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A cure for Covid blues – build your own loading shovel

1 day For all of those stuck at home, with or without children needing entertaining, here is an excellent initiative from SMT, the Volvo Construction Equipment dealer, to help us all get through everything that’s going on.

Satisfied customer for Ireland’s first Hyundai HX900L

26 Mar Irish plant and dredging contractor Mill Road Plant Ltd is loyal to the Hyundai brand, having run the Korean excavators since 2005.

Cat introduces Ultra High Demolition machine

12 Mar Caterpillar’s new 352 UHD Ultra High Demolition excavator is designed to handle difficult demolition of tall structures.

Lifting tray for heavy plant

4 Mar Lifting Gear UK has developed a lifting tray as a safer way of lifting construction plant and it is now in use at projects including Tideway, Hinkley Point and HS2.

Komatsu prepares new MR-5 series

27 Feb A new series of MR-5 mini excavators is on the way from Komatsu later this year.

Kobelco introduces Stage V 14-tonne excavator

27 Feb The new Kobelco SK140SRLC-7 is a 14-tonne crawler excavator that, it is claimed, “delivers a new class-defining standard in operational use and operator comfort”.

Doosan tops out 40-tonne family

12 Feb The new DX380LC-7 crawler excavator represents the completion of Doosan’s 30-40 tonne family of Stage V excavators.

Volcano spillways protect resources as well as homes

5 Feb Here’s an interesting report from the Philippines courtesy of Volvo Construction Equipment, whose excavators are in use to provide locals with protection from erupting volcanoes.

Mulholland turns to Komatsu for first dozer

23 Jan Mulholland Contracts is a second-generation family run business founded in West Lothian by Trevor Mulholland in 1974.

Powick debut for Zaxis-6 mini

23 Jan One of the first Stage V-compliant Zaxis-6 mini excavators to be delivered in the UK is being used on groundworks projects for a West Midlands-based contractor.

Footage of Bradleys' TR7 tracked dumper

16 Jan Wigan-based Bradleys Construction has taken delivery of the first Prinoth TR7 tracked dumper in the UK and released these short videos of it at work.

DCV gets its first loader

15 Jan Wellingborough-based plant hire firm DCV Engineering Ltd has bought its first Doosan wheeled loader after running the Korean manufacturer’s excavators for several years.

Plantforce gets smart at Hinkley Point C

8 Jan Hinkley Point C is the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation – it’s currently under construction and is one of Europe’s largest major infrastructure projects.

Wheeled excavator proves a productive niche for owner-operator

10 Dec 19 Richard Collins is an owner-operator, trading as Collins Plant Hire, working on a number of major infrastructure projects across Ireland. Flexibility, to maximise asset utilisation, and reliability, to minimise downtime, are essential in his line of work.

Prodem crusher bucket

10 Dec 19 BPH Attachments is adding a new crusher bucket to its Prodem hydraulic attachments portfolio in the UK.

Epiroc attachments for Ivan Lynn

27 Nov 19 IJ Lynn & Sons, a drainage and earthworks contractor based in Armoy, County Antrim, is a satisfied customer of Epiroc attachments.

Liebherr develops augmented reality app

21 Nov 19 Liebherr has developed an app for augmented reality (AR), bringing virtual construction sites to life.

Hyundai reveals new livery to hide the dirt

14 Nov 19 The annual gathering Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) dealers has been introduced to the new colour scheme that Hyundai is introducing for its A-series machines.

Ridgway regenerates with big Komatsu order

14 Nov 19 Oswestry-based Ridgway Rentals is in the midst of taking delivery of 130 new Komatsu machines.

Motorway debut for battery-powered drill rig

6 Nov 19 The world’s first battery-powered pile drilling rig is making its working debut on a roadworks site in Austria.

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