In September last year, Caterpillar announced it was contemplating allocation of the production at the Caterpillar facility in Gosselies, Belgium, to other manufacturing facilities. An information and consultation procedure in compliance with Belgian law was opened shortly after the announcement. [...]
The E17Z provides “an unmatched combination of features for a machine of this size”, Bobcat claims. The ZTS functionality uses Bobcat’s Zero House Swing (ZHS) design, in which the front upper structure is also protected by ensuring the front corners [...]
Kubota, the world’s leading manufacturer of mini excavators up to 8 tonne, has launched an enhanced version of its popular KX080-4 machine. Already the cleanest emission excavator in the 8 tonne class, the new KX080-4a (Alpha) utilises the latest technological [...]
Quantum Geotechnical has used a pair of TEI masts to stabilise embankments on a South Wales highways scheme. Left: TEI Hem 560 mast at work on Heads of the Valley The A465 Heads of the Valleys road is undergoing an [...]
More than 100 cranes and thousands of items of general construction equipment from the fleet of the failed Hewden Stuart are being sent to auction. Photograph: Hewden Administrators from Ernst & Young have appointed Euro Auctions to dispose [...]
The new Cat CB10 is a 10-tonne asphalt compactor that can be equipped with a combination of oscillatory and vibratory drums. The design combines Caterpillar’s vertical vibration on the front drum with new oscillation technology on the rear drum. The [...]
Contractors hiring Kubota excavators from HSS will now get manufacturer service support as part of the deal. Above: Kubota’s Dave Roberts and HSS regional sales director Darron Cavanagh Kubota UK and hire firm HSS have struck an agreement that they [...]
The agreement will establish Mitchell Powersystems as the official National distributor of Kubota engines in Scotland. Mitchell Powersystems will provide Kubota’s current and future full range of oil and water cooled diesel and dual fuel engine solutions, along with delivering [...]
The Kramer 5055e - in a vehicle class of its own The first fully electric wheel loader CO2 emissions, noise, and soot particles from diesel engines are a thing of the past—the Kramer 5055e is the first all-wheel-steered fully electric [...]
Nationwide Platforms managing director Jeremy Fish is moving to Ardent Hire Solutions as chief executive. Jeremy Fish joined Nationwide Platforms, the UK’s biggest powered access hire company, in January 2014 and is credited with having overseen operational and commercial improvement [...]
