JJ Duffy Demolition have just added a second demo-spec LiuGong to their fleet. Dara Boyle takes a look at the machine on site in Dublin and finds out why this is a brand worth going back to. It speaks volumes about a brand when a contractor chooses to invest in …

Demolition companies do more than just knock stuff down. Dara Boyle visits a job in North Wall, Dublin where Hegarty Demolition are carrying out a range of works to prepare the site for a new development. Demolition is a business where a lot of variety can come up. Hegarty Demolition …

Dara Boyle visits Dan Morrissey & Co’s sandpit in Ballyburn, Co Kildare, where a CDE modular washing plant takes centre stage. Ballyburn is a townland in Kildare, located between the village of Castledermot and the Carlow border. The area is home to a deposit of high-grade sand, which is being …

In the yellow corner, weighing in at nearly 90 Tonnes, the new kid on the block, Ladies and Gentlemen, the mighty Hyundai HX900. Darren Scully is your ringside commentator.  Just a couple of weeks before Christmas, Donal Walsh was getting restless and didn’t really want to wait for Santa. Christmas …

It takes a heavy machine to do heavy work. When McCabe Earthworks were faced with a lot of stone to smash, a brand-new 70-tonne Komatsu was brought in to run the breaker. Dara Boyle gets up close with this rock-busting beast. It’s a promising sign these days to see a …

Staff at Miller UK have provided a vital cash boost to this year’s Cash for Kids Mission Christmas appeal in the North East.   The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that Miller UK have been restricted in terms of their annual charity events, with most of their planned fundraising events being …

A Dutch dike strengthening project is home for a special version of the Cat 336 writes Steven Vale. FINISHED in the distinctive yellow and grey colours of Dutch earthworks giant Boskalis, the one-of-a kind excavator is playing a vital role sand works role on the edge of the Markermeer (Marker …

New Design increases fuel efficiency and lowers maintenance costs up to 20 percent and improves performance up to 45 percent With its compact radius design, the Cat® 335 Next Gen Hydraulic Excavator brings premium performance and the highest level of standard factory technology to the 35-ton excavator class. The new …

Northern Ireland company Kiverco has been chosen to design, build and install a waste recycling plant that will help recycle all construction waste from the highly acclaimed The Red Sea Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This latest project represents another significant contract in the Middle East following Kiverco’s …

A 13-year-old passionate about diggers and tractors has become the youngest person to gain a Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) Red Card, making him a trained operator. Jamie Currie, from Cullen, is now qualified to operate diggers after passing the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test, followed by a theory …