All Excavators Articles

With 64 new machines planned this year, the company claims to be looking forward to a good 2012.

Japanese manufacturer Yanmar is celebrating 100 years in business in 2012 with the development of a learning centre and a museum dedicated to its founder.

Vermeer said it is taking a new approach to the rental market by developing products specifically for rental and by making a US$1 million investment to support its rental programme.

Komatsu is now offering customers the option of adding factory-fitted double auxiliary circuits to its MR-3 mini excavators.

Long reach excavator and new backhoes - includeing a Stage IIIB compliant model - on display from Turkish manufacturer.

Intermat debut for versatile new 2.7 tonne excavator

Landscaping and mini-skid steer manufacturer The Toro Company has acquired a range of utility and underground equipment from Astec Underground, a subsidiary of Astec Industries, for an undisclosed price.

UK manufacturer unveils new excavators, wheeled loader, compact loaders, telehandlers, compactors, compact backhoe loader and attachments.

Terex Construction is launching three micro excavators in the 1 t, 1.5 t and 1.9 t sizes under a badging agreement with Italy’s Sampierana, which markets its minis under the Eurocomach brand.

Speedy has just completed an order for £3.3 million worth of JCB 8018 Mini Excavators

Kubota Tractor Corp has teamed up with Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) to supply excavators and compact backhoe loaders for its Home Depot rental locations.

Caterpillar is to switch manufacture of mini-excavators and small track-type tractors from its Sagami facility in Japan to a new factory in North America.

Sales of mini excavators are starting to recover from the lows of 2009 and 2010, and as they do, so the flow of new models has started to resume. Murray Pollok reports.

Trade body Unacea reports further declines in earthmoving, road building and concrete equipment markets

Compact Power Equipment Services (CPES), which offers rental services at 280 Home Depot sites in North America, has partnered with Terex Construction to add tracked loaders, skid steers and mini excavators to its product range.

Son of JCB chairman takes over mini excavator division from Chris Spring on 1 November

Construction equipment manufacturer to focus on compact machines in North American market

Sir Anthony Bamford, chairman of JCB, and Kevin Parkes, chief executive of Hewden (sitting in the cab), met recently at JCB’s headquarters in the UK to mark the completion of the 400th new JCB machine for Hewden as part of the rental company’s £21 million investment in equipment this year.

Cramo’s German business, Theisen Baumaschinen, has bought 32 new wheeled and crawler excavators from Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment.

Earthworks contractor and plant hirer McArdle is trialling the use of proximity alarms on machines working on a major contract on London’s M25 orbital motorway.