Tag: Excavators
Breedon invests in ‘true powerhouse’ excavator
BREEDON Group has invested in its first Cat 395 excavator in a bid to improve productivity at its cement plant.
The digger was supplied to...
Volvo confirms investment in global crawler excavator production
VOLVO CE has announced a global investment in crawler excavator production at three key sites.
The manufacturer explained the move is designed to meet growing...
Make it a double: Hawkes adds new Hyundai excavators to growing fleet
HAWKES Group has added two Hyundai HX220AL crawler excavators to its growing fleet.
The Kettering-based business has created a one-stop-shop for machinery, with plant hire,...
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...
Electric excavators take centre stage for Takeuchi
TAKEUCHI gave bauma 2025 visitors a preview of new electric excavators that will be launched in the coming years, alongside tracked loaders and 3-Series...
Hyundai 30-tonner shows its True colours on waste transfer station work
A Hyundai Construction Equipment 30-tonne crawler excavator has become the first machine to wear the new livery of Loughborough-based True Group.
The company, which boasts...
Two of the first JCB 145XR excavators snapped up
A civil engineering contractor has bought two of the first new JCB 145XR reduced tail-swing excavators.
Purchased by Stockport-based Williams Construction (Stockport) Ltd, the two...
Hyundai and Leica launch 3D machine guidance system for Next Gen excavators
LEICA Geosystems and Hyundai Construction Equipment have confirmed the availability of the Leica MC1 3D machine guidance system as a retrofit option for the...
Engine rebuild gives much-loved excavator a new lease of life
FINNING has completed a reman engine and rebuild of a Cat 320E excavator for Kevin Woods Plant Hire.
Kevin Woods Plant Hire specialises in heavy earthworks,...
Quarry role for Hyundai excavator
A Hyundai R480LC-9A, supplied by Cumbria-based Taylor and Braithwaite, caught the eye of Thompsons Plant Hire when Managing Director Kevin Thompson saw it in action...
Firm fined after worker crushed by excavator
A construction firm has been fined for safety failings after a 27-year-old worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a reversing excavator.
Thomas Plumb, from Evesham, was...
Drew Graham chooses Hyundai for forestry tasks
DREW Graham Contracting bought three Hyundai R210LC-9 excavators to aid their work in forests in the North of Scotland.
The machines were supplied by Young...
