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    Manoeuvrable and cordless

    Hitachi Construction Machinery's ZX55U-6EB is an electric five-tonne excavator that can be cordless, usin ...

    Hitachi Construction Machinery's ZX55U-6EB is an electric five-tonne excavator that can be cordless, using 39kWh lithium-ion batteries, or wired so it can work while charging from a CEE 400VAC 3-phase ...

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    Lightweight E18 charges swiftly

    Providing emission-free working for urban and underground construction, Hyundai's 18E electric mini excav ...

    Providing emission-free working for urban and underground construction, Hyundai's 18E electric mini excavator weighs just 1,863kg with a canopy and 2,030kg with a full cab. Powered by a 20.7kWh batter ...

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    Six in C

    CASE Construction Equipment has six models in its C Series mini excavator line ranging from 1.7 to 6.0 to ...

    CASE Construction Equipment has six models in its C Series mini excavator line ranging from 1.7 to 6.0 tons.  Safety features include ROPS, TOPS and FOPS compliance, emergency stop switch, travel alar ...

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    E19e cuts down noise

    Ideal for jobs where noise is an issue, the electric version of Bobcat’s E19 diesel-engine model, the E19 ...

    Ideal for jobs where noise is an issue, the electric version of Bobcat’s E19 diesel-engine model, the E19e, provides comparable performance yet is far more quiet – only 70 dBA – and has zero emissions ...

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    Range improves hydraulics

    The A-Series range of EU Stage mini excavators V from Hyundai Construction Equipment have an operating we ...

    The A-Series range of EU Stage mini excavators V from Hyundai Construction Equipment have an operating weight range of 1.7 to 5.5-tonnes and are designed to provide enhanced operator comfort, lower em ...

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    Plantworx picks

    Consultant Editor Nick Johnson brings the machine highlights at Plantworx to the pages of CPN. In what wa ...

    Consultant Editor Nick Johnson brings the machine highlights at Plantworx to the pages of CPN. In what was unusually sunny weather for a Plantworx exhibition, this year’s event provided the UK launch ...

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    Polishing up those skills

    Aaron Davis, head of skills and training at Flannery Plant, describes his company’s efforts to plug the s ...

    Aaron Davis, head of skills and training at Flannery Plant, describes his company’s efforts to plug the skills gap for site operatives. The way we construct and interact with buildings has evolved ove ...

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    Diesel versus electric: let battle commence 

    Dr James Jeffs, senior technology analyst at IDTechEx, weighs in with three important reasons why electri ...

    Dr James Jeffs, senior technology analyst at IDTechEx, weighs in with three important reasons why electric should be an easy choice over diesel when it comes to mini excavators. Like many industries, ...

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    Illumin8 targets growth with Boels

    Neil Fenwick (Illumin8) and Asif Latief (Boels Rental) Dutch firm Boels Rental has acquired leading UK li ...

    Neil Fenwick (Illumin8) and Asif Latief (Boels Rental) Dutch firm Boels Rental has acquired leading UK lighting tower rental specialist Illumin8 Lights Ltd.  According to Boels’ managing director Asif ...

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    MEP Hire adds 150 Genie® GS™ -1432m micro scissor lifts to its fleet

    From the left: Andy Menham, UK Product and Sector Development Manager, MEP Hire, and Mark Timmons, Genera ...

    From the left: Andy Menham, UK Product and Sector Development Manager, MEP Hire, and Mark Timmons, General Manager, MEP Rainham Depot, MEP Hire MEP Hire adds 150 Genie® GS™ -1432m micro scissor ...

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