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YEAR IN REVIEW: April 2020

As April brought in the second quarter of 2020, construction machinery manufacturers continued delivering the goods, with a range of new models finding their way to happy customers. The world was changing before our eyes, but operators were still hard at it - working around the clock on housing developments, roadsides, in quarries and more. Even at this point, the construction sector's resillience to the effects of the unfolding global drama was impressive.

1) NEW LIEBHERR FOR PREMIER COAL

Premier Coal, a large mining company based in Western Australia, takes delivery of a brand new Liebherr R 9400 hydraulic excavator, complete with 24-cubic-metre bucket. Read more.

2) REDUCED TAILSWING VOLVO FOR J D POPE & SONS

Somerset-based J D Pope & Sons Ltd reinforces its loyalty to Volvo with the purchase of two new excavators destined for contract jobs for the local water authorities. Read more.

3) BUSINESS SECRETARY WRITES TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for the UK Government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, seeks to calm nerves in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more.

4) A TIGHT SQUEEZE FOR COMPACT HYUNDAI

Manufor Fondations underpins the foundations of the €4m ‘Knibbeler’ apartment block at Saint-Saulve near Valenciennes in France with help from a Hyundai HX10A compact crawler excavator. Read more.

5) DOOSAN'S NEW HIGH REACH EXCAVATOR

The DX235DM was the first member of Doosan's new family of High Reach Demolition Excavators and boasted a tilting cab plus 12.9m pin reach and modular boom design. Read more.

6) NEW VOLVO BOLSTERS OAKLEY'S FLEET

Long-time Volvo Construction Equipment customer, Oakley Plant Ltd takes delivery of a brand new EC220E excavator with Stage 5 emissions-compliant engine. Read more.

7) TEREX ADTs CLOCK UP 48,000 HOURS

It was big hours and big smiles for the Russian operators of four Terex Articulated Dump Trucks, as the machines racked up 48,000 hours of use in challenging conditions. Read more.

8) THE FUTURE OF THE COMPACT EQUIPMENT MARKET

HCME gives its opinion on the future of the compact equipment market and considers how we go to this point, with sales data analysis and remarks about the plant hire business. Read more.

9) NEW KUBOTA WHEEL LOADERS

Fully enclosed glass cabs and excellent lifting capacities are just for startes with Kubota's R070 and R090 wheel loaders, finished in the company's vibrant orange hue. Read more.

10) HYUNDAI MOTOR GRADERS

HCE signs deal with the China National Machinery Industry Group, Sinomach Changlin for the supply of four types of motor grader with various power outputs. Read more.

EARTHMOVERS MAGAZINE: APRIL 2020 ISSUE

The biggest stories in this edition of Earthmovers Magazine include First Impressions - Carter Excavators: The latest Chinese manufacturer to target the British marketplace; New Product - Komatsu WB93R-8: The first Dash 8 series backhoe loader to enter service with an Irish customer; Site Visit - Liebherr R914: Derbyshire-based civils company’s latest high-spec Liebherr excavator; New Product - Hidromek HMK390HD: Report on the first Hidromek excavator to commence working in Ireland; Plant Theft - Hyundai: Latest brand to adopt the CESAR security scheme for its equipment.

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