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Liebherr Brings Electrified Quarrying and Heavy Machinery to steinexpo
Liebherr Brings Electrified Quarrying and Heavy Machinery to steinexpo A 130-tonne electric mining excavator connected directly to the grid will sit alongside a 564 kWh mobile battery system when Lieb...
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Volvo EC400 Hybrid Cuts Fuel Use by 30% at Clariant Bentonite Mines
Volvo EC400 Hybrid Excavator Cuts Fuel Use by 30% at Clariant Bentonite Mines At Clariant’s bentonite pits in Lower Bavaria, a Volvo EC400 Hybrid excavator has reduced fuel consumption by around...
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First USA Built Volvo Excavators Signal a Shift Towards Regional Manufacturing
First USA Built Volvo Excavators Signal a Shift Towards Regional Manufacturing The first excavators and large wheel loaders assembled on American soil by Volvo Construction Equipment have begun reachi...
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The Mid-Sized Excavator is Being Re-Specified as a Multi-Tool Platform
The Mid-Sized Excavator is Being Re-Specified as a Multi-Tool Platform A North Yorkshire groundworks contractor quietly re-equipping one excavator is not, on its own, a market event. When J Lingard Si...
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Liebherr Turns Excavator Durability Testing Into an Autonomy Proving Ground
Liebherr Turns Excavator Durability Testing Into an Autonomy Proving Ground On paper, the new test rig that Liebherr France SAS commissioned at Colmar in early 2026 is a durability tool. It costs clos...
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The Independent Blueprint Behind Y.E.S.’s Kubota Expansion
The Independent Blueprint Behind Y.E.S.’s Kubota Expansion Falkirk-based Your Equipment Solutions has committed to more than 70 Kubota mini excavators from local dealer HRN Tractors, and on the...
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Yanmar and Hitachi Explore a New Model for Competing in Compact Equipment
Yanmar and Hitachi Explore a New Model for Competing in Compact Equipment When two Japanese manufacturers sign a letter of intent to “explore” a collaboration, the temptation is to file it...
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Komatsu and AIM Put Physical AI at the Centre of Autonomous Earthmoving
Komatsu and AIM Put Physical AI at the Centre of Autonomous Earthmoving Komatsu has spent nearly two decades proving that heavy machines can run themselves. Its FrontRunner system put the first commer...
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Volvo Targets Japan’s Urban Construction Boom with a Smarter Compact Excavator
Volvo Targets Japan’s Urban Construction Boom with a Smarter Compact Excavator The New Generation ECR355 arrives in a market defined less by weak demand than by the shortage of people available...
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Beyond Heavy Iron – The Next Century of Construction Equipment
Beyond Heavy Iron – The Next Century of Construction Equipment One hundred years ago the construction equipment industry crossed a threshold it never crossed back over. Steam shovels, cable exca...
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Develon to Spotlight AI Safety and Series 9 Heavy Excavators at steinexpo 2026
Develon to Spotlight AI Safety and Series 9 Heavy Excavators at steinexpo 2026 When Develon returns to steinexpo this September, the more revealing story is not the size of its stand but what the mach...
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A Century of Earthmoving and Construction Machinery
A Century of Earthmoving and Construction Machinery Almost every road, runway, dam, harbour wall and city skyline of the modern age was shaped by a machine that did the work of dozens, and then hundre...
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Liebherr Targets Urban Construction with Generation 8 Compact Excavators
Liebherr Targets Urban Construction with Generation 8 Compact Excavators Urban construction is placing growing pressure on contractors to do more with less space. Whether replacing utilities beneath c...
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Volvo CE is Building its Next Excavator Factory Close to Home in Eskilstuna
Volvo CE is Building its Next Excavator Factory Close to Home in Eskilstuna The ground-breaking in Eskilstuna matters less for its ceremony than for what it reveals about where Europe’s heavy-eq...
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Manitou Strengthens GEHL Network Across Gauteng and The Western Cape
Manitou Strengthens GEHL Network Across Gauteng and The Western Cape Manitou Group has moved to tighten its grip on the largest construction equipment market on the African continent, naming two new d...
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Hyundai Takes Aim at UK Rental Market with A New Excavator for Hillhead
Hyundai Takes Aim at UK Rental Market with A New Excavator for Hillhead Hyundai’s heading back to the limestone benches above Buxton this June, and it isn’t travelling light. When the Hill...
