The Break Fast Show #779

In today’s show: Caterpillar’s Mining Monster Truck; Komatsu digs big; an XCMG giant goes to work offshore; and how Trimble envisages a construction future through the lens of AI.

PLUS in our after show chat, I will be presenting my recommendations for a temporary competence card amnesty.

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Take part in our Question of the Day and figure out our Mystery Machine. And be sure to stick around for the chat in our after-show discussion session, The Craic.

The Break Fast Show #778

In today’s show: Check out the al-new Cat 6060 mining shovel; we’re ready to rock with John Deere; dozing with Komatsu; and we’re travelling back to a time when the UK was coal-fired and JCB wheel loaders reigned supreme.

PLUS in the after show news discussion portion of the show, we will pitting practical knowledge against academic achievement and asking – which is better suited to the demolition and construction industry?

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The Break Fast Show #777

In today’s show: XCMG unleashes its latest mining excavator; CASE’s electric dream machine becomes a reality; nice dozer, interesting brand name; and we are celebrating show number 777 with a look at an epic machine of the same name.

PLUS in the after show news discussion portion of the show, we will be mourning the death of personal responsibility and accountability.

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The Break Fast Show #776

In today’s show: We have a cinematic epic from Liebherr; up close with a monster Komatsu wheel loader; on the grind with CBI; and a dozer that you have probably never seen before.

PLUS in the news discussion portion of the show, we ask the question: Is demolition and construction modernising quickly enough?

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Goodbye to a Gentleman

Details for the funeral of DSM Group’s Robin Powell have been released.

The funeral will take place at 11.30 on Monday 19 August at Dunnington Baptist Church, Tothall lane, Dunnington, Nr Alcester, B49 5NX.

After the funeral, friends and family will gather at the Broom Tavern, high street, Broom, B50 4HL.

There is no dress code, but those attending are encouraged to wear bow ties as a tribute.

The Break Fast Show #775

In today’s show: Nicol of Skene goes platinum with JCB; we’re going old school with a vintage Cat D7E; we’re going large with the mighty Hitachi EX8000-7; and HS2 completes an impressive viaduct deck slide.

PLUS in the news discussion portion of the show, we will be discussing why blue collar workers are so greatly undervalued.

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The Break Fast Show #774

In today’s show: Dieci goes dual fuel with its latest rotating telehandler; carrying buckets, the JCB way; massive mine fleet management with Wenco; and this might be the biggest telehandler you will ever see.

PLUS in the news discussion portion of the show, we will be looking at the issue of praise within the demolition and construction industry and explaining why carrot might be better than stick.

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The Break Fast Show #773

In today’s show: Tight-spot Takeuchi; hose repairs go remote; John Deere makes the grade; and the company that crushes mountains.

PLUS in the news discussion portion of the show, we will be looking at the issue of how an ageing workforce might change the landscape of the demolition and construction industry.

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The Break Fast Show #772

In today’s show: We have a big bang all the way from India; Morris Leslie and Kubota, working in perfect harmony; we have a mammoth project from the US to gloat over; the time that Caterpillar became a Hollywood star; and prepare for a nasty dose of size envy.

PLUS in the news discussion portion of the show, we will be looking at the unspoken effect of our desire for cleaner construction.

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The Break Fast Show #771

In today’s show: Volvo Days Revisited; how the Little Dipper is advancing mine efficiency; we’re travelling back in time to check out a Ford P-48 excavator in action; and if you can’t see the wood for the tress, we have just the attachment you need.

PLUS in the news discussion portion of the show, we will be looking at the countless construction insolvencies and the recent spate of financial losses and asking: Where is all the money going?

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