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Liebherr excavator innovation
First showing for brand new range of Generation 6 machines.
Case sets up 'specials' unit
Case Special Excavators, based in Zeebrugge, Belgium, will in future be responsible for demolition high reach and other special application equipment based on the Case CXB crawler excavators
Cat's new compact tracked loaders, plus D-Series excavator
New tracked loaders to complement its existing multi-terrain loaders, and the new D-Series 8 t excavators: Murray Pollok reports from Caterpillar's Desford facility in the UK.
Doosan hybrid by 2014
Doosan Infracore has started to develop a hybrid diesel electric excavator, which it expects to make available by 2014.
Liebherr ups the tonnes
Scottish Coal has taken delivery of the first two Liebherr R9350 Litronic hydraulic excavators in a four unit order. With each machine weighing in excess of 300 tonnes, the 12000 tonne order is the biggest ever placed with Liebherr Great Britain.
New Holland debuts new excavators
New Holland demonstrated the most recent additions to its excavator range at its factory in Basildon, UK.
Production starts at new JCB excavator factory
JCB has begun to shift UK production of its excavator range to a new UK£ 40 million (€ 50 million) factory.
Quarrying: The drive for fuel efficiency
Quarry operators running large fleets of big machines are feeling the effects of rising fuel prices more than most. Chris Sleight reports on the steps equipment manufacturers are taking to help cut their customers' costs.
Case equipment on show at Eagle Days
Case's ‘Eagle Days' event held in Balocco, Italy, provided customers and dealers with the opportunity to view and test-drive the company's range of construction machinery. Becca Wilkins reports.
Case adds to ranges
Case has added three new B Series excavators, the 570M XT Series 3 tool carrier and rengined three wheeled loaders
Kobelco opens Thai plant
Kobelco has officially opened an excavator factory in Thailand's Rayong Province. The plant will manufacture 20 tonne class excavators for the Thai market and for export to the wider Southeast Asian area.
Komatsu hybrids available from June
June will see the world's first commercially available hybrid construction machine go on sale in the shape of Komatsu's PC200-8 Hybrid excavator. The company says the machine consumes -25% less fuel on average than its standard 20 tonne crawler excavators.
Excavators: Comfort and fuel efficiency
Modern excavator design is not just about productivity, ease of service and maintenance and (of course) fuel efficiency. Manufacturers are also putting more and more effort into improving operator comfort and making machines easier to use. Richard High reports.
Excavator update
New Dash-9 series excavators from Hyundai.
Hyundai R110-7A launch
Samoter saw the launch of Hyundai’s –7A version of its 11 tonne excavator, the R110-7A
'No change' at Rental Force
Netherlands-based Caterpillar dealer Pon Equipment acquired Rental Force, also in The Netherlands, on 1 January 2008. Under the terms of the sale Rental Force, based in Cruquius, will not operate as a Cat Rental Store.
Conservation award
Case and global alliance partner Sumitomo’s CX210B excavator has won Japan’s 18th Energy Conservation Award, the first time a product from the construction industry has ever done so.
John Deere enhances ranges
It has been a busy start to the year for John Deere, with a number of new and enhanced products coming on to the North American market. D&Ri reports on these recent activities
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