The Kobelco brand was never meant to be the hero of the BrisWide Excavations story. When founder Josh Scott first went looking for a machine of his own, he was leaning towards other makes — up until supply delays and a lack of interest from those manufacturers pushed him to “take a chance” on a Kobelco SK30 mini excavator. That one purchase worked so well that it reshaped the direction of the Brisbane-based business, paving the way for a growing fleet of Kobelco equipment at the heart of BrisWide’s expansion. We caught up with Josh at one of the company’s project sites to discuss the secret to his success.