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Klyuchischi LCC is using Volvo equipment to excavate sand and gravel from its hundred hectare quarry in Russia in extreme temperatures.   The gravel and sand industry plays an important role in Russia’s construction sector, which is growing rapidly. Kstovo is a town in the Kstovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod …

Hyundai is now the fastest growing construction equipment company in the UK – setting sights on another European record. Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe have been increasing their market share in the UK year on year since its construction equipment first arrived in the UK from South Korea some 15-years ago. …

Volvo CE saw stable market growth in North America dented by a faster decline in China and a loss of momentum in Europe in its third quarter results – while earnings rose strongly in the period, thanks to effective cost control measures and currency tailwinds. A solid 9% improvement in …

Cornwall-based Demolition contractor DRS Demolition National has taken delivery of a whole host of new Hyundai machines in a deal that sees it shift its fleet focus to Hyundai machines. The St-Austell Company has invested almost £2million in new Hyundai machines. These include four R330LC-9A full demo spec excavators, four …

A Volvo ECR88 D-Series excavator fitted with unique swamp pads and grapples is working in the Connecticut coastal wetlands for the Wetlands Habitat and Mosquito Management (WHAMM) Program. The excavator spreads its weight over the soft marshlands. A green stretch of salt marshes had extended all the way along the …

R190 R220 R260 Height to Hinge Pin Fully Raised mm 3061 3124 3124 Net Power@rpm 68.4hp 70.7hp 70.7hp Rated Operating Capacity (KG) 862 998 1179 Operating Weight(Approx) KG * 3121 3620 3719   *weight of base unit with standard dirt bucket, full tank of fuel and operator. FEATURES Gehl is …

Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (SE) Ltd., the main UK dealer for LiuGong construction equipment, recently hosted a gathering of LiuGong senior management and officials from China and Europe, headed by the President of Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co Ltd., Mr Yu Chuanfen.^ Mr Yu Chuanfen and his group were given …

Dragging timber-filled sledges through a tropical environment, an Indonesian contractor relies on a fleet of Volvo excavators to grapple with 200,000 tons of wood a year. Sumatra, western Indonesia, is the sixth largest island in the world with a 480,000km2 landmass and a population of 50 million. Its elongated shape …

You’ve seen on TV how they make mega factories and gigantic machines – now a new online film shows how LEGO® Technic shrank a giant Volvo wheel loader into a miniature model. Watch the film ‘Behind the design’ With 1,600 individual pieces and the largest individual element ever created for …

Woburn, Massachusetts-based Woodco Machinery joins the SDLG dealer network, selling and supporting the complete lineup of SDLG wheel loaders Following the addition of four new dealer locations in Canada, the U.S. is also adding a further location offering SDLG wheel loaders. Woodco Machinery, based in Woburn, Mass., joined the SDLG …