by Richard Cosgrove | Mon 27 Mar 2023
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PLANT HIRE: TAKEUCHI TB295W: Tom Grant’s latest Engcon-equipped wheeled excavators in action.
SHOW PREVIEW: PLANTWORX 2023: The Editor looks forward to the UK construction machinery show.
TECHNOLOGY: CUMMINS POWER: Engine manufacturer showcases its products for a greener future.
SHOW REPORT: CAT CHALLENGE: Report from Las Vegas on the global final of the operator skills competition.
SHOW REPORT: EXECUTIVE HIRE: Highlights displayed at the recent gathering of the UK plant hire industry.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: JCB JS20MH: WRC Recycling’s latest wheeled materials handler at work near Glasgow.
MARKET GUIDE: PEDESTRIAN DUMPERS: Our review of the latest developments in walk-behind site dumpers.
FLEET FOCUS: IVOR KING: Specialist excavator attachments are increasingly used to install piles.
EXTREME MACHINE: CAT 789: History of the most popular 200t class mining truck in the industry.
FLEET FOCUS: CHANNEL PLANT: Bristol-based family business continues to run JCB backhoe-loaders.
ATTACHMENTS: MOTOCUT: Range of excavator-mounted concrete pile-cropping attachments.
SITE VISIT: GARTELL AND SON: Liebherr’s new 25-tonne R924 excavator on a large-scale dig in chalk.
RUNNING REPORT: KOMATSU PC210I-10: GBSS Civils pioneered Komatsu’s intelligent machines in Scotland.
FLEET FOCUS: RJ BROOKS & SON: Devon-based fi rm’s pair of ultra-low emissions Doosan excavators.
WORKSHOP VISIT: AINSCOUGH’S CRANES: A major crane refurbishment centre at Stockton-on-Tees.
FACTORY VISIT: BKT INDIA: Giant factory producing off -road tyres, including for large quarry trucks.
CLASSIC PLANT: STRIPPING SHOVELS: Two-part history concludes with examples that worked here in the UK.
INTERVIEW: TOM O’BRIEN: O’Brien Contractors’ latest developments in project management systems.
PLANTMOBILIA: CAT 6060: We review Classic Construction Models’ stunning 1:48-scale mining class excavator.
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