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Several of Canada’s rural municipalities have purchased SDLG wheel loaders and are finding them valuable in their fleets. When it comes to government equipment, value and versatility are key. It’s for these reasons that SDLG wheel loaders are beginning to see more and more action in Canada, where municipalities are …

Delivering four 91 tonne TR100 rigid haulers from Scotland to Russia for diamond giant, ALROSA, is no mean feat – and that’s before embarking on an epic, 5,543 miles (8,920 km) sub-zero adventure to Russia’s frigid Far East. With prices perennially high, miners love diamonds even more than girls do. …

Stagnation in Europe and accelerated decline in China dampened demand during Volvo Construction Equipment’s final quarter of 2014, resulting in a dip in sales of 6% during the period. For the full year, sales at the company were down by 1% during 2014. In the fourth quarter of 2014 Volvo …

A dozen Volvos are hard at work in Ghana, the word means warrior king, helping the vertically integrated Justmoh Group in its mining, construction and road building activities. The Volvo machines work in tandem, increasing productivity on the job site. The Republic of Ghana is a sovereign state, bordered by …

Intermat 2015, Paris: April 20-25 2015 – in Hall 5b Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) will present the first six models of the new excavator range at Intermat 2015. The engineers at Hyundai have utilized the Tier4/ StageIV momentum to re-develop the machines from scratch. Hyundai says that many improvements …

New chief executive of Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, Mr O.G. Kwon talks about his aspirations for 2015. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) faced a tough year in 2014 and Mr Kwon is anticipating an equally challenging 2015. This is largely down to the persisting global economic stagnation, plummeting oil …

In an historic moment for the truck manufacturer, visitors will see the newly independent Terex Trucks for the first time at the Parisian show where it will be presenting a line-up of articulated and rigid haulers. In one of the first demonstrations of Terex Trucks’ stronger, independent positioning, the truck …

A new gas pipeline in northern France is underway and the latest Volvo Construction Equipment PL4809D-Series+ rotating pipelayer was there to help. Known as the Arc de Dierrey, a new pipeline skirting eastern Paris will, when completed, cover a total distance of 191 miles (308 km) and cross five French …

Newry, Northern Ireland 09th January 2015: Excavator attachment manufacturer Hill Engineering, based in Newry, Northern Ireland is recognised industry wide for its innovative culture. Over the last two-years Hill has been presented with the Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition’s Award for Innovation in the Engineering and Safety categories and also the …

Cumbria-based Hyundai dealer, Taylor and Braithwaite has just sold its biggest excavator to date –the new Hyundai R520LC-9A to David Bainbridge, managing director of family run Civil Engineering business DSB, located in Kirkby Stephen in the Eden Valley. The 52 tonne machine has just completed its first week in operation …