Smart way to complete projects

Clear a plot of land and build a hard stand area within a week? For Perth-based civil and earthmoving business Raw Civil, it was just another day on the job.

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When Raw Civil owner and director Jayden Grewar received the call, he took it on with confidence; knowing his team had the reliability, skill, and machinery to pull it off without delay.

We caught up with Jayden and one of Raw's site teams as they worked through grading, dozing and levelling the site using a trio of Komatsu machines: a WA320 wheel loader, a GD655 motor grader, and a D37PXi dozer.

"Our client needed the site established for their office and parking bays, and they were on a tight timeline," he said.

"With our gear and our team, we knew we could meet the brief-and we're actually delivering a few days ahead of schedule.”

Jayden credits Komatsu's smart technology for helping deliver efficiency.

"Their intelligent systems help us stay on spec, right from the cab. It's streamlined, safe, and means less manual interference around heavy gear," he said.

Whether it's setting out designs from inside the cab, reducing ground crew around operating machinery, or increasing first-pass accuracy, the integration of Komatsu's systems into Raw Civil's workflows has helped lift productivity and safety without overcomplicating operations.

"We've always believed in using smart tools to back up good operators," Jayden said.

"That's the real edge-skilled people supported by solid, reliable equipment.”

Built from the ground up

Jayden's roots in the industry run deep, but not in the traditional way.

His father ran a small Bobcat and truck operation, mostly house pads and site cleans.

"I grew up around machinery, but we weren't a big business. It was simple, honest work," he said.

When his parents bought a farm, Jayden moved out there at 11, learning the value of hard work early.