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JCB diggers join the hunt for buried WWII Spitfires

14 Jan 13 Diggers made by Staffordshire-based JCB are about to embark on a mission to help recover Spitfire warplanes designed by one of the county’s most famous sons and believed to be buried in Burma.

Plant man’s dream becomes a reality

14 Jan 13 Lifelong plant man Rob Williams had always dreamt of running his own plant hire & groundworks company. In July 2012, he finally took the plunge and Williams Plant came to fruition.

Tony Wagner finds the purr-fect Cat for his customers' needs

13 Jan 13 Liskeard-based Tony Wagner Plant Hire has just purchased his first Caterpillar machine from the recently appointed Compact Cat dealership for Cornwall and West Devon, WH Bond Ltd.

Menzi Muck’s coming to a hillside near you thanks to Exc@v8

10 Jan 13 The recent announcement that Kendal based Exc@v8 - Total Plant Solutions have become UK dealers for the Swiss made Menzi Muck specialist excavators, reminded me of a spectacle I witnessed during my last visit to Bauma in 2010.

More stunning photos from our man Down Under

9 Jan 13 We head back down under now, to remind ourselves just what the sun looks like, and to be treated to some more excellent machine photos from Michael Bullock, as he continues his working holiday in Western Australia.

Kelston Sparkes Group goes large with a new Volvo EC700C

8 Jan 13 Normally associated with Volvo articlulated haulers, loading shovels and medium sized excavators, Kelston Sparkes Group has taken delivery of Volvo CE’s flagship excavator, the EC700C for the first time which has gone to work on primary extraction on one of the company’s prestigious contracts in the Mendips.

Rare Hymac 690 model could be up for grabs

7 Jan 13 Whilst I was away on my Christmas holiday, I received a random text from a guy who just called himself Wayne, telling me that he had discovered an old Hymac 690 hydraulic excavator that might be saved from the gas axe if someone was willing to rescue it.

Its back to blue for Kobelco

6 Jan 13 The famous and very distinctive blue liveried Kobelco excavators, are all set for a return to the American, European, Middle East and Russian markets, following the ending of a ten year global alliance between Kobelco Construction Machinery Co Ltd and CNH Global N.V.

Archive footage on the building of the M1 motorway

4 Jan 13 This video was recently posted on my Facebook page by regular Digger Blog reader Geraint Jones.

Rare compact kit spotted in the Canaries

3 Jan 13 As previously mentioned in my post earlier in the week, I went walkabout in Jandia on a mission to get medicines for my other half, who had gone down with the usual in flight lurgey, which she has now kindly shared with me! Anyway during my travels, I came across a trio of little gems, including two rare machines that I have never seen in the UK.

Explosive performance from tunnel firm's JCB LOADALL Fleet

3 Jan 13 A COMPANY which runs the largest fleet of JCB telehandlers in Brazil has invested in additional machines so it can forge ahead with a contract to build a tunnel to house a new ring road.

Komatsus in a spot of bother

1 Jan 13 I have been sent a couple of shots by Wilmin Conzvert from Indonesia, which feature two Komatsu excavators that are quite clearly in big trouble!

It’s another busman’s holiday for Digger in Fuerteventura

31 Dec 12 The other half and I have just spent the Christmas period on the beautiful island of Fuerteventura, enjoying some quality chill out time, and more importantly topping up on some much missed vitamin D from the glorious sunshine. However, no holiday for me is complete without a day out in the hire car looking for a few machines, that I can snap some shots of for the pages of the Digger Blog.

Digger’s Top Ten blogs 2012

26 Dec 12 The weather is cloudy here in Fuerteventura today, so with sun bathing suspended for a while, I thought I would put the free time to good use and bring you a round-up of the top ten blogs from 2012.

Who fancies a new JCB calendar model emblazoned in yellow paint

22 Dec 12 In an imaginative use of its signature yellow, JCB has teamed up with George Bamford Photography to present a unique twist on the world of the fashion shoot.

Season’s Greetings from the Digger Blog

17 Dec 12 Well it’s that time of the year again, when we all eat, drink and be merry, after we have discovered that Santa has brought us a year’s supply of socks, underwear and other unwanted gifts!

English plant man continues his adventure Down Under

16 Dec 12 We last heard from Michael Bullock back in October, when he shared his photos of big kit at rest in the machinery yards around Perth, in Western Australia. Since then Michael has been working on some civil engineering jobs in some of the remotest parts of Western Australia, which he tells us about here, and in further upcoming posts on Digger.

Plantworx now 80% sold out!

15 Dec 12 The team behind next year’s inaugural Plantworx construction exhibition have had an incredibly busy month, and are pleased to confirm that to date there are 166 confirmed exhibitors and the show is now 80% sold out, proving that construction industry professionals remain optimistic and are confident that new event will be a success.

Unwanted snow put to good use in Sweden

15 Dec 12 Our friend and regular reader Robert Carlsson, has sent in his latest batch of photos featuring items of plant that he uses in his day to day contracting business, being put to good use clearing snow from around his property on the outskirts of Eskilstuna some 130 kilometres from Stockholm.

Pink Case raises breast cancer awareness

13 Dec 12 Help raise breast cancer awareness by purchasing your very own pink Case backhoe loader model, an ideal Christmas gift with a very important message.

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