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CASE Construction Equipment announces the appointment of Nicola D’Arpino as Head Sales and Marketing for Europe. Following a 16-year career within the CNH Industrial Group, D’Arpino brings a wealth of knowledge to this role from his work within the construction industry. D’Arpino will succeed Jose Cuadrado, as Cuadrado moves to …

Five-year-old Corby youngster Charlie Parkes is the embodiment of a young digger enthusiast, so much so that his mother Laura is constantly looking to give him his next digger fix. For his recent 5th birthday she contacted the team behind the Hyundai Facebook page asking if Hyundai could send him …

GKD Technologies SensorHeight&Slew system has won a Bronze Award in the Plantworx Construction Exhibition Innovation Awards, in the Safety Category. The awards were presented last night (21st March) following the CEA’s (Construction Equipment Association) annual conference, during a Gala Dinner, hosted by snooker legend, Steve Davis OBE. More than 150 …

The UK arm of the diesel engine manufacturer, Hatz, is ready to support their German counterparts as they get set to display a wide range of the water and air-cooled engines at this year’s Bauma – a trade fair described by the organisers as the “The World’s Leading Trade Fair …

Increasing automation is met with excitement and fear in equal measure. But the benefits for mankind of autonomy are enormous, says Professor Paul Newman, Co-Founder of autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica, and a professor based at Oxford University in the UK. Professor Paul Newman is Co-Founder of Oxbotica, the autonomous …

Both the UK and Italy teams from the Trime Group are finalising their preparations to exhibit four of their brand new innovations at this year’s Bauma – described by the organisers as the “The World’s Leading Trade Fair for Construction Machinery”. Bauma takes place in Munich from 8th to 14th …

Automation technology is advancing, but what features do customers actually want? In this article Volvo CE’s Tine Lefebvre, Global Director Connected Services and Koen Sips, VP Customer Solutions, highlight how automated services are making every operator the world’s best. We talk about ‘automation’ as if it’s a new thing, but …

Telia, Ericsson and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have launched Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use today at Volvo CE’s facility in Eskilstuna. Volvo CE will then become one of the first in the world to use 5G technology to test remote-controlled machines and autonomous solutions. The 5G network …

Machine guidance manufacturer, GKD Technologies has been supplying nationwide plant hire specialists Lynch Plant for the past 18 – months. Lynch had a previous supplier who were providing the company’s height and slew restrictor systems – but with machine safety requirements growing – Lynch reported that the old system was …

It’s a new year – and for Terex Trucks, that means a new dealer, too. The Scottish construction equipment manufacturer has just signed Mining Eurasia as its new official distributor in the Russian Federation. As the single largest country in the world (17.1 million km² / 6.6 million mi²), it’s …