is critical. The company has proven that productivity doesn't slow when switching from diesel to electric. Instead, in the right application, and with support and collaboration from the right dealer and OEM partners, electrification delivers tremendous operational cost savings.
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At Groupe Bellemare's Plan 1 facility in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, five mid-size electric machines are hard at work. This is not a pilot project or a test run. In Trois-Rivières, Groupe Bellemare has successfully integrated one of North America's first fleets of mid-size electric construction equipment into its daily operations. Its equipment lineup includes four 46,297-pound LiuGong 856HE MAX electric wheel loaders and a recently added 58,422-pound 924FE electric excavator — among the first machines of their kind sold in North America.
For the family-owned company, founded in 1959, the transition spans its abrasives and minerals division and its C&D recycling operations. In these divisions, short travel distances, controlled work cycles, and indoor material handling define the work.
According to Jason Lagacé, operations manager with Groupe Bellemare, the electric loaders have matched or exceeded the output of comparable diesel machines, while delivering responsive hydraulics, strong travel speed, and a quieter operating environment for crews working long shifts.
In Bellemare's abrasives and minerals and C&D recycling division, fulfilling orders and moving material efficiently and consistently over multiple shifts is critical. The company has proven that productivity doesn't slow when switching from diesel to electric. Instead, in the right application, and with support and collaboration from the right dealer and OEM partners, electrification delivers tremendous operational cost savings.
