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Liebherr R9800 Promotional video

14 Sep 11 This excellent video was highlighted to me by Facebook friend Ulrich Poschl who works as a video producer/editor on the highly successful German website Bauforum 24.

Terex CC 2800-1 crawler cranes perform tandem lift in Berlin

14 Sep 11 Two Terex CC 2800-1 lattice boom crawler cranes worked in tandem to help erect the steel frame for the maintenance hangar at the Berlin-Brandenburg International (BBI) airport construction site.

Caterpillar medium range track type tractors " Pushing forward

13 Sep 11 Here’s another excellent promotional video from Caterpillar which shows the benefits offered from the latest Cat medium range track type tractors including the D6T, D7E and D8T.

Sky's the limit for a Hitachi mini in Milan

13 Sep 11 At the Milano Malpensa airport in Italy, the 13-year-old Terminal 2 is undergoing a comprehensive redevelopment programme. The runways at the Terminal, which exclusively serve budget airlines, are being resurfaced, upgraded and updated, and a versatile Hitachi ZX52U-3 is playing a vital role in this process.

Volvo excavators are in the pink for Demo Diva Demolition

11 Sep 11 Demo Diva Demolition is the brainchild of American business woman and entrepreneur Simone Bruni. In a stroke of marketing genius, Simone decided to have all her Volvo excavators painted in the company’s corporate pink colours.

Big machines dig for copper in Northern Sweden

8 Sep 11 Excavator operator and machinery enthusiast, Peter Sjogren one of our regular readers in Sweden, recently visited one of the biggest mines in the country to visit a friend who works there. Peter, who lives in Stockholm, has kindly sent in this photo report on his trip North.

Hitachi... It could be you?

6 Sep 11 I am currently looking at upgrading my existing 3 ton mini excavator. I must say I have been very pleased with my current model from the Hitachi stable, so its got me thinking maybe the one in this video could be for me!

Hitachi compact loaders put in a five star performance

6 Sep 11 A German construction company is putting five Hitachi ZW95 compact wheel loaders to the test at three very different job sites. Langenfurth Bau, based in the west of Germany, specialises in turnkey construction, civil engineering and landscaping projects.

A Cat gets bogged and recovered

6 Sep 11 Came across this video on You Tube the other day, and thought it was a good one to share here on the Digger Blog.

Volvo EC240C strikes a happy medium for George Russell Construction Ltd

6 Sep 11 Rekindling an old acquaintance, private house builders and general contractors, George Russell Construction Ltd of Denny, Falkirk, has taken delivery of a Volvo EC240C from Volvo Construction Equipment.

New Holland’s Energy Saving Grand Prix 2011 Reaches the UK

4 Sep 11 Following the successful launch in April in Italy, the Energy Saving Grand Prix 2011 has travelled to Germany and France, reaching the United Kingdom in July. The first heats of the UK Grand Prix took place in Oxford on the 21st and 22nd, followed by a second event in Leeds on the 28th and 29th.

And the winner of the Komatsu PC210-8 model is....

3 Sep 11 We had a fantastic response to the Digger blog win a Komatsu PC210-8 model competition. The draw was made on Friday at Komatsu UK’s headquarters in Birtley, Tyne & Wear.

Machines hit the sand pit once more for Canadian charity event

2 Sep 11 The 2nd annual Mega Machines day (Journee Mega Machines) 2011 took place last weekend at the Dexsen sandpit in Quebec. And our Canadian reader and machinery enthusiast Anthony Chaput was there once more to capture some of the highlights for the Digger Blog.

Kubota minis tick all the boxes as Clements plant hire upgrades its excavator fleet

1 Sep 11 Machine quality, cost-effectiveness, security and the high standard of after-care available from its distributor were instrumental in the decision of Clements Plant & Tool Hire Ltd to upgrade its equipment fleet with a move to market-leading Kubota mini excavators.

A lesson in how not to do things when lifting with an excavator

1 Sep 11 This video is currently doing the rounds on the machinery forums right now, and I thought I would share it with the Digger Blog readers.

Kernow machine man “Tini” is on the Case

30 Aug 11 Graham “Tini” Centini, who currently works for major South West groundwork contractor Steve Hoskin Construction, was recently reunited with his old machine for a few days and has sent in some of photos and a bit of background on his life in the plant game for the blog.

Terex T-550-1 truck crane helps to revitalize Coney Island

29 Aug 11 Long a part of treasured Americana, historic Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y. was once an iconic amusement park that attracted visitors from around the world. Yet a lack of park investment in recent decades eroded its nostalgic luster, resulting in fewer visitors each year.

JCB 801 gets a lift into a whiskey distillery

28 Aug 11 After reading the recent JCB micro takes to the skies post here on the Digger Blog, regular reader Finlay Grant sent in some photos of a job he was working on in Scotland over 20 years ago.

Case to demonstrate productive solutions at RWM

27 Aug 11 Case Construction Equipment will take centre stage at this year’s Recycling & Waste Management exhibition (RWM 2011), which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham 13th-15th September, with a trio of dedicated waste industry machines that demonstrate the breadth of equipment available from the full line manufacturer.

It’s full marks for 400th machine

25 Aug 11 Forming part of Hewden’s £21 million investment in new fleet, the order is the largest volume purchase JCB has received from a hire company this year.

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