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New Volvo mini gets to grips with rubbish for the Lanz Group

11 Jun 12 Lanz Group, a leading provider of waste management solutions based at Colnbrook, Berkshire has taken delivery of its first Volvo compact excavator to boost productivity with its cardboard and plastics baling operations from Volvo’s utility dealer for the Midlands and central southern England " SM Plant Ltd.

Machines galore at the Royal Cornwall Show

10 Jun 12 This weekend the Digger Blog made its annual pilgrimage to the Royal Cornwall Show in Wadebridge, an event that is always well worth a visit if you are into plant & agricultural machinery.

Extreme downhill excavator dismount with cushion landing

7 Jun 12 This video has been highlighted to us by regular Digger Blog reader James Mulholland, who recently posted it on our Friends of the Digger Blog page on Facebook.

Veteran machines in abundance in Sweden

6 Jun 12 During my recent visit to Engcon in Sweden, I was lucky enough to spot a number of classic machines during my travels around various locations. In this post I will share some of my highlights.

One man and his Komatsu rubber duck

5 Jun 12 Owner/Operator Ollie Kitchen from York, has only recently discovered the Digger Blog, but he was keen to make contact and tell us about his unique Komatsu PW160 and his massive selection of work attachments.

First P&H 1900AL for Wimpey Mining circa 77-78

4 Jun 12 In response to the More Wimpey Memories blog post in February 2011, we have been contacted by Otto Strasser, who has kindly sent in some old period photos for us to enjoy.

G. A. Carlyon & Sons long term love affair with Hitachi excavators continues.

3 Jun 12 Regular Digger Blog reader Stuart Carlyon has been in touch to tell us about the family business’s devotion to the ever popular Japanese excavators from Hitachi.

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

31 May 12 On the second day of my recent visit to Sweden, I attended the MaskinExpo show in Arlanda, the event took place in extremely hot weather which I was not expecting in Sweden, and the heat did leave a lot of weary looking visitors towards the end of the day. Here are some of my highlights from the visit.

Scottish sawmill replaces 20,000 hour Kramer with a new Kramer

29 May 12 A long established Dumfries based sawmill has recently replaced an ageing Kramer wheeled loader with a new 680T telescopic model from local dealer James Gordon.

Digger experiences excavation Swedish style with Engcon (Part One)

28 May 12 Last week the Digger Blog was kindly invited to visit the Engcon Group in Sweden, to sample the way things are done in the Scandinavian hotbed for tiltrotators and modern excavating technology.

Bogged digger incident immortalised in confectionary

27 May 12 Whilst I have been away in Sweden, I have received another email from Michael Bullock who has been a regular contributor to the blog over the years. Michael has recently been presented with a gift that brought back some memories for him and his fellow workers.

Cat “rubber duck” stars in MaskinExpo 2012 video

22 May 12 This week the Digger Blog is visiting Sweden, where we have kindly been invited as guests of the tiltrotator and attachment company Engcon.

Acco Super Dozer on the move

21 May 12 The world’s largest dozer ever built has recently been moved to a new resting place. Our good friend and editor of Earthmovers magazine, Graham Black, tweeted about this last week, and I am sure he won’t mind us sharing the video here on the Digger Blog.

More classic plant rusting away in peace

20 May 12 Our great readers have been out and about once more, discovering more items of plant which appear to have been abandoned to the elements. Rob Atkins spotted a German wheeled excavator, and Duncan Rudall came across a large selection of machines in Herefordshire.

Approach dozing from a different angle with the Viking Power Dozer

17 May 12 This interesting promotional video was recently posted on our Friends of the Digger Blog Facebook page by regular reader Eirian Jones, who owns E. Jones Plant Hire who are based in Aberystwyth. I thought it was worthy of a mention here on the main stage.

Liebherr’s TA 230 ADT to make its first UK appearance at Hillhead

16 May 12 The Digger Blog first saw the Liebherr TA 230 in the metal, when it made its European debut at Bauma in 2010. Visitors to next month’s Hillhead exhibition will get to witness its UK debut.

New Cat’s roar into action for A1 Infrastructure and Building Ltd

15 May 12 A1 Infrastructure and Building Ltd, have recently added two new Caterpillar machines to their extensive fleet. They have contacted the Digger Blog to tell us more about their latest additions.

Unusual Poclain model resting in peace in Sweden

14 May 12 We have been sent these great photos by our regular reader and contributor in Sweden, Robert Carlsson, featuring a rare Poclain machine.

New Holland is the perfect replacement for MJL Contractors

13 May 12 Helston based MJL Contractors Ltd, have just taken delivery of a New Holland backhoe loader, which was put straight to work on a site in Redruth.

Holiday machine mania in Thailand (part two)

10 May 12 A final round up of Mark Woodfords holiday machinery snaps from his time in Thailand.

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