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Volvo D Series excavators put on the Va Va Voom in France

10 Jul 12 During the Digger Blogs recent visit to the Volvo press event in Lorient, France, I was given a brief opportunity to get some seat time in a number of the latest D Series excavators, starting with one of my personal favourites the ECR145D.

Famous Ferrari man designed diggers too

9 Jul 12 Last week came the sad news of the death of Italian car designer Sergio Pininfarina at the age of 85, an iconic figure in the motor car industry and most famously known for his design work with Ferrari, but did you know he was also involved in some excavator design work too?

Grab yourself a unique JCB telehandler and help the NSPCC

8 Jul 12 In a massive display of charity, JCB are supporting the NSPCC by donating a telehandler as the prize in a charity auction, and the Digger Blog proudly supports the company’s generous offer.

Volvo's pipelayer concept is turning heads

5 Jul 12 We have had a lot of interest in the Volvo pipelayer post from last week, in direct response to a request for more info from one of our readers, here is a promotional video from Volvo featuring the largest model in the range the PL4611.

A-Plant Teams Up With British Superbike Challenger

4 Jul 12 News reaches the Digger Blog that A-Plant has teamed up with exciting prospect Aaron Zanotti as he competes in the fiercely contested MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. The leading hire company has sponsored Aaron and the A-Plant Suzuki team for the 2012 season.

When Diggerland meets Waterworld

3 Jul 12 This video has been shared with us on our Facebook page, by our friends over at the Demolition News website.

The Cat that got the cream of attention at Hillhead

2 Jul 12 Without doubt the biggest attraction for most visitors at last month’s Hillhead exhibition was the mighty Cat 6030; the Digger Blog was amongst the hoards who climbed aboard for a closer look.

Volvo takes pipe laying to another level

1 Jul 12 The Digger Blog has just returned from an exciting trip to Lorient in France, where I joined an illustrious collection of international journalists to witness the official debut of Volvo’s new concept pipe laying machine, the PL3005D.

Digger’s Hillhead highlights (Part Two)

27 Jun 12 Continuing with a look back at the Digger Blogs visit to the Hillhead quarry and mining exhibition which took place last week in Buxton.

Volvo's BL71B was the obvious choice for Mark Richards Plant Hire

26 Jun 12 Friend of the Digger Blog and a fellow contractor here in the South West, Mark Richards, has recently added a Volvo BL71B backhoe loader to his expanding fleet of equipment which includes a Volvo ECR48C compact excavator.

Old Oliver OC-3 restored to former glory in Sweden

25 Jun 12 During last month’s Digger Blog visit to Sweden, I came across a very nice restoration job of an Oliver OC-3 dozer at the MaskinExpo show, the machines owners Ulf Jansson and Curt Stenmark have told us a bit more about their tractor.

Digger’s Hillhead highlights (Part One)

24 Jun 12 Hillhead 2012 took place last week at its regular venue, within the Harpur Hill quarry in the picturesque location of Buxton. The Digger Blog visited on the Wednesday, in what proved to be a very exciting and fruitful visit.

The Cat that rose from the grave

21 Jun 12 Roy Vinden, who has been a fantastic supporter of the Digger Blog over the years, has sent us some cracking photos of an old Caterpillar D4 with a very interesting and hidden past.

The heat was on for Digger at MaskinExpo 2012 (Part Two)

18 Jun 12 Concluding my look at some of the highlights from the Digger Blogs recent visit to Sweden, and in particular our trip to the MaskinExpo event in Stockholm.

Big kit awaits visitors to Hillhead 2012

17 Jun 12 This coming Tuesday, Hillhead 2012 opens for business at the Harpur Hill quarry in Buxton. The Digger Blog will be making a visit to sample the atmosphere and report back for you on the blog.

Happy Father’s day to all digger Dad’s

17 Jun 12 Yes its father’s day here in the UK once more, so here is a little treat for all machine men who are fathers, fathers to be, or those like me, whose fathers are sadly no longer with us.

Volvo wheeled loader wheelie stunt

15 Jun 12 This video was recently shared with us on our Facebook page by Sten Stromgren who works for Engcon SE, in Stromsund, Sweden.

The Cat sat in the digger bucket!

14 Jun 12 One of our Swedish readers Mattias Ahl, has shared this superb photo of an unusual mode of machine transport, for us all to enjoy on the Digger Blog.

Restored Poclain 1000 fires up again

13 Jun 12 One of only two surviving Poclain 1000’s left in the world was recently fired up after a lengthy restoration period by Poclain enthusiasts in France, who captured the moment on video.

Digger experiences excavation Swedish style with Engcon (Part Two)

12 Jun 12 Following on from our tour of jobsites in Ostersund to see Engcon equipped machines in action, we were then driven north to Stromsund to visit the company’s factory set up.

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