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February 2026 Issue 262


FLEET FOCUS: STEVE HOSKIN CONSTRUCTION: Respected south-west England firm runs a large fleet of Case machinery.

USED EQUIPMENT: VOLVO A60H: Blackwell Earthmoving’s expanded fleet of Volvo articulated dump trucks.

SHOW PREVIEW: EXECUTIVE HIRE: Earthmovers reports on some of the compact machinery and plant on display.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAKEUCHI TL12V2: Deployment of Ireland’s first examples of this compact tracked loader.

LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: FAIRFAX PLANT HIRE: Fairfax Plant Hire is headed by brothers Mark and Matthew Love.

MATERIALS HANDLING: SENNEBOGEN 822G: FDS Waste has expanded its fleet of materials handling machines.

FLEET FOCUS: BRAUNTON AGGREGATES: North Devon’s Vyse Quarry has acquired a trio of new Volvo machines.

DEMOLITION: SALFORD UNIVERSITY: Two-structure project undertaken on behalf of the Eric Wright Group.

SITE VISIT: EUROMACH R555: WM Plant Hire’s walking excavator undertakes a tricky job on a steep bank.

RUNNING REPORT: LIEBHERR R930: 30-tonne class excavator equipped with a tilt-rotator and a 3D GPS system.

SITE VISITS: MONE BROS: West Yorkshire company has responded well to changing market demands.

PLANT HIRE: CHASE: W. Midlands family-run firm has swapped over to Sunward compact kit.

SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS: BELL B30E: Chris Moore Transport’s truck fleet includes their latest pair of Bell ADTs.

EURO FOCUS: VEEKMAS FG2428: Finnish contractor Harjanne Oy’s high-spec motor grader for all seasons.

TECHNOLOGY: DURATRAY SKIPS: Tarmac fleet of Cat 777G trucks fitted with suspended dump bodies.

MACHINES PAST: WALING DRAGLINES: Nostalgic look back at some of the early machines that operated in the UK.

CLASSIC PLANT: O&K MINING: The history of the RH120 TriPower surface mining excavator and derivatives.

PLANTMOBILIA: ECO WOOD ARTS: Reviews of two kits that come as flatpacked plywood sheets of laser-cut parts.

OPERATOR INTERVIEW: KELSEE STEVENS: Former hairdresser is now working with an Australian utility contractor.