August 2026 Issue 268
Published Friday 3 July 2026
SITE VISIT: SIRIUS GROUP: Specialist contractor has recently taken delivery of its first Liebherr machines.
SITE VISIT: KOMATSU PX130-11E0: Civil engineering specialists Cappawhite CE has invested in a new Komatsu excavator.
FIRST DRIVES: TAKEUCHI TB3150R: Report from a site in Wigan from the cab of an all-new Takeuchi excavator.
NEW MACHINES: BOBCAT: A raft of new releases marked the firm’s annual dealer/customer open event.
FIRST DRIVES: NEW JCB X-SERIES EXCAVATORS: Behind the sticks of the 520XLC and the 420XLC at JCB’s test quarry in Uttoxeter.
NEW PRODUCT: DEVELON ELECTRIC EXCAVATORS: Collaboration with Dutch ELM Groep has created a line-up of battery-electric machines.
EXCLUSIVE: CATERPILLAR TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: Harry Hunter reports from Caterpillar’s Malaga Global Demonstration and Learning Centre.
SITE VISIT: RMR SAND AND AGGREGATES: Report on company growth since acquiring a new Italian Matec wash plant.
SITE VISIT: HI-ACRE CIVILS: A recently acquired fleet of Kobelco excavators are all fitted with 3D machine control.
SITE VISIT: BM FOREST AND LAND: Shortly after Scotplant BM Forest and Land had several new machines at work.
NEW MACHINERY: KOMATSU PC220-12: The Editor reports from the Komatsu PC220LC-12 official launch at Williams F1 HQ.
And much, much more ...
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