Hitting the targets
CATERPILLAR has unveiled its Next Generation 36-ton size class excavators, which it claims offer combinations of features designed to match the productivity and cost...
Orkney contractor opts for a Volvo double
AN Orkney-based groundworks specialist has snapped up two new Volvo excavators.
Andrew Sinclair Contractors of Kirkwall has opted to buy an EC140E and an EC200E, replacing a...
Muir of Ord contractor extends 56-year JCB partnership
MUIR of Ord-based contractor and plant hire firm D & I Bain has snapped up a new JCB 150X HD - further cementing a...
Specialist excavators bring tough sites within reach
WM Plant Hire has revealed the firm’s range of specialist long reach excavators have proved ‘invaluable’ for numerous projects in Scotland over the past...
New Hitachi wheeled digger the ‘perfect fit’ for tight spaces
HITACHI Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has unveiled a new short-tail wheeled excavator in the form of the ZX135W-7.
The machine has a compact 360-degree...
Cat marks major wheel excavator milestone
CATERPILLAR is celebrating a major milestone following the production of the manufacturer's 50,000th wheel excavator.
The journey started in 1984 when Caterpillar, Eder and Zeppelin...
Contractor marks ten years of Hitachi excavators
SHANNONSIDE Civil Engineering is marking a decade of Hitachi excavators.
The firm has utilised more than 200 Hitachi diggers over the last ten years, and...
Takeuchi unveils new 7.5-tonne wheeled excavator
TAKEUCHI has unveiled its new TB370W. The compact 7.5-tonne wheeled excavator and tool carrier is said to be designed for 'maximum productivity' on busy...
Fuel savings justify costly Cat
WEST of Scotland based William Thompson & Son will be the first in the UK to deploy the Cat 336EL hybrid excavator, which will...
Hyundai to prepare excavators for Engcon tiltrotators
HYUNDAI Construction Equipment Europe and Engcon have announced a collaboration which will see Hyundai prepare their excavators to be 'easily equipped' with an Engcon tiltrotator.
The...
Top ten: Ayrshire hirer adds more Volvo excavators to fleet
AN Ayrshire plant hire business has added ten more Volvo excavators to its fleet.
K T Montgomery Plant Hire, headquartered in Galston, bought an initial...
Liebherr adds to Generation 8 excavator range
LIEBHERR has unveiled the latest addition to its Generation 8 family in the shape of the R 928 crawler excavator.
Positioned between the R 926...
Ayrshire plant firm completes landmark machine purchase
AN Ayrshire-based plant hire business has snapped up the first Stage V JCB 150X tracked excavator with triple-articulated boom sold anywhere in the UK.
Tom...
Takeuchi completes hat-trick of new compact excavators
TAKEUCHI introduced three new compact excavators at bauma 2022 as the recently launched TB335R was joined by the brand new TB350R and TB395W models.
Many...
Komatsu ready to launch 20-tonnes class electric excavators to rental market
KOMATSU has announced plans to introduce the PC200LCE-11 and 210LCE-11 models of its 20-tonnes class electric excavators to the rental markets in Europe and...
Earthworks contractor bolsters fleet with more HD Hyundai diggers
EARTHWORKS contractor James King (Plant) has added two HD Hyundai HX220A L and two HX140A L crawler excavators to its fleet.
The Northamptonshire-based company, which...
Caterpillar confirms product upgrades for excavators
MACHINERY giant Caterpillar has announced a raft of updates for its hydraulic excavator portfolio as part of its annual product update (APU) initiative.
The enhancements...
The great outdoors
Working alone for eleven hours a day in remote, and sometimes dangerous, locations might not sound like everyone's cup of tea - but John...
Forestry contractor sets the bar high
A Dumfriesshire-based contractor has snapped up eight new Doosan DX160LC-5 HT 16-tonne high track crawler excavators to assist with a number of forestry projects.
Heavyweight digger takes performance up a notch
THE largest excavator in the Volvo Construction Equipment range has made it to the UK after Collins Earthworks snapped up the country's first 104-tonnes...
Operator hails first Hitachi ZX130-7 in Europe
The machine was bought by groundworks and infrastructure contractor MV Kelly, which has snapped up more than 3,000 Hitachi excavators over the years. The company...
Kobelco introduces new demolition model to European market
KOBELCO has announced the launch of its next-generation SK550DLC-11 demolition machine in Europe.
The model is a replacement for the SK550DLC-10, which debuted in 2018....
CASE unveils new wheeled excavator range
CASE has confirmed the launch of a four-model E-Series wheeled excavator range.
The machines will be built under an existing supply agreement with Hyundai Construction...
Komatsu Europe expands wheeled excavator range with double launch
KOMATSU Europe has announced the launch of the new PW168-11 and PW198-11 short-tail wheeled excavators.
The models expand the range of options in the 16-20t...
New Komatsu demolition simulator offers ‘unparalleled’ training possibilities
KOMATSU is expanding its simulator offering with the new K100 High Reach Demolition (HRD) excavator simulator.
The simulator add-on module is based on the Komatsu...
Volvo machines are ‘Central’ focus in Bonnybridge
BONNYBRIDGE-based Central Demolition has splashed out on the firm's largest ever Volvo loading shovel, the L150H.
The machine is part of a new package of...
Aberdeenshire contractor takes a break from tradition
AN Aberdeenshire-based contractor has added two new reduced swing Volvo ECR235Es and an ECR355E to its fleet.
Civil engineering and groundworks specialist Nicol of Skene has...
Doosan marks 200,000 excavators milestone in China
DOOSAN Infracore has revealed the business has surpassed the 200,000 unit mark in the production of excavators in China.
Doosan's Chinese subsidiary, DICC (Doosan Infracore...
Doosan completes DX-7 medium-sized range with ten new excavators
DOOSAN has completed its medium-sized DX-7 excavator range with the launch of ten new models.
Seven models had already been introduced, which brings the total...
Hitachi demolition digger set for bauma debut
HITACHI has vowed to introduce the ZX400MC-7 excavator at this year’s bauma exhibition.
The multi-carrier model is based on a Hitachi ZX350LC-7 standard digger, with...