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Volvo Construction Equipment Turning Strategy Into Steel At Volvo Days 2026
Volvo Construction Equipment Turning Strategy Into Steel At Volvo Days 2026 There are worse ways to start a working week than watching a fleet of Volvo excavators and wheel loaders dance across a demo...
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Volvo Plugs the EWR150 Electric Wheeled Excavator into our Zero Emission Future
Volvo Plugs the EWR150 Electric Wheeled Excavator into our Zero Emission Future Volvo Construction Equipment has put its first battery electric wheeled excavator on sale, and it’s Europe that ge...
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Hyundai Expands Scottish Ambitions Through Partnership with Hodge Plant
Hyundai Expands Scottish Ambitions Through Partnership with Hodge Plant Scotland’s construction equipment market is entering a new phase of competition as Hyundai Construction Equipment strength...
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Xwatch Expands into Chile’s Mining Sector Through Strategic Partnership
Xwatch Expands into Chile’s Mining Sector Through Strategic Partnership Mining companies around the world continue to face mounting pressure to improve safety, productivity and operational consistency...
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Bobcat to Showcase New Compact Loader and Smart Mini Excavators at Hillhead
Bobcat to Showcase New Compact Loader and Smart Mini Excavators at Hillhead The UK’s construction and infrastructure sectors are under increasing pressure to deliver more projects in less time,...
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JCB to Showcase Their Largest Ever X Series Excavator at Hillhead
JCB to Showcase Their Largest Ever X Series Excavator at Hillhead The global quarrying, aggregates and recycling sectors continue to face a familiar challenge: producing more material with fewer opera...
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Hitachi Drives Dealer Digitalisation with LANDCROS Sales Navigator
Hitachi Drives Dealer Digitalisation with LANDCROS Sales Navigator Construction equipment manufacturers have spent years digitising machines, fleets and worksites. Yet across large parts of the global...
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Develon to Raise the Bar for Smart Excavators at Hillhead
Develon to Raise the Bar for Smart Excavators at Hillhead The arrival of Develon’s new Series 9 crawler excavators at Hillhead 2026 signals more than another product launch in the heavy equipment cale...
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Ritchie Bros Spring Auction Signals Strong Demand for Used Equipment
Ritchie Bros Spring Auction Signals Strong Demand for Used Equipment Spring is traditionally one of the busiest periods for construction equipment procurement across Europe, and this year appears no d...
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MB Crusher Debuts Advanced Sorting and Demolition Tools at SaMoTer
MB Crusher Debuts Advanced Sorting and Demolition Tools at SaMoTer The pressure on construction and demolition contractors to do more with fewer machines isn’t easing. Labour shortages remain stubborn...
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JCB DualDrive Repositions Groundworks Productivity
JCB DualDrive Repositions Groundworks Productivity Backhoe loaders have long been the Swiss Army knife of the construction industry. They dig trenches, shift material, load trucks and tackle utility w...
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Premier Plant Powers Ahead With Electric JCB Fleet and Carbon Neutral Ambitions
Premier Plant Powers Ahead With Electric JCB Fleet and Carbon Neutral Ambitions The UK plant hire sector is entering a more practical phase of decarbonisation. After years of discussion around emissio...
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Volvo EC210 Advances Scrap Handling Efficiency in Malaysia
Volvo EC210 Advances Scrap Handling Efficiency in Malaysia The arrival of the New Generation EC210 excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment at Vijayalakshmi Metal Sdn. Bhd. signals more than a rout...
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Most Affordable Final Drive Motor Suppliers for Excavators
Most Affordable Final Drive Motor Suppliers for Excavators The final drive for your excavator is a key component that influences how well the machine operates and how long it lasts. Purchasing a low-q...
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Willowbrook Plant Expands Hyundai Reach Across Eastern and Central England
Willowbrook Plant Expands Hyundai Reach Across Eastern and Central England The steady consolidation of dealer networks across Europe’s construction equipment sector has taken another step forward, as...
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JCB Operator Challenge Returns to Spotlight the Skills Behind Modern Construction
JCB Operator Challenge Returns to Spotlight the Skills Behind Modern Construction Across the construction and infrastructure sector, the conversation often centres on automation, electrification and d...
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JCB Expands Low Carbon Pathways with B100 Biodiesel for Excavators
JCB Expands Low Carbon Pathways with B100 Biodiesel for Excavators Across Europe’s construction sector, pressure to decarbonise is no longer theoretical. Contractors are now being asked to cut emissio...
