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Top Volvo back up and service prompts more orders from GBM Demolition

25 Jul 11 Providing an efficient backup and service has prompted GBM Demolition of Louth, Lincolnshire to order six more excavators for its fleet of demolition and earthmoving equipment from Volvo Construction Equipment.

Italian debut for the new E305C excavators with Tier IV interim engines

25 Jul 11 An entire New Holland Construction fleet is involved in the construction of the Cellino-Teramo methane pipeline on the Adriatic ridge. The front line includes the three new 30 quintal excavators from the new E305 “C Series”.

Digger Out & About in Turkey with Hidromek (Part One)

24 Jul 11 During my recent holiday in Turkey, I was once again kindly invited to check out some examples of machines manufactured by leading Turkish manufacturer Hidromek. In the first exclusive report, I take a look one of the latest Gen Series excavators

Demo Rabbit Fails to Hit the Spot!

21 Jul 11 This funny American television advert has been brought to my attention by Construction Index’s editor Phil Bishop. It adequately demonstrates that to do a job correctly one must use the right tools for the job.

Terex CC6800-1 Used for Offshore Work at Hooksiel Wind Farm

19 Jul 11 We have had requests from the ever growing readership for more coverage of cranes and other types of construction equipment. At the Digger blog we aim to please, so you can expect more of these incredible items of plant to be making an appearance over the coming months.

Nick Drew My Life in Plant (Part 7)

16 Jul 11 Continuing the look back at my 30 years in the industry and how I managed to get back on my feet following the failure of my business due to a bad creditor.

New Technology Keeps Ammann ACR60/68 Range Rammers on Top

14 Jul 11 Whilst rammers are not at the recognised “sexy” end of the hire equipment market, they do form a key part of each and every hire company’s portfolio of equipment. Compaction equipment whilst not being a very exciting product, performs a valuable role on our jobsites and as such deserves its coverage here on the Digger Blog

The Perils of Excavating Near Services!

12 Jul 11 I am writing my latest batch of blogs on the beach, as my partner and I enjoy a much earned break in the beautiful Turkish resort town of Antalya. It is so hot here right now that a dip in the pool or a nice shower is the only way to stay cool, watching a sprinkler going out of control here today reminded me of an incident that happened on a road construction project I worked on back in 2006.

Caterpillar Serves up a Birthday Treat in Malaga

10 Jul 11 Regular Digger Blog reader Rob Williams was recently given a surprise birthday treat, with a trip to the Caterpillar demonstration ground in Malaga, Spain. He has kindly sent in this first batch of photos from the event.

Excavator and Operator Buried Under Building

7 Jul 11 Spotted this horrific video over at our friends on Demolition News today, one has to ask why on earth they are not using a high reach demolition specification excavator to perform the task.

"Digger on the Ropes" with Classic Cable Excavators

5 Jul 11 Due to high demand from readers for another batch of “Classic Excavator” photos, here we go with another collection from the Digger Blog archives.

Digger gets into Dash-8 Mode at Komatsu UK (Part Two)

3 Jul 11 Concluding my report about my visit to the Komatsu UK facility in Birtley, we take a look outside the factory on the demo plot and spend some “stick time” on a PC190LC-8.

Mining Mishaps Down Under

30 Jun 11 I have recently been in contact through Facebook, with an old school friend called Michele McNulty who has lived in Western Australia for some 24 years now. By pure coincidence her son is a mechanic in the large open cast mines in the Perth area, and she has kindly sent in this first batch of photos to share with us.

New Doosan DX520LC Excavator Provides High Output and Fuel Savings

30 Jun 11 The latest addition to the fleet of equipment from Banner Contracts (Halnaby) Ltd operating at Lafarge’s Thrislington limestone quarry at Ferryhill, Durham, is a new Doosan DX520LC crawler excavator, which has replaced a Doosan S470LC model.

Case Rodeo Ropes In Premier UK Operators

28 Jun 11 Case ConstructionEquipment UK will field a strong, four-man team at the final of the Case European Rodeo in France later this year, following successful heats in both the North (2/3 June) and South (9/10 June) of the country. Operators from all over the UK attended the heats, as more than 100 customers a day took part in the four Case roadshow events.

New Holland E215B makes a good impression on the Digger Blog

27 Jun 11 D&G Machinery, the South West dealer for New Holland Construction Equipment, invited the Digger Blog to try out one of their demonstrator machines recently, so I headed to a nearby golf course in Cornwall to check it out.

CA Blackwell’s Cat DW21 motor scraper is a star attraction

25 Jun 11 Rob King who works for CA Blackwell (Contracts) Ltd, commented on last week’s archive Caterpillar motor scraper photo post, to tell us about the company’s restored 1950’s DW21 machine.

Digger at the Royal Cornwall Show (Part Three)

23 Jun 11 In the final report from my visit to this year’s event, we take a look at the remaining machinery stands I visited.

Archive Caterpillar Motor Scraper Photos

22 Jun 11 The Digger Blog has recently made a great contact within Caterpillars scraper sector, and there are going to be exciting times ahead in terms of my scraper coverage. In the meantime, here are a trio of great archive photos showing examples from Cat’s scraper heritage.

A gentle giant " CX700B ME shows sensitivity in extraction in the volcanic Eifel region

21 Jun 11 For nearly six months, a heavy Case crawler excavator of the CX700B ME type has been used by the company Backes Bau- und Transporte GmbH, from Auw. The task has been extraction in the Dockweiler pit located in the centre of the volcanic Eifel region, providing a mobile crushing plant with basalt and lava, for use in its own use in road construction.

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