January 2025 Issue 249


FIRST IMPRESSIONS: DUAL-DRIVE JCB: The latest backhoe that features front/rear driving positions.

OWNER-OPERATOR: KEITH MAIDEN: One-man band’s latest excavator features a Holp rotating hitch.

NEW PRODUCT: EXVO SKID-STEER: Irish battery skid-steer works with both hydraulic and electric attachments.

TECHNOLOGY: RUNNING REPORT: Civils specialist sees the benefits of combined tilt-rotator and GPS equipment.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: JCB 145XR: Report on the new 15t class reduced tailswing tracked excavator.

LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: CHRIS MATTHEW: Reaction to the Connected Autonomous Plant (CAP) group report.

SITE VISIT: ENOVERT TEESWORKS: Hazardous waste landfill cell specialist’s new Liebherr R924 excavator.

SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS: CAT 336: British Steel’s latest ladle wrecker is used to clean the lips of containers.

WORKING METHODS: RAIL REMOVAL: Production system to remove neglected rail track from Foynes to Limerick.

DEMOLITION: VOLVO HIGH-REACH: Details of the recently launched EC400 and EC500 high-reach excavators.

FLEET FOCUS: JAO GROUNDWORKS: Somerset firm’s new reduced radius Develon DX140LCR-7 excavators.

RECYCLING: EARTHWORKS UK: Glos firm’s fleet enhancements include a used Hyundai wheel loader.

FLEET FOCUS: DOWNEY MACHINERY: Attachments are key to Irish contractor’s mixed fleet of excavators.

SHOW REPORT: MINEXPO 2024: Attractions from Liebherr, Komatsu and Caterpillar at the Las Vegas show.

TECHNOLOGY: PERKINS PETERBOROUGH: Engine specialist is developing mobile power technologies.

MARKET GUIDE: BATTERY VANS & TRUCKS: Review of the marketplace for zero-emissions LCVs.

SPECIAL BUILDS: LIFEBOAT LAUNCHER: The launch/recovery vehicle for RNLI Shannon Class lifeboats.

PLANTMOBILIA: BUILDING BLOCKS: A new generation of larger scale, Lego-like construction models.