Equipment

In this week’s show: We have major announcements from both Liebherr and Volvo; JCB extends its electric equipment product range; and Dragon Equipment lifts the lid on a new compact crusher. All the latest news from the greatest equipment manufacturers LIVE.

Italian demolition giant Despe has taken delivery of one of the biggest and most impressive demolition excavators the world has ever seen. Weighing in at more than 350 tonnes, “The Jumbo” is based on a Caterpillar 6015B mining excavator that has been modified to Despe’s specifications by excavator modifier Laurini. And DemolitionNews was the first…Read moreRead more

DemolitionNews’ Mark Anthony is fresh back from Verona in Italy where he was attending the SaMoTer exhibition as a guest of the show’s organisers. The show was filled with highlights, not least of which was the HUGE array of Italian-made attachments on display. Here’s the highlight reel.

Construction Equipment News is an all-new show dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest equipment in the plant world. Live and interactive, the show will deliver that news in a bite-sized format, ideal to consume during your lunch-break. In today’s episode: Kobelco launches a pair of new mini excavators; Caterpillar unveils the latest additions…Read moreRead more

If you work in the field of demolition, then you will be familiar with the Rammer name. The Finnish manufacturer was a pioneer of the hydraulic breaker and its name remains synonymous with the hammer business. But the company is also active in the field of demolition tools and attachments. And during the recent ConExpo…Read moreRead more

The demolition and construction industry is developing at a faster pace than ever before. New equipment, new technology and new forms of fuel are revolutionising the sector and changing the very landscape of the industry. We have created an entirely new audio and video podcast series to chart that progress, and to help keep you…Read moreRead more

At Bauma 2022, Bobcat showcased a number of new machines and innovations that place it at the very cutting edge of demolition and construction equipment development. In this exclusive conversation, we caught up with Bobcat’s John Christofides to find out how Bobcat maintained its high level of innovation and product development even during the COVID-19…Read moreRead more

When it comes to the electrification of demolition equipment, Volvo Construction Equipment is thinking outside the box and inside the building. In this exclusive interview with Timur Abied, we discuss the potential application of electric mini excavators as a replacement for the manual labour involved in the soft stripping of structures prior to demolition and…Read moreRead more

Volvo Construction Equipment has nailed its colours firmly to the sustainability mast with its Change starts here initiative. In this exclusive interview with Bill Law that was shot at the world-famous Nurburgring race circuit, we hear how the company is putting emissions reduction and sustainability at the very heart of all that it is doing.