Plant & Equipment
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Two regional contractors have secured places on Leicestershire’s maintenance framework. The agreement provides operatives, vehicles, plant, and additional delivery capacity for up to four years.
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Europe’s largest tunnelling machine will drive beneath the Thames estuary. The 16.4m-diameter TBM is due to begin excavating the Lower Thames Crossing’s twin road tunnels in 2028.
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Two Liebherr cranes now expand capacity at Gdynia’s container terminal. The electric-ready machines add reach, lifting performance, and operational flexibility at the Polish port.
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Breedon has completed a major Welsh Slate processing plant upgrade. The £1m investment will increase output, improve consistency, strengthen safety, and reduce material waste.
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Hyundai and Leica extend machine control across HD130A dozers range. The aftermarket MC1 package supports 2D and 3D configurations, including laser, total-station, and dual-GNSS guidance.
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Volvo delivers electric haulers for Norwegian hydropower tunnel construction works. Four A30 Electric machines are operating for LNS at Hemsil 3, with three more scheduled to join the project.
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Stevens deploys automatic braking across its new Cat 980 fleet. The two 30.9-tonne machines combine collision mitigation, people detection, surround cameras, payload weighing, and motion-inhibit protection.
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CIFA has launched a compact high-reach concrete pump for Europe. The seven-section K60H combines a 60-metre-class boom with sub-10m unfolding height for constrained sites.
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MGF has extended its shoring offer into mainland Europe markets. Terra Infrastructure will distribute engineered systems in three countries.
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Watson & Hillhouse will join a global piling equipment platform. The deal brings together UK, Finnish, and Dutch foundation specialists.