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All the whistles and bells a lone worker might need

25 Jun 19 Plantforce Rentals’ new Hyundai wheeled excavator is an interesting machine for several reasons. But mostly, it is interesting for having been devised as a solution for lone workers.

Britain's fastest tractor

21 Jun 19 JCB has set a new British speed record for tractors with its high-speed Fastrac tractor.

Postcard from another wet Plantworx

19 Jun 19 If you missed Plantworx 2019 you missed plenty of fantastic construction equipment but also some foul (or even fowl) weather.

Britain's biggest Hyundai [with video]

12 Jun 19 Middlesbrough-based demolition contractor Able UK has bought the first Hyundai HX900 L in Europe. It is the largest Hyundai machine in the UK.

Plantworx 2019 preview: what to see

3 Jun 19 The UK's dedicated working construction event with a showcase of plant, tools, equipment & services takes place from Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th June 2019 at the East of England Arena in Peterborough.

Thumbs up for electric Volvo – and Gold Medal for its garden

29 May 19 This time a month ago, Volvo Construction Equipment was anticipating the real-life debut of its battery-powered ECR25 mini excavator – building the Morgan Stanley Garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. So how did it get on?

Fifty years of JCB wheeled loaders

23 May 19 JCB may be synonymous with the backhoe loader but in 2019 it celebrates 50 years of manufacturing wheeled loading shovels.

The future in Lego

10 May 19 If you are close to London any time in the week ahead, you might like to take time to visit the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. There’s an exhibition of futuristic imaginary construction machinery made out of Lego.

Volvo’s electric digger makes debut at Chelsea Flower Show

29 Apr 19 Construction of the Morgan Stanley Garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2019 Chelsea Flower Show will be the first major project for Volvo’s new electric ECR25 mini excavator.

Chippindale turns 70

25 Apr 19 Yesterday I wrote about 50 years of Gordon Anderson Plant; now it is the turn of Leeds-based Chippindale Plant, which turns 70 years of age tomorrow.

The legacy of Gordon Anderson

24 Apr 19 GAP Hire Solutions has published a commemorative book in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary this month.

Battery-powered drill rig innovation

4 Apr 19 Liebherr is set to take the wraps off a battery-powered drilling rig at the Bauma fair next week.

Slope stabilisation on the Cumbrian railways

25 Mar 19 J Murphy & Son is moving 50,000 tonnes of soil to protect the railway in West Cumbria from landslips.

Engcon’s Big Dig Day

19 Mar 19 Excavator operators from across the UK are invited to get hands-on experience and see for themselves the impact that tiltrotators can have on their working lives at Engcon’s first Big Dig Day of 2019.

5G opens up new possibilities for Volvo

13 Mar 19 Volvo Construction Equipment has got Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use and plans to exploit it by developing remote-controlled construction machinery.

Komatsu high-reach for a knock-out knock-down

6 Mar 19 The new PC490HRD‐11 is the latest in Komatsu’s range of heavy‐duty demolition excavators.

Special application Hitachi variations

6 Mar 19 To people of my vintage SLF stands for just one thing, and that's Stiff Little Fingers. In the world of Hitachi excavators, however, it stands for Super Long Front.

New loader for Great Tew quarry

6 Mar 19 Great Tew Ironstone Quarry in North Oxfordshire in the UK has purchased a new top-of-the-range Doosan DL580-5 wheel loader to increase production.

PHIL updates the Autogate Tailgate

5 Mar 19 Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc, otherwise known as PHIL, is a US firm based in Peoria that specialises in customising off-highway trucks.

Kent contractor heads for all-hybrid

20 Feb 19 Rochester-based KKB Group provides niche services to the construction, remediation and recycling sectors.

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