Perthshire firm doubles up on Volvo compacts
ABERFELDY-based D K Plant Hire has bought two Volvo compact excavators for the first time. The Perthshire business took the decision following a demonstration by...
Growing business takes the plunge with 14-tonne digger
A Volvo 14-tonne excavator has been bought by Lanark-based C L Drainage and Fencing as a result of the firm's co-founders' experience with the...
High-walkers rise to demanding forestry challenge
A Dumfries-based forestry ground preparation business has been singing the praises of two Hyundai high-walker crawler excavators utilised on its challenging projects.
Carron Valley Plant,...
SANY 50-tonner set for Fife decommissioning project
THE first SANY SY500H 50-tonne excavator sold in the UK is to be put to work on an oil rig decommissioning project in Methil,...
‘Excellence, efficiency, economy’: CASE launches E-Series excavators
CASE Construction Equipment has unveiled its new E-Series crawler excavator range, featuring seven models from 13-30 tonnes.
The CX130E, CX160E, CX180E, CX210E, CX240E, CX250E, CX300E...
Zero emission diggers take pride of place on Hitachi bauma stand
HITACHI Construction Machinery (Europe) is showcasing four new zero emission excavators at bauma 2022: the ZX23U-6EB, ZX55U-6EB, ZX85US-6EB and ZX135-7EB.
Capable of operating with lithium-ion...
Komatsu offers 3D machine guidance and payload metering across digger range
KOMATSU has announced that it will offer Smart Construction’s 3D Machine Guidance Kit as a 'simple and flexible' enhancement for a range of standard...
Construction group snaps up fleet of JCB tracked excavators
Tru7 Group has snapped up 20 new JCB 140X tracked excavators.
The Ipswich-based business has bought the models to operate on general construction and housebuilding...
Scots firms opt for Volvo machines
A Blantyre-based contractor has recently added a new package of Volvo excavators to its already extensive fleet of equipment, with plans to add more...
New Hydrema wheeled excavator combines speed and strength
HYDREMA has announced the launch of its new MX17 wheeled excavator.
Described as featuring the speed of the MX16 combined with the strength and lifting...
Double wheeled excavator launch for Doosan
DOOSAN has announced the launch of two new Stage V wheeled excavators in the form of the DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 models.
The manufacturer said the...
Kobelco adds ‘multi-dismantling machine’ to recycling portfolio
KOBELCO has added to its recycling equipment portfolio with the launch of the SK140SRD-7 multi-dismantling machine.
The manufacturer said that while in many ways its body...
Doosan to produce up to 60 100-tonne excavators in 2023
DOOSAN has forecast that the company will produce 50 to 60 100-tonne excavators in 2023.
This follows the news that the first Doosan DX1000LC-7 100-tonne...
Groundworks contractor makes it a double with new CASE excavators
KENDAL-based groundworks contractor Andrew Harvey has snapped up a 2.5-tonne CASE CX25D and nine-tonne CX90D, to assist with a broad range of projects around...
SANY appoints new Irish dealer
SLEATOR Plant has announced it has been appointed to the SANY dealer network and will cover the entire island of Ireland.
The SANY range of...
A fine Case for the first European Stage V model
The first Case excavator sold in Europe with the new Stage V engine has gone to Civil & Construction Solutions.
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...
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...
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...
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...
