Whether it’s measuring the angle and position of an excavator boom in real time or how far a telescopic arm has extended on your telehandler, specialist components work in the background to support the operation of modern equipment.
Abletech Underground Group, combines Leica Geosystems machine control with Xwatch Safety Solution 3D collision avoidance.
Peter Haddock goes behind the scenes on an exclusive discovery tour of its HQ in Chelmsford for a chat with Chief Technical Officer, Edward Barnes.
In action, the L180 next-generation Volvo Construction Equipment wheel loader with expert walkaround.
Operator Shane Cook of MJL Group Ltd meets the grade in his socks with a new Volvo Construction Equipment EC230F from SMT GB fitted with the latest Engcon UK Ltd QS70 tiltrotator and Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon 3D Machine Control
Recently, Peter Haddock met with Gareth, MD of Ultimate Cell, to find out how this little device is reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions while lowering maintenance costs.
Peter Haddock caught up with expert Jeremiah to talk about their brand-new G140 model on display at the show.
Peter Haddock recently caught up with James Barden, Head of Innovation at its training centre, to find out how a small cell is making a big difference.
Packing in a visit to the Wacker Neuson stand at bauma, where Peter Haddock had the chance to get hands-on with their latest DPU 62 reversible vibratory plate.
Getting Safety and Compliance right, particularly with larger machines, is critical for our sector and certainly worth reviewing in 2025.
Peter Haddock visits Aaron Walsh founder of Falcon Plant Hire Having spent over 10 years in the plant hire sector working in various roles at large hirers, Aaron Walsh, Founder of Falcon Plant, decided to go all in and open his own plant hire business in October 2019.
The Sunbury on Thames-based Groundworks and Civil Engineering company has purchased a range of Hitachi tracked excavators, including one ZX210LC-7 and four ZX130LCN-7’s.
Peter Haddock caught up with Mark on the Leica Geosystems stand at Highways UK to find out how the business is investing for a digital future.
Kubota UK set the operators a big challenge at the Hillhead Show as they revealed a new electric excavator model.
Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) go BIG at Hillhead show with a double decker stand and an amazing huge viewing platform.
Talking machine control at the Cornwall Show with Robert Elliott of One Point Survey Equipment
At Digital Construction Week, Peter Haddock talked with Matthew Birkett, senior engineer at Willmott Dixon, about the benefits of surveying and point clouds.
The ZQuip interchangeable battery solution can turn different OEM diesel machines into electric powered equipment as part of a whole site offering.
This will include alternative drive machines with electric and hydrogen, as well as over 20 products on display, from excavators to cranes and its new mobile battery system.
In this video, expert James Higgs joins Peter Haddock for a walk around its excavator range, which highlights the features of some of the key products for the UK market.
An introduction to the LiuGong Machinery range at its new dealer Fox Equipment Sales open day in Wigan with MD Ged Fitzsimmons.
Discovering the benefits of the Kubota UK technology bundle, which includes advanced machine data, a GPS machine locator and an app to support equipment owners and end users.
Peter meets with Jake Walley of Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) to discuss the factory fitting of Leica Geosystems 3D machine control, Xwatch Safety Solutions and tiltrotators from Rototilt UK Ltd, Steelwrist and Engcon UK Ltd
Stefan Bogner, talks to Peter Haddock at the factory in Linz, Austria, earlier this year for an in-depth conversation about plans for its state-of-the-art factory.
For episode four in our Discovering the Power of Perkins series, Peter Haddock gets into a Lab Coat as he measures ‘particulate mass’ on filters from engines run in one of the numerous test bays at its facility in Peterborough.
Peter Haddock stopped product expert Ian Wood as he was testing out the new model at the Wacker Neuson Head office in Stafford, and he explained some of the latest features in this series 2 model.
A six-hour drive from Reykjavik is a major new 19-km road project that will cut 11km off the journey users take on the main route around the island. With over 18,000 truckloads needed to move more than 500,000 cubic metres of material to complete its construction, every drop of fuel saved will make a big difference.
To find out how the two are being tackled together and what they mean for the development of future products and services, Peter Haddock met up with Stephen Albrecht, MD of Liebherr International at its recent press conference.
Peter Haddock tests the new Wacker Neuson DV45 dual view dumper powered by a Perkins Engine.
Looking after 4.5m Perkins Engines used in over 5000 different applications is getting a big digital telemetry driven boost.