Plant & Equipment
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Sheffield Forgemasters has received the first new machine-shop overhead crane. The delivery begins installation of eleven units supporting ultra-heavy machining and equipment assembly.
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SER reports lower diesel use from its hydrogen retrofit trial. The nine-month evaluation covered two heavy machines under monitored operating conditions.
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PORR has started assembling Łódź’s high-speed rail tunnel boring machine. Excavation of the 4.6km twin-track route is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2027.
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Southern Cranes adds two Liebherr all-terrain cranes to its fleet. The 150-tonne and 300-tonne units extend lifting capacity, reach, and mobilisation options across London and southern England.
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A steel beam accident left one worker with life-changing injuries. HSE found that unsuitable equipment, unsafe positioning, and inadequate dismantling plans led to the preventable failure.
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Liebherr’s new test bench compresses structural validation into controlled cycles. One hour of accelerated operation can represent approximately 17 hours of excavation work.
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Takeuchi’s new excavators offer offset and reduced tail configurations respectively. The TB3150 and TB3150R target utilities, urban civils, and constrained construction sites.
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MixPilot will monitor concrete consistency across Heidelberg’s nationwide delivery fleet. The rollout follows live trials covering different vehicles, operating conditions, and UK concrete specifications.
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GEDA has launched a battery lift for wind turbine construction. The SH 250 W can carry two people to heights of 210 metres during construction and operation.
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Mammoet has completed monopile handling work for Poland’s Baltic Power. Seventy eight foundations weighing up to 1,680 tonnes passed through Denmark’s Port of Rønne.