Kubota Launches KX030-4 Compact Excavator to its Lineup

Kubota introduces the KX030-4 to its compact excavator lineup, offering construction and landscape professionals more power with less weight for easier transport. The new KX030-4 replaces the KX71-3S in the 2- to 3-ton segment and rounds out Kubota’s KX Series lineup. Designed with landscape and construction operators in mind, the new KX030-4 will be available […]

Hitachi Introduces Smallest Wheeled Excavator: Increased Precision in Narrow Areas

In response to the growing need for versatile equipment to work in narrow spaces or restrictive areas, Hitachi Construction Machinery has launched its smallest wheeled excavator, the ZX95W-7. Compact, agile, and with impressive lifting capacity, it is an ideal solution for urban job sites. Like all Hitachi Zaxis-7 wheeled excavators, the newcomer to the range […]

Caterpillar Launch New Cat 350 Excavator: More Class-Leading Productivity With Enhanced Sustainability

Featuring powerful digging force and strong swing torque, the new fixed-gauge Cat 350 excavator can be equipped with large buckets up to 3.2 m3 (4.2 yd3) for class-leading productivity. While productive, the 350 consumes up to 13 percent less fuel than the Cat 349 to lower costs, reduce CO2 emissions, and operate more sustainably. Three power […]

Hyundai Upgrades A-Series Wheeled Excavators

Hyundai Construction Equipment is further developing its market-leading range of A-Series wheeled excavators, with the launch of a 15-tonne reduced radius machine at Bauma 2022 and the promise of two additional compact models early in 2023. Increasingly specified by contractors and rental businesses across Europe, the Hyundai A-Series range of wheeled excavators delivers new levels […]

Bobcat To Present E19e Electric Excavator at the Executive Hire Show

Doosan Bobcat will be showing the company’s new E19e two-tonne electric mini-excavator for the first time in the UK on Stand I40 at the Executive Hire Show from 8-9 February 2023 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. Alongside the E19e, the company will also be presenting the popular 7/45 portable compressor from sister […]

Komatsu Announces New SubMonitor for Wheel Loaders

Customers told that to meet their continual challenges and ever-increasing operational complexity, they need solutions that deliver safety, real-time information, machine monitoring, driver assistance, production monitoring, efficiency optimization, future proofing and easy to use for the driver without causing distraction. Komatsu took this knowledge on board, and we are delighted to announce the introduction of […]

UK Construction Activity Cool Down for the First Time from August

Activity falls for first time since August and new work declines at quickest rate since May 2020. The UK’s construction sector recorded a fall in business activity during December, ending a three-month sequence of growth, with the rate of decline the fastest since May 2020. A similar trend was observed for new orders, which saw […]

MAXAM Tire Raises the Robustness and Durability Bar in the OTR Industry With Two New Tyre Sizes

MAXAM Tire, adds two aggressive sizes, 775/65R29 and 800/80R29 to its MS405 lineup, designed to tackle the extreme for loaders and articulated dump trucks. Manufactured in MAXAM’s state-of-the-art radial tire facility using cutting-edge engineering and compounding technology, the new E4/L4 sizes in the MS405 series provides the OTR industry with yet another rugged and long-lasting […]

CNH Industrial Stops Construction Equipment Sales in China

CNH Industrial announces that effective December 31, 2022, it will cease all Construction Equipment sales activities in China. In the course of 2021, sales of Construction Equipment in China totaled approximately $88 million, and CNH Industrial does not expect to incur significant charges in connection with the cessation of its construction equipment sales activities in […]

Doosan Changes Its Brand Name: from Now It Will Be Known as “Develon”

Hyundai Doosan Infracore is replacing the DOOSAN brand on its construction equipment and introducing its new brand named ‘DEVELON’, which incorporates the message to “Move onwards to the future with innovation”. The change takes place a year and a half since August 2021 when HDI became a subsidiary of HD Hyundai. HDI will be changing […]

SSABTakes Part to EU Commission Panel To Discuss Sweden Green Transition Roadmap

SSAB participates in a high-level panel discussion held in connection with the European Commission and Swedish government’s visit to Kiruna, Sweden. In his message, SSAB´s CEO Martin Lindqvist highlighted that the green transition is not a burden, but a business opportunity. SSAB already sees a market demand for fossil-free steel, and the aim is to […]

