Earthmovers & Excavators

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial NV, received the award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The methane-powered wheel loader, first

Kuantan Port, a multi-cargo seaport along the east coast of Western Malaysia, facing the South China Sea, serves as a gateway to China and a transit hub for minor ports in the region. Five Volvo EC200D excavators are being used by the facilities mana

Pybar has taken a step closer to advanced underground automation at the Dargues Gold Mine in New South Wales with the arrival of a second new Cat R1700 underground loader at the Diversified Minerals site. The new loader visited the Pybar head office

The unprecedented bushfires in New South Wales and Victoria have dominated the news headlines, devastated lives and livelihoods this summer. Few are in as good a position to help in the restoration and future protection of these burnt out areas as ar

Melbourne-based CivilworX Constructions took delivery of its first Hidromek HMK102B Supra Backhoe Loader in September last year. “CivilworX opted for the Hidromek Backhoe Loader due to the outstanding value proposition and uncompromising build qualit

German medical technology company Ottobock’s Paexo Shoulder exoskeleton is designed to provide strength and protection for the upper body and has just launched in the Australian market. The Paexo Shoulder is a passive exoskeleton which does not need

In order to expand its ability to harvest oil from its crop of Kochii eucalyptus trees, Kochii Eucalyptus Oil is using a Kobelco excavator from LiftRite. Harvesting up to 35 tonnes per day, efficient management of the mature trees is critical to thi

Komatsu has greatly expanded the range of parts that can be ordered through myKomatsu (my.komatsu.com.au), its online customer portal, to now include parts that are readily available – but may not be in stock in its local distribution centre faciliti

CIMIC Group company CPB Contractors, as part of the NEWest Alliance, has reached contractual close to deliver the Yanchep Rail Extension and the Thornlie to Cockburn Link components of Perth’s Metronet. The alliance-style contract, delivered in partn

Displaying solutions for today and tomorrow, Volvo CE will present its industry-leading range of products and services across 5,574 cubic metres of show space in Las Vegas, from March 10–14. More than 30 machines and related uptime and productivity s

Since it was established in 2015, Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo has been improved year-on-year. This annual opportunity for the industry to show its best at the great Panthers Penrith venue has fast become a favourite for anyone involved in the earthmoving

Sometimes in my travels I have come across some items of equipment which, in comparison to some of the other gear located on the same site, one would not normally decide to review. Not even on the near horizon of a review was a little DK5 2 Cat dozer

Bolte Civil Pty Ltd has experienced business expansion of better than 60 per cent as demand for new homes in the coastal region just north of Sydney has surged in the last decade. But rather than run with the near-boom conditions, Bolte Civil managin

When Ford introduced its all-new and game-changing Ranger ute in late 2011, much of the sales push focused on heavy-duty towing. That was because this big muscular Ford could tow 3,500kg, whereas the sales-dominant Toyota Hilux of the time was only g

In this crazy world of earthmoving I am always amazed at how many times you can come across the same machine, albeit in different states, cities or regions, working in differing conditions and owned by different contractors. This just happened to me