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Monster Mover Komatsu D475A
What is arguably the biggest crawler dozer operating anywhere in the UK has been impressing the team at Paterson Quarries’ Burrowine Moor silicia sand quarry near Alloa in Scotland. The powerful Komatsu D475A-8 has been ripping and dozing around 7,000 tonnes of the much sought-after sand every week since it was delivered to the site […]
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US market continues to strengthen for Rokbak
Rokbak Regional Sales Manager Kevin Clark has been working with trucks for over four decades. With a large region to cover in the USA, he discusses increasing Rokbak hauler market share, as well as the positive response to the trucks since the Volvo Group acquisition and the rebrand in 2021. Rokbak is continuing to see huge […]
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Paver Quickly, Effectively Places Stone for Walking Path
LANGENTHAL, Switzerland – Andreas Kortendiek’s crew has built multiple stone walkways. The process is simple: place materials by hand, then compact with vibratory plates. The German landscaper is always open to new ideas, which recently led his crew to place gravel with an Ammann AFT 300-2 Compact Paver, followed by an Ammann ARX 26-2 Light […]
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Lynch’s £57million investment with Finning in Cat® machines, technology and specialist training delivers innovation to their customers.
Prominent national plant hire company L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage has made a substantial £57 million investment with Finning UK & Ireland over the last two years. This strategic move has resulted in the addition of 305 new Cat® machines to its fleet, complete with a full range of machine technology packages and specialist operator […]
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Reduced operating costs with the updated and improved Quad 600 cropper from NPC
The newly updated and refined Quad 600 cropper from National Pile Croppers has been designed to be used for the reduction of augured (round) piles up to 600mm diameter. It utilises four powerful and fully synchronised rams with specially designed blades to give a superb pile cut. Additionally, the cropper will also hold the cut […]
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Tech upgrade helps Cat® machines to be run more economically
In response to demand for more user-friendly telematics technology on construction machinery, Finning has upgraded Cat® customers to a new software solution that delivers insights into fuel use and operational efficiency. A new version of VisionLink is now available on all Cat machines to allow fleet managers to monitor machinery from one user-friendly web-based platform or […]
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California Crushing
Set against San Francisco’s skyline, Dutra Group’s San Rafael Quarry has a key role in keeping locals safe from the effects of climate change. Now, with help from partners Powerscreen of California, they’ve put in extra protections for the nearby environment by making their own operations greener. Operating for more than 100 years on the […]
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Liebherr at Large
Three new Liebherr machines, which recently joined an already impressive fleet operated by ZTL Contracting, have been certainly earning their keep on a variety of projects. We first encountered them earlier in the year on the 60-acre first phase of a major logistics and industrial scheme known as Konect 62 in Yorkshire. The Liebherr R 945 excavator, Liebherr […]
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THE GREEN GIANT
Companies all over the world are constantly striving to maximise productivity whilst at the same time, reducing operational costs and giving customers a first-class service. For many port operations time spent loading or unloading vessels can be a costly affair. Having a vessel docked for longer than its allotted time and the port can face […]
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THE LIFE OF BRYAN
Liam Bryan also known as DiggerBry online is one of the latest faces to hit construction’s social media heights of late. A skilled operator whose tantalising tilt rotator videos have been referred to as ‘digger ASMR’, Liam shares videos of himself putting his Hitachi excavator equipped with Engcon to good use for construction firm ‘Alliance […]
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AMPS Awards for Excellence – Celebrating Innovation and Sustainability
Solihull, November 17, 2023 – The AMPs Awards for Excellence, held at the historic Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, concluded last evening in a grand ceremony celebrating the remarkable achievements within the industry. The event, marked by a display of commitment to sustainability and business growth, recognized the incredible contributions of its participants towards a greener […]
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