Liebherr restores 60-year-old wheel loader prototype

LIEBHERR has restored one of its first wheel loader prototypes - a 60-year-old LSL 1500. The machine is the oldest preserved Liebherr wheel loader...

CASE launches new G-Series Evolution wheel loader

CASE Construction Equipment has announced an upgrade of its mid-sized wheel loader range with the launch of an eighth model. The 651G Evolution is intended...

A ‘cool’ solution for demanding port project

The durability of Bell's wheeled loaders in dusty environments was the deciding factor in Westfield Plant & Management Services' decision to buy two machines for a...
Cat 265 compact track loader

Finning offers customers the chance to test drive new Cat 265 CTL

FOR a limited time, Finning is offering customers the chance to get behind the wheel of the next generation Cat 265 compact track loader (CTL)...
Develon waste wheel loader at RWM

New Develon wheel loader for waste handling work shown for first time

DEVELON is presenting for the first time a new design of wheel loader aimed at the waste handling industry at this week's Resource &...

Fastest digger on earth revealed

The world-famous JCB GT has been crowned the fastest digger on earth after reaching speeds of more than 70 miles an hour in Australia. Racing in...

Natural Evolution: CASE updates compact wheel loader portfolio

CASE has announced an update of its compact wheel loader line, with the launch of four F-Series Evolution models. The 21F, 121F, 221F and 321F...

Volvo adds high-speed driveline option to loaders

VOLVO has introduced a new high-speed driveline option for its L45H and L50H wheel loaders. Said to offer speeds of up to 50km per hour...

Dow Waste Management cleans up with new machine

CUMBERNAULD-based Dow Waste Management purchased an F Series 721FXR waste wheel loader from Case, through their Scottish dealer Hodge Plant, at this year's ScotPlant...

Doosan double for Breedon in Scotland

Breedon Group's Scottish operations have been boosted by the addition of two new Doosan Stage IV wheel loaders. The DL550-5 and DL450-5 have been put...
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A history of the backhoe

1948 – Major Loader introduced, the first European hydraulic loader 1951 – Smaller Master Loader joins the line. At £75, JCB sold 2,000 1953...

CASE looks to clean up on major sustainability project

CASE Construction Equipment is providing equipment to support a major, multi-year environmental project. The manufacturer, partnered with parent company CNH Industrial and media platform 4...

Liebherr loader proves to be good with wood at processing site

A specialist producer of wood-based panel products has added a Liebherr wheeled loader to its UK fleet. Egger UK makes chipboard for use in homes,...

Collier makes it a Volvo treble

COLLIER Quarrying & Recycling has completed a hat-trick of Volvo loading shovels, having taken delivery of a new L220H. The Cowdenbeath-based business said the machine...
Wheel loader belonging to Stevens Equipment Rental

Safety first: SER invests in collision warning system

STEVENS Equipment Rental (SER) has announced it has become the first Finning UK & Ireland customer to purchase a Cat 972 wheel loader with...

Compact wheeled loader looks pretty in pink

THE world's first pink Avant 635 compact wheeled loader has been unveiled to help raise money for charity. Hampshire-based equipment dealers BPMS Ltd produced the...

Going underground: Cat unveils new R2900

CATERPILLAR has launched its new R2900 underground loader, which is said to deliver the 'high performance' and 17.2-tonne payload of its predecessor as well...
Electric wheel loader at recycling facility

Electric loader helps recycling facility meet sustainability goals

ENVIRONMENTAL solutions provider SUEZ has introduced a Volvo L25 Electric compact wheel loader at the firm's Bodmin materials recycling facility in Cornwall. Integrating electric plant...

£4 million JCB deal continues 25-year tradition

Lafarge Tarmac has bought 60 new JCB 2CX Streetmaster backhoe loaders in a deal worth £4 million. The order marks a 25-year partnership between Lafarge...

New Hitachi loader tipped to boost productivity on quarries and recycling plants

HITACHI has announced it is launching a larger next-generation model from its Stage V-compliant wheel loader range. The ZW310-7 is described as providing operators with...

Bobcat compact loader earns top design accolade

THE new Bobcat L85 compact wheel loader has been honoured at the 2021 iF Design Awards. The machine triumphed in an automobiles/vehicles subcategory decided by...

Major milestone for JCB backhoe loader

JCB is celebrating the firm's 750,000th backhoe loader rolling off the production line. The milestone machine was produced at the manufacturer's factory in Rocester, Staffordshire...
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Backhoe progress report

JCB is celebrating 60 years of manufacturing backhoe loaders. The company offers a little perspective on choosing an appropriate machine, with reference to its...

Hitachi introduces five-tonne battery-powered excavator

HITACHI Construction Machinery (Europe) NV has announced the launch of a five-tonne battery-powered excavator. The ZX55U-6EB has inherited the short tail swing of the diesel-powered...

Case unveils fully electric backhoe loader concept

CASE Construction Equipment has launched a fully electric backhoe loader. The 580 EV (Electric Vehicle) concept, dubbed Project Zeus, is said by the manufacturer to...

Liebherr’s first telescopic wheel loader unveiled

LIEBHERR has introduced the L 509 Tele, a telescopic wheel loader which combines the lift height and reach of a regular telescopic loader with...
Bobcat loader remote-control system

Bobcat to launch loader remote-control system

BOBCAT is to launch a new system for its range of compact loaders, which will allow for the operator to control their machine remotely. The...

Doosan in seventh heaven with new loader range

DOOSAN has introduced the manufacturer's new DL-7 wheel loader range. Powerful by Stage V-compliant engines, seven models are being launched in the first phase: the DL280-7,...
HD Hyundai HL960A wheel loader

Waste management specialist adds HL960A wheel loader to recycling fleet

CONSTRUCTION waste management and material recycling specialist Leedale has snapped up a new HD Hyundai HL960A wheel loader. The Alfreton, Derbyshire-based business delivers a complete...

JCB donates diggers to quake-hit Nepal

JCB has moved to support the relief effort in earthquake-hit Nepal with the donation of diggers and electrical power generators worth around $1 million. Ten backhoe...