NEW PRODUCT: JCB 420X: AMD Contract Services has received the first 40-tonne JCB excavator in Scotland.
LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: VIKI BELL: EARTHMOVERS caught up with the CEO of the Construction Equipment Association.
INDUSTRY EVENT: UK PLANT EXPO: Harry Hunter sat down with the organisers of the upcoming UK Plant Expo 2027.
MARKET GUIDE: MEDIUM-SIZE BULLDOZERS: EARTHMOVERS looks into the various models currently available on the UK market.
NEW PRODUCT: YUCHAI YC215: Early experience of the first Chinese-built excavator in service in Ireland.
NEW PRODUCT: LIUGONG 8110TE: Battery-electric wheel loader is the first put to work in a quarry application.
SITE VISIT: CHESTER ZOO: Mecalac’s 6MCR succeeds in making light work of feeding Chester zoo’s herbivores.
SITE VISIT: GARTELL & SON: The firm’s latest Liebherr A 910 compact wheeled excavator gets an early outing.
SITE VISIT: TETÍN QUARRY: Operating a face shovel excavator at one of the oldest quarries in the Czech Republic.
SITE VISIT: GRADING IN AUSTRALIA: An unlikely pair of machines work to open up land for a housing development.
SITE VISIT: ZTL EARTHWORKS: Mass site excavation is required before new construction work can commence.
PRODUCT REVIEW: XCMG ELECTRIC TELEHANDLER: Kieron Beattie Landscaping’s fleet includes an XCMG electric-powered telehandler.
NEW PRODUCTS: CRUSHING AND SCREENING: Crushing and screening again held a prominent place at the 2026 Hillhead show.
COMPANY PROFILE: CROSS PLANT HIRE: Two young directors are determined to streamline and modernise this hire firm.
BOOK REVIEW: CLASSIC MINING MACHINES: The Editor reviews David Wylie’s latest book on the history of mining machinery.
FACILITY SHOWCASE: CATERPILLAR MDLC: Harry Hunter reports on a recent tour of the company’s facility in Malaga, Spain.
APPRENTICE INTERVIEW: WILL SEAGER-ROOKE: In conversation with UK dealer McHale Komatsu’s apprentice field service engineer.
HISTORIC PLANT: TINSLEY PARK STEELWORKS: Contemporary machinery involved in this massive 1960s winter earthmoving project.
PLANTMOBILIA: LATEST MODEL ROUND-UP: Recent issues to hit the shelves from anniversary models to the latest in trucks and lifting.