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Breedon Group has invested in its first Cat 395 excavator

|Date: August 19, 2025

Breedon Group has invested in its first Cat 395 excavator

In a bid to improve productivity and economic efficiency at one of its cement plants, quarry operator Bre ...

In a bid to improve productivity and economic efficiency at one of its cement plants, quarry operator Breedon Group has invested in its first Cat 395 excavator. Talking about the purchase, Tim Palmer, ...

August 19, 2025
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Tiger Plant Hire’s Kubota U50

|Date: August 15, 2025

Tiger Plant Hire’s Kubota U50

Swindon-based Tiger Plant Hire is upping its game with the acquisition of a number of new Kubota U50 and ...

Swindon-based Tiger Plant Hire is upping its game with the acquisition of a number of new Kubota U50 and KX085 excavators, specially equipped with PVS Data’s B1 telematics units and keypad immobiliser ...

August 15, 2025
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Komatsu launches new PC220LC-12 and PC220LCi-12 excavators

|Date: June 26, 2025

Komatsu launches new PC220LC-12 and PC220LCi-12 excavators

With the launch of the all-new PC220LC-12 and PC220LCi-12 excavators, Komatsu says it has ‘successfully u ...

With the launch of the all-new PC220LC-12 and PC220LCi-12 excavators, Komatsu says it has ‘successfully unified striking aesthetics, intuitive ergonomics, extreme fuel efficiency, ultralow emissions, ...

June 26, 2025
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Bauma 2025 – a look back

|Date: June 04, 2025

Bauma 2025 – a look back

There’s nothing like a Bauma. The CPN team put in the hard miles around the gigantic Messe Munchen exhibi ...

There’s nothing like a Bauma. The CPN team put in the hard miles around the gigantic Messe Munchen exhibition centre to check out some of the machinery delights on offer. Bauma, the triennial Bavarian ...

June 04, 2025
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Kubota U17-5 introduces a host of upgrades

|Date: June 03, 2025

Kubota U17-5 introduces a host of upgrades

On the mini excavator front, the U17-5 introduces a host of upgrades that are claimed to enhance efficien ...

On the mini excavator front, the U17-5 introduces a host of upgrades that are claimed to enhance efficiency, performance, and operator comfort, ensuring this machine remains the benchmark in its categ ...

June 03, 2025
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Ulrich Attachments’ custom-built bucket

|Date: January 14, 2025

Ulrich Attachments’ custom-built bucket

A custom-built bucket by Ulrich Attachments is making life easier at The Bristol Port Company. CPN gets t ...

A custom-built bucket by Ulrich Attachments is making life easier at The Bristol Port Company. CPN gets the lowdown. A6.3m3 high tip bucket is the star of the show at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock ...

January 14, 2025
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The Dig tackles Takeuchi

|Date: January 13, 2025

The Dig tackles Takeuchi

It might be winter, but nothing stops him. Some say he has hydraulic fluid in his veins, others that he l ...

It might be winter, but nothing stops him. Some say he has hydraulic fluid in his veins, others that he likes a bit of Adblue in his coffee. All we know is that we call him The Dig. This month he tack ...

January 13, 2025
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Mann+Hummel’s guide is making it easy for customers to find excavator models

|Date: January 09, 2025

Mann+Hummel’s guide is making it easy for customers to find excavator models

With its updated, interactive guide, Mann+Hummel is making it easy for customers to quickly find various ...

With its updated, interactive guide, Mann+Hummel is making it easy for customers to quickly find various filters for top excavator models. The guide includes around 200 excavators from the largest 13 ...

January 09, 2025
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Xwatch has notched up its 5,000th installation of its safety system

|Date: January 06, 2025

Xwatch has notched up its 5,000th installation of its safety system

Xwatch has notched up its 5,000th installation of its safety system. The system, an SS1 (simple safe solu ...

Xwatch has notched up its 5,000th installation of its safety system. The system, an SS1 (simple safe solution) height restrictor, was installed on a Kobelco SK230 excavator for Anglian Plant, a compan ...

January 06, 2025
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Flannery Plant Hire combining technology and training

|Date: November 25, 2024

Flannery Plant Hire combining technology and training

Technology and training go hand in hand for one of the UK’s major plant hire firms, when it comes to impr ...

Technology and training go hand in hand for one of the UK’s major plant hire firms, when it comes to improving site safety. CPN reports. The push for greater safety on the UK’s construction sites come ...

November 25, 2024
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