February 2022 Issue 214
Published Friday 7th January 2022
NEW PRODUCT: DOOSAN DX57W-7: MI Plant Engineering is among the first to adopt this compact duck.
PRODUCT LAUNCH: CATERPILLAR: Cat has launched a variety of wheel loaders, plus a pair of new excavators.
FIRST IMPRESSION: JCB 525-60E: RJC Plant Hire is an early adopter of electric-powered telehandlers.
NEW PRODUCT: KOMATSU D71PX-24: First example of this new 24-tonne model delivered to a UK customer.
PRODUCT LAUNCH: DOOSAN DASH 7: New mid-sized wheeled/tracked excavators complete the Dash 7 range.
OPERATOR FEEDBACK: JCB 150XHD: UK’s first example fitted with a TAB boom and a Kinshofer tilt-rotator.
DEMOLITION: WILTON PARK: Tinnelly Group’s high-reach Liebherr R960 at work in the heart of Dublin.
FLEET FOCUS: CATPLANT: S.Yorks firm is running the first 94-tonne Cat 395 working in the UK.
FLEET FOCUS: CSL HITACHI: Latest pair of new generation Hitachi excavators put straight to work.
FLEET FOCUS: JASON LYONS: Plant hire and contract crushing depends on a fleet of Hyundai excavators.
FLEET FOCUS: DUTTON GROUP: Utilities company runs a large fleet of Takeuchi mini- and midi-excavators.
SITE VISITS: J&A GROUNDWORKS: Groundworks firm’s Komatsu dozer is equipped with Trimble GPS.
SHOW REPORT: CATERPILLAR MINING: New and near future mining machinery unveiled at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas.
CLASSIC PLANT: DUNBAR QUARRY: Unique cross-pit conveyor systems at Scotland’s only cement works.
And much, much more
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