FIRST DRIVE: TAKEUCHI TB320: Report from the cab of Takeuchi’s latest two-tonne mini-excavator.
INDUSTRY R&D: HYDROGEN: Work undertaken by Flannery Plant Hire to deploy dual-fuel excavators.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: JCB 370X: Flagship excavator is already winning friends on site and in the office.
TECHNOLOGY: BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES: LiuGong recently showcased its BEV range of equipment.
NEW PRODUCT: VERSAFFIX TILT-ROTATORS: Co Armagh manufacturer is expanding its range of tilt-rotators.
LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: UNITED PLANT SERVICES: Greg Mulhearn, MD of the heavy plant support company.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: HYUNDAI HW150A: One of Hyundai’s latest wheeled excavators in the UK.
TRAINING: APPRENTICE AWARDS: Category winners in this year’s Stars of the Future Apprentice Awards.
SITE VISIT: KOMATSU PC700-11: One of the latest additions to the fleet of Jones Bros Civil Engineering.
SITE VISIT: LATTERAGH BENDS: Clearing works commence on a notorious stretch of Co. Tipperary road.
SITE VISIT: LIEBHERR PR736: Increased size of the bund close to RAF Lakenheath calls for a bigger dozer.
SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS: FINNISH RAIL: Family fi rm has put Europe’s first Sunward road-railer into service.
FLEET FOCUS: CB SKIPS: Busy waste handling site runs a large fleet of used JCB machinery.
MARKET GUIDE: ZERO EMISSIONS: Graham Black reports on developments in zero-emissions machinery.
FACTORY VISIT: CUMMINS DAVENTRY: Producing monster engines for some of the world’s largest miners.
ATTACHMENTS: ALLU BUCKETS: Finnish firm regarded as the pioneer of screening and crushing buckets.
COMPANY PROFILE: MST PARTS: Supplier has significantly expanded its operation in north-east England.
PLANTMOBILIA: BOBCAT WEBSHOP: Models now available on-line from the Bobcat webshop.
OPERATOR INTERVIEW: KATIE KELLEHER: CPA’s technical and development officer.