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Tru7 Group Celebrates With Custom JCB Backhoe Loader and Telehandler
Tru7 Group Celebrates With Custom JCB Backhoe Loader and Telehandler The global construction equipment sector thrives on long-term relationships, operational reliability and incremental innovation rat...
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Kuala Lumpur Strengthens Urban Infrastructure with Volvo Wheeled Excavator
Kuala Lumpur Strengthens Urban Infrastructure with Volvo Wheeled Excavator Urban infrastructure rarely attracts headlines when it works well. Roads remain open, drains flow freely, utilities operate q...
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Develon Strengthens European Strategy as Dealer Network Drives Growth
Develon Strengthens European Strategy as Dealer Network Drives Growth The European construction equipment sector continues to evolve at pace. Rising infrastructure investment, tightening sustainabilit...
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Shellplant Earns Kubota Dealer of the Year Recognition
Shellplant Earns Kubota Dealer of the Year Recognition Across the global construction sector, the importance of strong dealer networks rarely grabs headlines. Yet behind every excavator digging founda...
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Faster MultiQTC Transforming Hydraulic Attachment Changes for Large Excavators
Faster MultiQTC Transforming Hydraulic Attachment Changes for Large Excavators On modern construction and demolition sites, efficiency often hinges on how quickly machines can adapt to changing tasks....
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New Dealer Structure Signals Develon’s Long-Term Dutch Ambitions
New Dealer Structure Signals Develon’s Long-Term Dutch Ambitions Develon has quietly but decisively reshaped its dealer network in the Netherlands, introducing a revised territorial structure designed...
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Bobcat Compact Excavation heads to the Executive Hire Show 2026
Bobcat Compact Excavation heads to the Executive Hire Show 2026 The compact equipment rental market is going through a quiet but decisive shift. Hire fleets are under pressure to deliver more capable...
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John Deere’s P-Tier Excavators Bring Smart Earthmoving to the 20-Tonne Class
John Deere’s P-Tier Excavators Bring Smart Earthmoving to the 20-Tonne Class On most infrastructure jobsites, the excavator is still the machine that sets the tempo. If trenching falls behind, everyth...
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Liebherr Power Deals Deliver Momentum To Fleet Upgrades In 2026
Liebherr Power Deals Deliver Momentum To Fleet Upgrades In 2026 The construction equipment market doesn’t usually do sentimentality. Fleet owners make decisions with spreadsheets, utilisation charts,...
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Electric Excavators Finding Their Place in Harsh Quarry Environments
Electric Excavators Finding Their Place in Harsh Quarry Environments Across the global construction and materials sector, electrification is no longer confined to urban job sites, indoor demolition, o...
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B&D Fabricators Forges ahead with Acquisition of Leading Edge Attachments
B&D Fabricators Forges ahead with Acquisition of Leading Edge Attachments B&D Fabricators, an Entegra Attachments Company, has moved decisively to strengthen its position in the global heavy e...
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TPH Plant Hire Expands With New Hyundai Excavators
TPH Plant Hire Expands With New Hyundai Excavators Kent-based TPH Plant Hire has strengthened its expanding fleet with six Hyundai compact excavators, marking a pivotal moment in its growth strategy....
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Liebherr Machines Prove Their Strength Across Fifty Five Years
Liebherr Machines Prove Their Strength Across Fifty Five Years Two Liebherr crawler excavators recently stood side by side on a construction project in Münsterland. Although each machine proudly carri...
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Sumitomo’s Next Generation Excavators Heading for the UK
Sumitomo’s Next Generation Excavators Heading for the UK Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is preparing to introduce its latest excavator range into the United Kingdom market from 2026....
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Skillington Quarry Thrives With Develon Heavy Equipment
Skillington Quarry Thrives With Develon Heavy Equipment Skillington Quarry near Grantham in Lincolnshire has rapidly evolved from a grass-covered field into a fully operational limestone site, thanks...
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Electric JCB Micro Excavator a Breakthrough for Modern Hire Fleets
Electric JCB Micro Excavator a Breakthrough for Modern Hire Fleets The shift towards cleaner construction methods has gathered pace in recent years, with hire customers increasingly turning to zero em...
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Building Momentum For Volvo’s Next Generation Equipment In Korea
Building Momentum For Volvo’s Next Generation Equipment In Korea Korea Sales and Service (KSS) closed the 2025 Volvo Customer Experience Day with a confident display of technical progress, opera...
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