A decade of investment in machine control has enabled P&M Excavations to deliver complex civil engineering projects in Northern Ireland faster, safer and more competitively than traditional site works. Thanks to continued investment in Trimble® 3D technology, P&M Excavations has seen up to three times faster delivery than 2D workflows, a significant reduction in rework, fewer people in dangerous positions on site, and the capacity to take on larger projects such as a recent 920-unit housing development project. These significant productivity,...

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has delivered the world’s first A30 Electric articulated haulers to LNS (Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner AS) for use on a Hafslund hydropower project, representing a significant advance in the electrification of heavy equipment. The deployment at a Norwegian hydroelectric power plant highlights how zero-emission solutions can support more sustainable infrastructure and energy production. The A30 Electric is part of Volvo CE’s growing portfolio of battery-electric machines and is the world’s first serial produced electric articulated hauler...

- ‘Real-X’ excavator brings the construction site of the future to life - History has been made in Tuggen, in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. KIBAG, one of Switzerland’s leading companies in the building materials and construction sector, has become the first company in the world to put an autonomous Develon ‘Real-X’ crawler excavator – a joint development with Gravis Robotics – into practical use. It may have been surprising to onlookers to see executives from leading companies in Switzerland,...

All‑Island Campaign Targets Silica Dust in Construction The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) are launching a joint all‑island inspection campaign focusing on silica dust exposure in the construction sector. The campaign aims to highlight the serious health risks associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust, which can arise during activities involving concrete, stone, brick and other sand‑based materials. Beginning this week and running until the end of August, inspectors from both jurisdictions...

Versatile networked Liebherr R 915 Compact G8, R 917 Compact G8 and R 920 Compact G8 crawler excavators are now available Against a background of higher numbers of urban construction projects, the pursuit of productivity increases and a growing requirement for flexible machines, Liebherr is further expanding its compact excavator offer by introducing the generation 8. The R 915 Compact G8, R 917 Compact G8 and R 920 Compact G8 crawler excavator models have been developed to satisfy current requirements on...