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23/04/2025Hexagon Geosystems President Henning Sandfort talks productivity sustainability and safety at Bauma

Hexagon Geosystems President Henning Sandfort talks productivity, sustainability and safety at Bauma

14/11/2024Flannery Plant Hire creates a safety and productivity focused JCB excavator

The JCB 245X from Flannery was put to work on the Costain Group PLC M6 motorway project.

06/11/2024Costain Group and Flannery Plant Hire in UK first combined safety and productivity approach

Costain Group and Flannery Plant Hire introduce a UK first combined safety and productivity approach for a major National Highways project on the M6 Motorway.

04/11/2024Remotely sense what your machines are doing onsite

How do you remotely sense what your machines are doing onsite in real-time? It’s a question that has been a challenge until now, especially for major contractors and plant hirers using mixed fleets and different types of equipment, from diggers to tractors and dozers to wheel loaders. 

15/01/2024Digitising construction project management with Sablono

The digitalisation of construction project management, there's an app and online dashboards for that….. 

07/09/2023Just give it a go chatting 3D machine control with Pete and Josh

They are the brains inside any machine, and that’s why Peter loves speaking to operators onsite about how they are using the latest technology and machines. 

22/06/2023Safe to pass solution from Safety Shield will help vehicles to pass excavators on job sites

Safe to Pass is a new AI driven industry safety innovation formed from a collaboration between L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage, Safety Shield and Costain Group PLC.

19/06/2023Training wins as Flannery and Leica Geosystems share industry award at Plantworx 2023

At the Plantworx Innovation Awards, Flannery Plant Hire and Leica Geosystems shared the industry training award category. Peter Haddock caught up with Chris Matthew and Neil Williams at the show to learn more.

09/06/2023New 3D machine control for compact excavators Leica Geosystems showcase iCON Site Excavator

Peter Haddock goes onsite at its Whitchurch Training School in Shropshire to learn more from expert Steve Claybrook as he operates the latest Cat 302.7 fitted with the iCON Site Excavator solution in the sandpit.

26/04/2023Dressta LiuGong announce 3D machine control factory fit partnership with Leica Geosystems

The solution is now available on its TD-15M and TD-16N dozers, and Peter caught up with Russ Hudson, Product Manager for LiuGong Europe, at the show to find out more.

25/04/2023McCloskey showcases the S190 dual powered screener with a Cat engine and electric motor at Conexpo

Dual power and high production, the track mounted S190 screener is a big hit for McCloskey International at Conexpo

12/04/2023OBrien Contractors on winning and delivering work with AGTEK 3D earthworks software

Winning work always comes first, but how to make it profitable happens next, as Tom O’Brien of O’Brien Contractors explains to Peter Haddock following its recent rollout of AGTEK's dirt simple earthworks solution.

29/03/2023Case Construction Equipment Minotaur DL550 with Leica Geosystems Machine Control at Conexpo 2023

Peter Haddock talked to Case equipment expert Brad Stemper at Conexpo 2023 about the impressive new Minotaur DL550, which can now be factory fitted with Leica Geosystems 3D machine control.

07/03/2023Revotruck a revolutionary new earthmoving machine from Mecalac at Bauma powered by Perkins Engines

The new Revotruck was one of the highlights of Bauma, and it’s set to transform the view of the traditional site dumper in lots of different ways. ‘VIEW’ is the word as this machine which is already going into production and arriving onsite in 2023, has been completely redesigned from the ground up, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

14/02/2023Caterpillar showcases prototype electric compact wheel loader at Bauma with expert Elie Abikaram

At Bauma 2022, Peter Haddock was surprised to see a brand new Caterpillar electric compact wheel loader prototype, so caught up with product expert Elie Abi-karam to find out all about it.

16/12/2022Revotruck a revolutionary new earthmoving machine from Mecalac at Bauma powered by Perkins Engines

The new Revotruck was one of the highlights of Bauma, and it’s set to transform the view of the traditional site dumper in lots of different ways.

15/12/2022Podcast Stage V engines explained with Dave Stollery Rental Sector Specialist for Perkins Engines

PODCAST: Stage V engines are different, so how will they change the industry, and how can rental companies, in particular, benefit by investing in equipment powered by them?

28/11/2022Caterpillar Inc answers productivity questions with expert Matthew Hendry

Matthew talks to Peter Haddock about the questions he gets asked all the time, whilst explaining how one customer reduced CO2 emissions by 15%, hitting productivity targets in five instead of six days!

16/11/2022Bobcat targets power and productivity with new R Series S86 wheeled and T86 tracked compact loaders

The new R-Series S86 wheeled and T86 tracked compact loaders are the most powerful machines Bobcat it has ever made.

27/10/2022Matthew Desmond President of AGTEK a Dirt Simple Software Solution for Construction at Hexagon Live

Peter Haddock recently caught up with its President, Matthew Desmond, at Hexagon Live in Las Vegas to learn more about the solution and how it is helping contractors win profitable work.

14/09/2022Doosan wheeled excavator with OilQuick enabled Allu and Xcentric bucket attachments

Peter Haddock talks Doosan equipment with Sean McGeary of Blue Group in the letsrecycle.com live demonstration area.

05/09/2022Lynch works with Buckingham Group to deliver 3D Machine Control solution for East West Rail project

Peter Haddock goes onsite to talk to L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage Head of Machine Control, Paul Keenan about how it's collaborating with clients like Buckingham Group to deliver connected sites with 3D machine control.

05/08/2022Introducing the new Cat Compact Wheel Loader range with expert Jas Kundra

Caterpillar Inc.'s new Compact Wheel Loader range packs a lot of features and technology into a small, nimble and highly productive machine. To find out all about it Peter Haddock visited its UK Desford facility to catch up with product expert Jas Kundra.

12/07/2022New Cat Compact Wheel Loader range with 14yr old Lucas and Caterpillar expert Elie AbiKaram

Lucas was invited for an exclusive visit to the Caterpillar Desford UK facility, where the range is manufactured, to find out about the new models.

14/06/2022350000 machines are monitored through JCBs Livelink and Uptime centres at the World Parts Centre

For this exclusive interview with JCB’s Tom Whitaker, General Manager for Product Support, Peter Haddock visited the centres and the JCB Kevin Quarry, where he trigger an alert when using the JCB Operator App.

10/06/2022Cat machines fill the gap for Finlands largest bridge

With a growing population and demand for housing around Helsinki, Finland, the country is preparing the ground for its biggest ever bridge project. Known as the Kruunuvuori Bridge, it will be Finland's longest and tallest bridge constructed in a steel and concrete composite design.

20/05/2022Introducing the AP20 AutoPole with Mark Francis of Leica Geosystems at Geo Business 2022

Surveyors get to 'stand up tall' and let the new AP20 AutoPole from Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon tilt into those difficult to reach spaces.

22/04/2022LJ Developments use JCB Finance to tackle fuel price rises and invest in machine control from Leica Geosystems

With the changeover from Red to White diesel now in effect, Peter Haddock recently spoke to Leon about how he has used finance from JCB Finance to reduce his fuel bill dramatically. 

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