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Tue May 14 2024

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Scary photos from The Coldest Journey

25 Nov 13 The Coldest Journey team is now on its way back to the UK after 11 months in Antarctica.

Hitachi excavators in GTL fuel trials

20 Nov 13 Interesting news from the continent, where Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) is trialling the suitability of Shell GTL (gas-to-liquids) fuel in construction operations.

JCBs land in Philippines to support relief effort

18 Nov 13 Three JCB Loadalls have arrived in the Philippines to help clear up the devastation wreaked by last week’s typhoon.

Demolition firm's new Doosan proves to be frugal with the fuel

13 Nov 13 Gloucester-based demolition contractor BB Enterprises has put its new Doosan DX140LC-3 excavator through its first couple of tests and found that it can work three days on a single tank of fuel.

Little and Large

8 Nov 13 This image appealed to me.

Biggest lift for Manitowoc flagship

6 Nov 13 There something about big Manitowoc crawler cranes. You don’t see many of them in the UK but they are very popular in their native USA, and wherever major US contractors work.

Different approaches to preventing falls off machines

31 Oct 13 I spotted these demolition-spec excavators at work yesterday right outside Victoria Station.

Flannery's new Volvo haulers head north

31 Oct 13 Another report from Scotland here, this time the major railway rejuvenation project taking place in the Borders region.

Silver medal for British Rodeo team

25 Oct 13 The results of the 2013 Case European Rodeo Final are in… and we didn’t win, I’m afraid.

Prestige Hire spreads into training

24 Oct 13 Plant hire companies often look for other niches from which to keep their heads above water and wolves from the door. Prestige Hire of Olton in Solihull seems to have found a good one in training.

Terex trucks help Glasgow get ready

22 Oct 13 I am happy to report that I have my tickets for the final night of athletics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next summer. Having failed to get into the Olympic Stadium in London last year, I look upon this as an adequate consolation prize. I was therefore interested to receive this report from Malcolm Construction on its progress with preparations for the Commonwealth Games.

The Fairfax Plant Hire Stadium

14 Oct 13 I am delighted to report that Selby Town, currently mid table in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Division 1, has found a new sponsor in the shape of Fairfax Plant Hire.

Frozen Cats start first time as Coldest Journey team heads home

9 Oct 13 I’ve received this update from Antarctica. Having months ago abandoned their attempt to trek across the South Pole back, the Coldest Journey crew is now heading home and we have the footage of them breaking camp.

Father and son now have a digger each

2 Oct 13 Father and son team Joe and Kevin Kominski have made the move and struck out on their own with a pair of mini excavators.

Spotted dockside

2 Oct 13 Here’s an interesting machine for you. It’s the largest mobile harbour crane in the UK, apparently.

Life in the old dog yet

25 Sep 13 An old Volvo L120 has now clocked up a massive 28,000 operating hours at a quarry in the Scottish Borders region.

Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

25 Sep 13 There’s a new bobcat down at Colchester Zoo.

Three-crane lift for German bridge (- with video)

13 Sep 13 Some German/Dutch/Belgian co-operation was needed to lift this 1200-tonne bridge into place last month.

Larne highway showcases Hill quick hitches

13 Sep 13 Campbell Contracts has 16 excavators working on the Larne A8 project in Northern Ireland... and all have Hill Engineering quick hitches.

Advert of the Week

12 Sep 13 Thank you to Popbitch for bringing my attention to this. Nuff said.

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