P & T Fanelli Excavations recently purchased a 5 tonne Miller PowerLatch 180° Tilt coupler so they could utilise their Kubota U55-4 excavator to work on all types of excavation projects including pad, clearings, dams, subdivisions and drainage. Located in Mangrove Mountain, a suburb of the central coast region of …

Brigade Electronics returns to the National Ploughing Championships this year to display a range of products including their NEW Backsense® Radar IP69K Water and Dust Proof System ideal for open cabs and NEW Backsense® Radar Obstacle Detection On-Screen-Display which displays up to two radar warnings onto a camera image on …

JCB set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018 as global markets for construction equipment and agricultural machinery remained strong, the company announced today. Staffordshire-based JCB revealed that its sales turnover in 2018 rose by 22% to £4.1 billion (2017: £3.35 billion), while machine sales increased to …

What hides behind a blissful scene? Mayotte is an island of 250,000 people that is part of the Comoros archipelago of islands off southeast Africa, is beautiful.Sandy beaches, coconut trees, one of the largest lagoons in the world… our journey here seemed perfect. However, such perfection hides many issues that local …

Immersive training technology is seeing rapid growth within the construction sector. Advanced simulator development for construction site machinery is being implemented by many leading construction businesses, who are using leading-edge technology simulation-based operator training, as a versatile and effective tool to train operators in a safe environment. Tenstar Simulation, headquartered …

The Port of Esbjerg is expanding its crane capacity with the world’s largest mobile harbour crane, the Liebherr LHM 800. The new machine has a total height of 48 metres and a boom length of 66 metres. Port Esbjerg already commands the largest fleet of Liebherr mobile harbour cranes in …

JCB has made manufacturing history by going into full production with the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator – with more than 50 machines already delivered. The 19C-1E models – JCB’s first-ever electric diggers – are now coming off the assembly line at JCB Compact Products in Cheadle, Staffordshire, …

The market for project modelling and visualisation is set to see a new addition this Autumn, as SITECH UK & Ireland, the UK’s premier Trimble construction technology provider, brings Trimble’s latest technology solution, Trimble SiteVision™, to the UK & Ireland. SiteVision utilises the latest in augmented-reality technology, paired with highly …

New Video Shows How Simple it is to Remotely Control Loaders Bobcat is a major player worldwide in the attachment market. For the company’s market-leading range of compact loaders, the attachment range has just been expanded with the launch of the new Bobcat Remote Control System. All Bobcat compact loaders …

EcoOperator training is slashing fuel consumption, machine wear and environmental impact among Volvo customers all over the world. One such company to embrace the training is Algerian limestone quarrying company SAPAM.  In the Northern Algerian quarrying industry, competition is tough.  Companies are seeking new ways to generate profits by the …