Alliance 2026

August 2026 Issue 268


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.

LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: SENIOR VP CATERPILLAR: Herwig Peschl, Caterpillar’s senior VP for Global Construction and Infrastructure.

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.

MARKET GUIDE: HYDRAULIC HAMMERS: Essential across a range of industries,these attachments need to deliver consistent impact.

HISTORIC PLANT: LIEBHERR RIGID MINING TRUCKS: We explore the history of these massive machines, in production for over 30 years.

EXTREME MACHINES: CAPTAIN MINE: Massive earthmoving machines& systems at a famous mine in Percy, south Illinois.

SHOW REPORT: ICE EXPO: Plant, construction and quarry equipment show in the Republic of Ireland.

PLANTMOBILIA: SENNEBOGEN HANDLERS: Three 1:50th-scale models from the Sennebogen stable produced by Conrad and ROS.

LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: QMJ GROUP MD: Ahead of Hillhead 2026, show highlights from organizer MD Richard Bradbury.