Diggers

Stéphane Poullard is Chairman of the business that bears the family name, founded by his father, Alain Poullard, in 1979. The company is based in Lèves in the Eure-et-Loir region of France, a few kilometres from Chartres. Specialising in landscaping, roads and utilities infrastructure and demolition, the company has just …

Small in size. Big personality As a construction manufacturer specialising in excavator development, Kobelco understands the importance of mini excavators to its overall product line-up. Mini models play a key role in landscaping, utilities and on small construction projects, but they can also provide vital support on larger jobsites too. …

Cumbrian-based Hyundai dealer Taylor and Braithwaite have recently trialled the very first Hyundai HL975A CVT wheeled loader model in the UK to long-term customer DA Harrison. The customer was so impressed with the machine – it’s now been added to DA Harrison’s Hyundai fleet! The company is no stranger to …

At peak seven trains per day will leave the Logistics Hub The site will be the ‘beating heart’ of HS2’s construction activity in the South This week, on Tuesday 29th June, the first train carrying spoil removed from HS2 construction works in London left the HS2 Logistics hub in Willesden. …

Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has unveiled the next generation of its V120 wheel loader. Powerful, efficient and versatile, the V120 is ideally suited to space-restricted urban job sites, infrastructure developments, agriculture and landscaping applications. Powered by a robust 3.6-litre, 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine and fitted with a diesel particulate filter …

Engcon, the world-leading manufacturer of tiltrotators, has been known in recent years for excavators in the weight class over 6 tonnes, enabling the coupling of hydraulic tools without the operator having to leave the cab. Engcon is continually improving the flexibility, efficiency and safety even for smaller excavators. With the …

As part of its continued drive towards zero accidents, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is introducing an industry-first safety feature designed to eliminate machine movement linked to unintentional activation of the left joystick. Reports of workers being hurt by a sudden lurch of a bucket or a swinging excavator boom …

Offering fuel efficiency improvements over conventional machines of 17%, Volvo has launched an all-new powertrain for its revolutionary EC300E Hybrid excavator – and introduced the technology in two new models in the 25 and 35-tonne classes. Using an all-new base machine that itself offers a 10% improvement in fuel efficiency …

Bristol is home to waste recycling specialists McCarthy Marland. Located close to the city centre, the company handles in excess of 60,000 tonnes of general waste per year. Despite the tight confines of the company’s site, currently being extended to the boundary, the throughput of material is very impressive with …

Hyundai dealer, Taylor & Braithwaite has recently supplied a brand-new fleet of Hyundai Excavators, to long-term customer, Buckhurst Plant Hire forming part of a £2.5 million investment in upgrading the company’s machines, during the first six months of 2021. Included in this investment is the 100th Hyundai machine purchased from …