Develon Sept 25

October 2025 Issue 258


FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAKEUCHI TB370W: The first to be sold in Ireland has joined the fleet of Corbrack Utilities.
SHOW PREVIEW: PLANTWORX 2025: Graham Black on the highlights of the UK’s premier construction equipment event.
LEADERSHIP: INTERVIEW: CORNE TIMMERMANS: Cat’s VP sales and marketing talks about the firm’s next 100 years.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: MECALAC REVOTRUCK: New type of dump truck  for Taylor Building & Groundworks.
SITE VISIT: CASE 135E XRD: Report from France on the world’s smallest high-reach demolition excavator.
FIRST DRIVE: VOLVO L120 EL: Impressions of Volvo’s latest 21t electric-powered wheel loader.
EARLY IMPRESSIONS: JCB 145XR: Norfolk-based fi rm was asked to try out prototypes of JCB’s new excavator.
SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS: SHAFT DIGGERS: Bethell Group has commissioned a pair of custom Liebherr excavators.
DEMO DAYS: XCMG: Report on the recent dig days demo event held by OCTO Construction.
TECHNOLOGY: LEICA SYSTEMS: Helping Texas-based Stephenson Dirt to move vast quantities of earth.
FIRST DRIVES: VENIERI BACKHOES: Reports from the cabs of both a compact and a large backhoe loader.
FLEET FOCUS: HART’S HAULAGE: A pair of Develon machines have been added to this Redruth-based fleet.
MATERIALS HANDLING: SENNEBOGEN 830E: Ace Car Breakers has added a second materials handler to its fleet.
TECHNOLOGY: FUTURE MINING: Aitik copper mine runs a 11-strong fleet of autonomous haul trucks.
WORKSHOP VISIT: RETRO JCB: Specialist JCB restorer recently opened its doors to showcase rare models.
HEAVY LIFT: KIRUNA CHURCH: Graham Black reports on an unusual relocation of a building in Sweden.
CLASSIC PLANT: DYNAHOE: American-designed backhoe-loader was one of the largest ever built.
PLANTMOBILIA: LIEBHERR R9800: The Editor reviews Conrad’s-1:50-scale model of Liebherr’s huge 800