To meet the growing demand for 40-tonne-class machines in Europe, capable of boosting productivity and efficiency on heavy duty applications and demolition job sites, Hitachi has launched the ZX390TC-7. Based…

In response to the growing need for versatile equipment to work in narrow spaces or restrictive areas, Hitachi Construction Machinery has launched its smallest wheeled excavator, the ZX95W-7. Compact, agile,…

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has launched its ‘Collision Mitigation System’ for Wheel Loaders. This is an automatic braking feature that will put the brakes on if an object or…

The end of January sale at Euro Auctions Leeds is showing off one of the entries on the front cover this week. A Hyundai Robex R520LC-9A which, as you would…

Infrastructure services company, FM Conway, has made a significant investment into its fleet by purchasing a raft of new Kubota excavators from dealer Boss Plant Sales, which will help them…

You don’t see too many tracked excavators of this size in the UK, but elsewhere they are proving to save money.  Estonia-based Kiviõli Keemiatöötus (KKT), part of the Alexela Group,…

BYLOR, the civil engineering joint venture helping construct EDF’s Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station in Somerset, has deployed one of JCB’s machines to handle thousands of tonnes of steel….

Waller Construction have supplied us with the image of their 2016 Komatsu PC138US-10 tracked excavator to start the year off. The machine is showing 9,600 hours and is sold with…

In order to enhance the company’s ESG policy and to support the needs of their customers, HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) is now authorized for use on all Haulotte internal combustion…

Featuring powerful digging force and strong swing torque, the new fixed-gauge Cat 350 excavator can be equipped with large buckets up to 3.2 m3 (4.2 yd3) for class-leading productivity. While…

JCB’s electric mini excavator marked another significant milestone in its short history – the production of the 1,000th machine. JCB went into full production with the world’s first volume-produced all-electric…

GPSV have a timed auction finishing on the 30th December at 11am where you can bid on this 2020 JCB 531-70 telehandler. Fitter with Q-Fit coupling, the machine is going…

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCM UK) Ltd has announces its strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK. Under the agreement, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK will be the exclusive…

The new H8-18XD series of Hyster Big Trucks features Stage V engines and delivers low running costs in terms of fuel and AdBlue® consumption, with no compromise on performance or…

The ‘A’ Team have been on the plant photography for this week’s front cover. The pair of JCB 437 Waste Masters have super high lifts fitted – as clearly shown…

One of several world premieres from Doosan at Bauma 2022 was the launch of the company’s new 4×4 articulated dump truck (ADT). Complementing the company’s standard, range of 6×6 ADT…

It’s a double whammy for Plantmaster – trucks on top and JCB telehandler below. This machine is a JCB 540/170 complete with a full cab and a 17 metre reach,…

Yanmar CE has unveiled its new Certified Used Program. The company explains that the new program offers the same level of performance, quality and operating experience users can expect of…

Caterpillar has shown its first battery electric 793 for the first time in a fully-loaded demonstration in front of key mining customers who are participating in Caterpillar’s Early Learner program….

Sounds like a success story – starting a plant hire business with one used Kubota mini-excavator in 2018 and, four years later having a fleet made up of 60 machines….