Liebherr-Australia and Roy Hill announce new partnership

Executives from Liebherr-Australia and Roy Hill – one of the largest single iron ore mines in Australia – came together to commemorate the new partnership between the two companies. The celebrations included the handover of an R 9800 excavator that had both its bucket and counterweight painted pink to highlight the role the machine will play in supporting women and families battling the scourge of breast cancer.

The celebration of this new partnership took place at Roy Hill’s offices in Perth, Western Australia. Executives from both companies came together for a tour of Roy Hill’s Remote Operations Centre (ROC) and for the ceremonial handing over of the brand new 800-tonne R 9800.

The R 9800 is the second of three initial Liebherr excavators to be delivered to Roy Hill. The 800-tonne machine joins an R 9400 excavator that was delivered at the end of 2024. The third machine, a second R 9800, is set to join the fleet by Q2 2025. Roy Hill chose to add Liebherr machines to its existing fleet in the Pilbara given the strong reputation Liebherr has built for operational durability and reliability, fuel efficiency and comfort for operators.




Peerless customer support in the Pilbara
To maximise the uptime of Roy Hill’s growing Liebherr fleet, Liebherr-Australia’s Perth team provides a comprehensive mix of onsite, Perth-based and ad hoc machine support. A team of highly skilled product support advisors and heavy-duty technicians are embedded at the mine site to provide everyday maintenance and repairs as well as advanced technical support to optimise the performance of the new excavator fleet.

Beyond the pit
The support Liebherr-Australia provides its customers doesn’t stop in the pit. Liebherr-Australia painted both the bucket and the counterweight of the new R 9800 bright pink, joining Roy Hill's existing fleet of pink heavy machinery. An initiative of the company’s executive chairman, Mrs Gina Rinehart, the colour radiates against the red hues of the Pilbara as a consistent reminder of the impacts of breast cancer on families across the country.

Liebherr-Australia knows that there is more to a business than machine production and so supporting a cause as important as breast cancer awareness was a natural decision for the company.