“Over 400,000 injuries and $100bn dollars worth of costs occur due to utility strikes in the US alone, but we have the technologies to stop them,” said Dave Hubbell of Rodradar when Peter Haddock spoke to him at Conexpo.
For Gavin Hepburn, CEO of Dale Power Solutions, attending the recent AMPS - the Association of Manufacturers Power Systems industry day was a key learning opportunity as he explained to Peter Haddock.
From 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.
Peter Haddock met Eddie Capel on a major house building project with contractor MJL Group.
At its Lincolnshire Energy from Waste site, over one million tonnes of waste has already been converted into electricity. And now the team led by Blair Ward, its Deputy Operations Manager has become the first in the UK to adopt FHOSS Field from FHOSS Safety Solutions.
That's the message from Eva Carranza of Hexagon AB when Peter Haddock met her at Bauma for an update on its R-evolution approach, which is leveraging Hexagon sensors, software and autonomous solutions to run profit-driven, sustainable projects.
How does 3D Collision Avoidance from Xwatch work in tandem with Leica Geosystems 3D machine control?
“Sites need to know what is under the ground, how to protect operators from hitting utilities, all whilst doing things more efficiently.
Peter Haddock recently spoke to Will Sherwood at its two day training session devised by its leadership team to upskill colleagues at the Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon 'The School' in Shropshire.
The JCB 245X from Flannery was put to work on the Costain Group PLC M6 motorway project.
Exciting electric moments at the Rental Group ‘Total Electric Solutions Event’ in Norway, with our new electric guru, Kim Massey.
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.
As the world looks to decarbonise, harness the power of alternative fuels and take advantage of new opportunities with electrification, Peter Haddock takes an exclusive visit behind the scenes at Perkins Engines in Peterborough.
"It’s not just about the tech, it’s about building a community of knowledge." Says Mark Brueton Chief Engineering Surveyor at BAM Nuttall.
Explore Plant and Transport Solutions is on track with new rail equipment and technology investment.
Earlier this year at Rail Live, Peter Haddock had the pleasure of sitting on a newly refurbished rail spec PW160 Komatsu for L&W Contractors Ltd with Ross Hewer of Road Rail Plant Ltd. He explained the benefits of keeping specialist equipment up and running for another seven years.
Lucas Haddock interviews and gets interviewed by Ben the Operator while using the 3D collision avoidance xWatch Safety Solutions VR experience on the Leica Geosystems stand at Hillhead.
Peter Haddock found out at Digital Construction Week with VR expert Jamie Dowley of Leica Geosystems.
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.
Ammann Groups focus on asphalt plant emissions treatment, captures ‘Blue Smoke’ and dramatically reduces ‘VOC’ gasses.
INTERMAT Paris will see Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon showcasing its whole range of products and solutions, including the first show launch of 3D machine control for wheel loaders, skid-steer loaders and compact track loaders.
Liebherr concrete solutions go all electric with clever technology that is now able to monitor the condition of loads in transit, as Peter Haddock discovered.
Uptime is everything when it comes to equipment performance, efficiency, keeping productivity levels up and meeting deadlines. Ronan King talks to Peter Haddock
Looking after 4.5m Perkins Engines used in over 5000 different applications is getting a big digital telemetry driven boost.
Peter Haddock caught up with technology specialist Eurig Price at the recent launch event with Flannery Plant Hire to find out more.
Connected lighting solutions are the latest innovation to transform the plant sector, as mesh systems allow operators to change lighting conditions from an app or remote control.
Peter Haddock caught up with Pete Spillard on its stand with some safety dummies to find out more about the solution and its partnership with Flannery Plant Hire.
From the factory to the site, Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon Geosystems showcases a suite of solutions supporting Modern Methods of Construction at Digital Construction Week and GEO Business.
Having completed testing in 'real world' applications onsite with Tier one contractor Kier over a number of months, Flannery yesterday officially launched its site ready solution at its Operator Skills Hub in Birmingham, which is a joint venture with Balfour Beatty.
Imagine your bucket being able to tell you where the utilities are before you start and whilst you are digging. Well, that is exactly what can now happen with any bucket being able to be retrofitted with 'Live Dig Radar' technology developed by Rodradar.