Las Vegas Prepares to Host Biggest Edition in History of CONEXPO-CON/AGG

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, already recognized as the largest trade show in North America, has officially sold all available exhibit space, guaranteeing the 2023 edition of the show will be the biggest in history. • Pictures taken at CONEXPO 2020 “The addition of the new West Hall and Diamond Lot at the Las Vegas Convention Center gave us, […]

Five Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023 According to AEM

With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to remain as relevant as ever in the weeks and months ahead. While it’s a fool’s errand to try and predict exactly how 2023 will unfold for the industry, equipment […]

Jet Demolition Helps Reducing Industrial Plants Risks and Wastes in Demolition and Decontamination Works

Industrial plant demolition and decontamination work ranges from the removal of critically compromised structural steel structures and elements to the recovery of undamaged client assets and the demolition of plant buildings and offices. Jet Demolition also carries out clean-up operations whereby it reduces hazardous contaminant levels on the demolished elements, resulting in materials being recycled […]

Genie Launches New 1256 Telescopic Handler: Highest Capacity for Heavy Industry and Construction

The new Genie-1256 telescopic handler builds on the robust design of the Genie 6K, 8K and 10K telehandlers, expanding Genie’s telehandler family. The new 12,000 lb capacity telehandler is purposefully designed to improve durability, lower total cost of ownership and provide maximum productivity on the jobsite. Focused on simplifying fleet ownership and maintenance, the new […]

Liebherr Tower Cranes at Work for French Project “Arboretum” in Nanterre

Ten Liebherr EC-B series tower cranes are involved in the 650 million Euro project in Nanterre near Paris, France. The campus is designed to create a new connection between nature and the workplace and is sustainable thanks to its solid wood construction. Having as many as ten cranes on a construction site requires precise planning […]

Epiroc VC 2000 Drum Cutter Delivers High-Efficient Performances with Precision and Robustness

The VC 2000 drum cutter from Epiroc takes demolition and digging to the next level. Thanks to the arrangement of its cutting heads in a “V” formation, it achieves pioneering performance such as higher efficiency and cost-effectiveness, as well as protection of operators, the environment and carriers. It mastered its work during the removal of […]

Volvo CE Launches Its Collision Mitigation System To Improve Jobsite Safety

Delivering on its vision for zero accidents, Volvo Construction Equipment launches its Collision Mitigation System for Volvo Wheel Loaders – an automatic braking feature that supports operator response and helps reduce the risk or consequences of collision when working in reverse. The first system of its kind from any original equipment manufacturer, it assists operators […]

DAF Expands Its Production With a New Electric Truck Assembly Factory

Series production of XD and XF Electric to start in spring 2023. DAF is expanding its production facilities with a new Electric Truck Assembly factory in Eindhoven, where the production of the New Generation DAF XD and XF Electric will commence this spring. These fully electric vehicles provide a range of over 500 ‘emission-free’ kilometers, […]

JCB’s Hydrogen Technology Set for International Debut

JCB is set to showcase its super-efficient hydrogen combustion technology on the international stage for the first time ever with a debut in North America. The wraps will come off JCB’s brand new hydrogen combustion engine – the company’s zero-carbon emissions solution for construction and agricultural equipment – at the Conexpo 2023 show in Las […]

SANY and TotalEnergies Lubrifiants Sign Collaboration Agreement

SANY Group, the world leading original equipment manufacturer of construction machinery, and TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, a France based world class lubricants company, entered into an international cooperation agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants becomes SANY Group’s preferred partner for the sales of lubricants across SANY’s networks in the participating countries. In order to keep […]

Sandvick Invests in R&D for Mining and Infrastructure Solutions with Huge EIB Loan Agreement

Sandvik has signed a EUR 500 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan will support Sandvik’s investments in research and development (R&D), which include advanced solutions in component manufacturing as well as solutions for electrification and automation in mining and infrastructure. “We have a strong strategic focus on developing solutions that […]