by Richard Cosgrove | Tue 26 Aug 2025
Lynch sole UK plant hire supplier of LDR Bucket
Lynch has announced an exclusive partnership with RodRadar, global pioneers in excavation safety, and their UK distributor MachineTech, to introduce Live Dig Radar® (LDR) technology to the UK Plant Hire Industry. This cutting-edge innovation supports Lynch’s vision of a safer, smarter, and more sustainable future for the construction industry.
As the exclusive UK supplier of the LDR bucket for plant hire, Lynch is leading the way in delivering the very best safety solutions that help customers use data to dig with confidence. This new addition to their modern and reliable fleet allows real-time detection of underground utilities through AI-powered Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). Eliminating the guesswork reduces the risk of costly and dangerous utility strikes, something that Lynch is keen to help their customers mitigate.
With over 60,000 underground strikes occurring each year in the UK, at a cost of £2.4 billion to the economy, this innovative technology is a major step forward in protecting people, reducing environmental risk, and driving productivity. Every single service or cable strike has the potential to cause serious harm, delay projects, and release harmful materials into the ground. The LDR Bucket helps lower this risk by putting safety first with every dig.
As part of their award-winning training and development programme, Lynch ensures every operator who will use the LDR Bucket is fully trained and competent. This is regardless of whether they’re part of Lynch’s operator pool or a customer hiring self-drive. With support from their nationwide Training Centre, operators receive hands-on experience and expert guidance so they can unlock the full potential of this technology.
Lynch’s initial investment includes:
Type 1 buckets for 3-tonne machines
Type 2 buckets for 5- and 8-tonne machines
Type 3 buckets for 14-tonne machines
Every hire comes with the option of a comprehensive package, including both equipment and highly skilled operators, giving customers complete confidence on-site.
The LDR has already proven its value around the world, having been embedded on sites in Australia, the United States and parts of Europe. This includes a utility rehab project at a US Naval Base where the technology helped avoid 200 unknown utilities, saving over 1,000 hours of downtime and more than $1.5 million. This isn’t the first time that Lynch has taken best practices from overseas, having recently successfully adopted a Scandinavian way of Earthmoving, pairing a Wheeled Excavator, Trailer and Tiltrotator on a busy highways project.
This exclusive partnership reinforces Lynch’s commitment to bringing the best technology to the UK market and supporting its customers throughout AMP8 and beyond.
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