by Richard Cosgrove | Tue 27 Jan 2026
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NEW PRODUCTS: COMPACT RADIUS EXCAVATORS: Volvo’s new reduced swing radius excavators in the 15- 17t classes.
FACTORY VISIT: LIUGONG: Report from LiuGong’s global dealer event and factory in Liuzhou, China.
PLANT HIRE: GORDON BOW: Hire firm has taken delivery of 33 Thwaites 9t cabbed site dumpers.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: EXVO TX487V: New Irish battery-powered compact tracked loader trialled on a solar farm.
LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: AUSTRALIAN TRAINING: Operator training insights from the owner of Australian Earth Training.
FLEET FOCUS: STENLAKES: Specialist company involved in private water and wastewater systems.
SITE VISIT: JAYFLEX AGGREGATES: Quarrying operation has upgraded to a new 38t Kobelco SK350.
SITE VISIT: BANKS MINING: Investment in new Cat machines and other carbon emissions saving strategies.
MARKET GUIDE: CRUSHING & SCREENING BUCKETS: The latest products to allow excavators to recycle materials.
OWNER OPERATOR: DANIEL WONNACOTT: Young operator’s first machine is a 1.9t Takeuchi TB219 mini excavator.
SITE VISIT: HOOPER & SONS: New Liebherr Compact excavator configured into a versatile machine.
PLANT HIRE: ROCKET RENTALS: Family-run firm continues to expand its fleet, mainly with products from JCB.
PRODUCT HISTORY: LIEBHERR DOZERS: History leading to the world’s largest hydrostatic dozer, the 73t PR776.
EURO FOCUS: HUDDIG BACKHOES: The continuing popularity of large-scale backhoe loaders in Sweden.
CLASSIC PLANT: WALKING DRAGLINES: Review of walking draglines as used by various industry sectors in the UK.
PLANTMOBILIA: BUCYRUS RH340: 1:50-scale model of the mining excavator from Bymo, in Bucyrus colours.
OPERATOR INTERVIEW: JACK LOVESEY: Mobile crane apprentice engineer and CPA Stars of the Future winner.
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