Videos

22/05/2025 | Productivity

"It's the first time in 15 years we have developed a front shovel on a machine this big." On the Caterpillar Inc. stand at bauma Lucas spoke with Andy Fung taking a look at the all-new 395 front shovel excavator. Truly a unique machine in this weight class.

22/05/2025 | Productivity

“If you retrofit an electric solution and 3D machine control at the same time, you make every kW of energy more productive.” That’s the message from Neil Williams and Holger Pietzsch when Peter Haddock spoke to them about a new industry partnership between leica Geosystems and z-quip, part of moog construction at Bauma.

21/05/2025 | People-Skills

This is James Grant's story of how he used the Operator Skills Hub bootcamps to change his career from the 14 years in the British army to having tickets for multiple machines and using them on a regular basis.

20/05/2025 | Environmental

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.

19/05/2025 | Productivity

Peter Haddock caught up with expert Jeremiah to talk about their brand-new G140 model on display at the show.

16/05/2025 | Productivity

Peter Haddock caught up with Sam Mercer and Chris Matthew at Bauma to find out and get their first impressions and practical thoughts on the solution that includes 3D machine control from Leica Geosystems and 3D collision avoidance from Xwatch.

12/05/2025 | Environmental

At the new Kirklees College Operator Skills Hub with Flannery Plant Hire I spoke to Andy Rankin, the quality and development manager for the CPCS, who helps to get people into the industry and set the standard needed for the tests within the construction industry

09/05/2025 | People-Skills

Lucas recently went to the ‪Kirklees College‬ opening day of their very own mobile ‪Operator Skills Hub‬ with ‪Flannery Plant Hire‬ where he spoke to Leila Chisholme a young woman who recently joined the industry from a career change. Leila recently moved into the Flannery business, working on the hire desk, and is at the Kirklees college, looking at how they are opening up this skills hub to younger people.

07/05/2025 | People-Skills

New beginnings here with Flennery Plant Hire and Kirklees College as they open their brand new Skills Hub in Huddersfield to assist the Trans Pennie route upgrade along with other major projects within the area.

07/05/2025 | Productivity

Perkins Engines showcases its latest 13-litre 2606 engine at bauma, replacing its current range of three engines, whilst delivering more for each drop of fuel. At Bauma, Peter Haddock caught up with expert Paul Muller, who walked him around the product, pointing out its key features, which allow the 2606 to deliver more power density in a much smaller footprint.