Major Projects

Excavators are used for many different applications, from digging trenches to loading dump trucks, you can just about find a use for any digger. But what about if you need to build a training arena for dressage horses? No problem! Darren Scully reports.  Like with all my site visits, there …

There are some plant hire firms that like to have a mixed fleet. They like the variety and to explore the different options available to them. Others like to stick with a brand or machine that serves them well. As the old saying goes ‘If it is not broke, don’t …

Horse racing is known as the sport of kings. This country is blessed with some amazing race courses. The Curragh racecourse is undergoing a massive facelift and installing the training gallops is John Ormonde. With his Volvo excavator and Rototilt attachment, he is approaching the final furlong. Your commentator is …

Automated earthworks: Topcon’s machine control and automation technology has been used to support major road improvement earthworks on the A14. When embarking on a major road project – the Highways England A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme – the A14 Integrated Delivery Team (A14 IDT – a joint venture comprising …

Two 21m Truck Mounts from the Wilson Access fleet helped industrial painting contractors repaint the prestigious Trafford Arch Digital Advertising Site in Manchester. The Trafford Arch digital advertising site is owned by media giant JCDecaux and provides two digital screens on the A56, one of Manchester’s key arterial routes. The site was the first …

JCB recently announced an investment of more than £50 million in a new British plant which will create hundreds of jobs and double production of cabs used on its machines. Work is under way on a 350,000 sq ft facility for JCB Cab Systems adjacent to the A50 in Uttoxeter, …

This year’s Digital Construction Week offers the chance to meet the Government’s Digital Built Britain core team; join workshops and clinics covering everything from BIM to VR/AR; while checking out the latest launches set to disrupt the industry, with drone racing and live 3D printing and robotics demos taking place throughout …

Plantworx – the UK’s largest ‘working’ construction equipment machinery exhibition is just 3-weeks away (6th – 8th June Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicestershire).  The Plantworx team and the show’s hosts, the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) have confirmed the show is 99% sold out – with only a few stands remaining and …

Hyundai Heavy Industries supports rebuilding work in the wake of Italian earthquake Hyundai Heavy Industries, in collaboration with the construction machinery manufacturers Italian dealer Hitex, supplied two machines, for four months free of charge, to help with the clearing and reconstruction in the areas affected by the earthquake in central …

What started as a one-off charity event in 2012, attracting 500 fun runners, has now become an annual fixture for our filthy followers. The JCB Mud Run has quickly grown to be one of the most challenging and fun obstacle races in the midlands. A staggering 2,700 people came and …