FIRST IMPRESSIONS: LIUGONG 913F CR: Brief encounter with this latest Chinese-built compact-radius excavator.
PRODUCT LAUNCH: CASE D SERIES MINIS: Preview of the next generation of Case mini-excavators.
NEW PRODUCT: LIEBHERR L509 TELE: First telescopic-boom compact wheel loader to be put to work in the UK.
OPERATOR FEEDBACK: DOOSAN DX140LCR-7: Early experiences working with this 15.6-tonne short-tailswing excavator.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAKEUCHI TB257FR: Six-tonne mini-excavator features Takeuchi’s innovative boom slew mechanism.
DEMOLITION: WRING GROUP: First 65-tonne Kobelco SK550DLC-11 demo excavator to be sold in the UK.
SHOW PREVIEW: HILLHEAD 2022: Some of the new machinery at the much-anticipated return of this show.
EXTREME MACHINE: KOMATSU PC2000-11: 200-tonne backhoe commissioned at a massive quarry near Helsinki.
SITE VISIT: WHITEHILL QUARRY: Hodge Plant’s extensive quarry restoration features Cat D9 dozers.
MARKET REVIEW: HEIGHT & SLEW LIMITERS: The latest systems developed by British-based technology companies.
TECHNOLOGY: XWATCH: Rising star in the market for digital height and slew limiter systems.
RUNNING REPORT: HITACHI 135US-6: Irvine Plant’s tilt-rotator-equipped excavator was bought nearly-new.
WORKING METHODS: CARBON MANAGEMENT: New JCB 220X excavator runs on hydro-treated vegetable oil fuel.
TECHNOLOGY: CONNECTED SITE: Shannonside Civil Engineering reaps the benefits of digital control systems.
SHOW REPORT: SCOTPLANT: Highlights from the show recently held on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
USED EQUIPMENT: AUCTION REPORT: Report on the latest Leeds sale of used equipment.
HISTORY: LIEBHERR MINING: Liebherr recently celebrated 60 years of excavator design and manufacture.
INTERVIEW: L. LYNCH: The changing face of plant hire, technology and supply chain relationships.
PLANTMOBILIA: KOMATSU PC8000-11: Komatsu PC8000-11 face shovel, produced in 1:50 scale by Bymo