UK based, GKD Technologies designs electronic sensor technology and software for use as safety warning devices to protect people, machines and equipment in construction, earth moving and rail industries. At the forthcoming Intermat exhibition (23rd-28th April, Paris) GKD plan to show its SensorZone safety system, including the latest Wireless display and …
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International Launch of Volvo Rigid Hauler Range
Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled its new range of Volvo-branded rigid haulers to customers and dealers at the company’s Motherwell facility in Scotland. All eyes were on the new range of Volvo-branded rigid haulers this week when Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) officially launched the new machines in front of customers …
Read More »The new Hyundai HX130 LCR crawler excavator takes centre stage at Hillhead
Hyundai Construction Equipment recently launched the HX130 LCR- the third compact-radius excavator model in the company’s HX series product line. Visitors to the Hyundai stand at the forthcoming Hillhead exhibition (26th – 28th June, Buxton UK) will be amongst the first to see the machine at a UK exhibition. The …
Read More »Quarry Saves Costs and Fuel with Downhill Hauling
Hauling shot rock downhill in order to then to go uphill may seem like a crazy way to run a quarry. But total cost of ownership and productivity have both jumped at Savage Quarry. At Savage Stone’s 400-acre quarry in Jessup, Maryland, gabbro is mined from five, 43-foot tall benches, …
Read More »Construction equipment sales in the UK show 8% growth in 2017
In the fourth quarter of 2017, retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 7.4% compared with the same period in 2016. This took total growth for the year to 7.6% compared with 2016, reaching approximately 30,000 units for the year, according to the UK …
Read More »Samoter 2020: #FOLLOWTHEBEAT – New Dates and a Preview Day for the Next 31st Edition
The international construction equipment trade fair returns to Veronafiere 22-25 March 2020 First stage in the run-up with SaMoTer Day in Verona scheduled on 28 March 2018 Verona, 28 February 2018 – Change of date to 22-25 March and a different slot from Sunday to Wednesday, as well as an …
Read More »Hyundai Construction Equipment launches the brand-new HX130 LCR crawler excavator.
The HX range of crawler excavators were first launched in 2015 – they were met with high acclaim and put Hyundai construction equipment firmly on the map for quality and innovation – leading industry press pundits hailed the new HX range as ‘a real game changer’. Now in 2018 – …
Read More »GKD Technologies unveil new machine control safety systems at Intermat 2018
UK based, GKD Technologies designs electronic sensor technology and software for use as safety warning devices to protect people, machines and equipment in construction, earth moving and rail industries. The company is using the forthcoming Intermat exhibition (23rd-28th April, Paris) to launch two new electronic safety systems for construction machinery. Making …
Read More »SDLG overcomes a harsh working environment to cut costs at Qatar’s only agricultural soil plant
Khulaifi Al Nuaimi is using a fleet of SDLG wheel loaders to help improve productivity and efficiency at its agricultural soil plant. It used to be that agriculture in Qatar was strictly limited due to the country’s harsh climate and lack of arable land. But in 2011, Khulaifi Al Nuaimi …
Read More »Dates and Venue Announced for PLANTWORX 2019
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has announced the venue and dates for their next PLANTWORX trade show. It will be held at the East of England Arena and Events Centre, Peterborough, on 11th, 12th, 13th June 2019. The last two editions of the biennial event for the construction equipment industry …
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