25/02/2026 | Productivity
Caterpillar Inc Next Gen wheeled excavatorsget access to advanced 3D Machine Control from Leica GeosystemsCaterpillar Inc. Next Gen wheeled excavators operators to benefit from advanced 3D Machine Control from Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon.
23/02/2026 | Environmental
LiuGong reveal 8110TE its largest battery electric wheel loaderPowered by a huge 706kW hour battery, Peter Haddock caught up with expert James Green at its Global Dealer event in China to find out more.
20/02/2026 | Productivity
Airborne mapping with the new Leica Geosystems MultiMapperTo find out more, Peter Haddock met with expert Keith Peterson at the preview of the MultiMapper at Intergeo conference last year, who pointed out some of its key features.
17/02/2026 | People-Skills
AMPS Industry education day at Volvo PentaAfter hosting the AMPS - the Association of Manufacturers Power Systems industry day event at its UK Head Office, Peter Haddock caught up with Riccardo Sardelli of Volvo Penta.
13/02/2026 | Productivity
How GRS Stone Manages Material Compliance with SoilFLODigital compliance only really matters when it works on the ground. That’s why Peter Haddock recently visited GRS Stone Supplies to see how it now manages material compliance in real time through SoilFLO.
10/02/2026 |
JCB Finance on supporting family businessesAmy Baxter from JCB Finance talks to Peter Haddock about how it's supporting both businesses, joining him on sites in Yorkshire.
06/02/2026 | Safety
How to prevent 30000 utility strikes in AustraliaPeter Haddock talkst to Geordie McGrath, Director and founder of Abletech Underground Group in Queensland, Australia
05/02/2026 | Environmental
What goes into the retrofitting of social housingTo find out, Peter Haddock visited the Liverpool John Moores University Test Houses to meet with retrofit project manager Ryan Atkinson of Wienerberger.
03/02/2026 | Environmental
From paper tickets to realtime material trackingPeter Haddock caught up with Brandwells Construction Environmental Manager, Luke Harwood, on a site in Weston-super-Mare.
02/02/2026 | Productivity
Paper drawings get binned as Leica iCON trades helps stonemason Rob go DigitalGetting one cut wrong when the stone is $2000 a square metre is extremely costly. But if you get the measurement right, it's ‘no worries’ for Australian business owner Rob Fogarty of All About Stone.
28/01/2026 | People-Skills
40 years of growth for family run Fairfax Plant HirePeter Haddock recently caught up with Mark Love, to find out more about the business and another major milestone of 35 years of new JCB machines, financed through JCB Finance.
26/01/2026 | Productivity
Taking dirt digital and watching material flow in real time with SoilFLOPeter Haddock finds out how SoilFLO software is helping to manage materials, compliance, and information from expert Nick Tughushi.
23/01/2026 | Productivity
3D excavation safety first for Australias Abletech Underground GroupAbletech Underground Group, combines Leica Geosystems machine control with Xwatch Safety Solution 3D collision avoidance.
20/01/2026 | Productivity
Key design features of the new TS20 Total Station revealedPeter Haddock caught up with product director Leo Köpf at Intergeo to find out how over 200 engineers have brought this new product to life.
12/11/2025 | People-Skills
Britains 530 billion pound construction and infrastructure pipeline is starting to crackA major new report by Oxford Economics for the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) warns that Britain’s £530 billion construction and infrastructure pipeline is “starting to crack”, with skills shortages, falling investment and delivery delays threatening to derail government growth plans.
11/11/2025 | Productivity
Teksan unveils its huge 2500 kVA Genset with the worlds first 5016 engine from PerkinsThe TJ2500PE diesel generator built in Turkey also benefits from a control system partnership with Deep Sea Electronics and a Nidec Leroy-Somer alternator.
07/11/2025 | Environmental
Decarbonisation solutions at the Site Sustainability Showcase at Plantworx 2025From hydrogen and hybrid systems to fully electric heavy plant and solar, the Site Sustainability Showcase at Plantworx 2025 highlighted practical decarbonisation solutions across the construction sector.
06/11/2025 | Productivity
Skanska USA accelerate 450 million bridge construction with 3D modellingAt the Alligator River Bridge Project in North Carolina, three huge barges, each carrying a large crane and piling rig, are supporting the construction of the new 3.2 mile long bridge using 3D machine control from Leica Geosystems.
05/11/2025 | People-Skills
Lucas Haddock Got Expert OPERATING Tips from Caterpillars BestThe Caterpillar 972XE and 966XE the tips and tricks behind operating such a large machine for the first time
04/11/2025 | Productivity
Jim Rolland of Balfour Beatty on the Leica Geosystems TS20 Total Station“What we’re seeing here isn’t just a new Leica Geosystems Total Station, it’s a connected system.”
03/11/2025 | Productivity
Finning Expert talks about the benefits of the Caterpillar 966XE and 972XE wheel loaders“Our Caterpillar 966XE and 972XE wheel loaders now make up around 50% of our UK sales, thanks to the savings our customers are achieving,” says Andrew Bradbury, Finning Wheel Loader Product Manager.
03/11/2025 | Environmental
Instagrid wins Plantworx 2025 award for portable powerRemoving emissions on site with portable battery power from Instagrid
29/10/2025 |
Merrill Lynch of L Lynch Plant Hire talks about Hydrogen sustainability and peopleMerrill Lynch of Lynch Plant Hire talks about Hydrogen, sustainability and people at Plantworx 2025 before the business won a Special Achievement Award for Sustainability and an Award for Excellence in Workforce Development.
28/10/2025 | Environmental
Why Deconstruction WINS Over Demolition Every Time for Careful Building RemovalDeconstruction is at the heart of regeneration in Stafford Town Centre.
20/10/2025 | Productivity
How Does Onlet Make Plant Management EasierDitching the paper and going digital with Infobric’s Onlet system
