Machinery Trader Scrap Processing And Demolition Equipment Blog Archive

    50-Tonne Volvo EC500 Demolition Excavator Has More Reach Than Standard Models
    Posted On: April 10, 2024
    Volvo’s EC500 Straight Boom demolition excavator has 30% more reach than standard models, a well-protected cabin, superior stability, and enhanced visibility. ...
    Caterpillar Reveals MH3050 Next-Generation Material Handler
    Posted On: April 27, 2023
    The MH3050’s enhanced electrohydraulic system is engineered for faster cycle times to handle more material per shift. ...
    Volvo EC380E HR Demolition Excavator Gets A Custom Quick-Change Boom System At Germany’s Austen GmbH
    Posted On: April 13, 2023
    The firm needed a faster way to swap the modular booms on the 51-tonne digger, a high-reach excavator designed for high- and low-level demolition projects. ...
    Liebherr Showcases LH 30 M & LH 60 M Industry Litronic Scrap Handlers At ConExpo 2023
    Posted On: March 27, 2023
    The 190-horsepower material handlers share a number of matching Liebherr components for efficiency’s sake. ...
    Liebherr Displays Scrap & Recycling Machines At IFAT Trade Fair In Munich
    Posted On: June 1, 2022
    Visitors to the show, which runs through Friday, 3 June, can see a variety of Liebherr machines up close. ...
    Liebherr Announces 5-Tine GMM 50-5 Grab For Recycling & Scrap-Handling Duties
    Posted On: May 27, 2022
    The manufacturer listened to feedback from real-world users and designed the GMM 50-5 for durability and high load capacity. ...
    Liebherr Delivers LH 80 M High Rise Materials Handler To French Recycler Mazeau Recyclage
    Posted On: November 9, 2021
    The manufacturer reports that the machine was precisely what the firm needed for loading material on boats at its location in Gennevilliers. ...
    New Caterpillar 340 UHD Excavator Has Sufficient Reach For 8-Storey Structures
    Posted On: November 9, 2021
    The newest Cat demolition machine provides greater vertical reach as well as enhanced flexibility for working with a wider array of fronts and attachments. ...
    Komatsu Announces K100 Quick-Change Boom System For PC490HRD-11 High-Reach Demolition Excavator
    Posted On: July 22, 2021
    The system is similar in principle to quick-change attachment mounting systems, but scaled up for booms; it attaches and detaches the boom’s hydraulic hoses as well as its physical coupling. ...
    Liebherr LH 26 M Industry Litronic Shows Off Versatility At Recycling Centre
    Posted On: May 18, 2021
    This versatility has made the LH 26 M a valuable machine at Leutkircher Wertstoffhof, a recycling and disposal specialist that recently used the LH 26 M to perform its first tree maintenance operation. ...
    Liebherr LH 60 M Port Material Handler Helping Swiss Firm Aarekies Brienz AG Quarry Brienzer Sand
    Posted On: May 10, 2021
    Until recently, the company used a rail-mounted 1970s-vintage cable extractor in the harbour for that job. ...
    Volvo Debuts New EW200E MH Materials Handler, Offers New Straight Boom For EW240E MH
    Posted On: September 16, 2020
    The 173-horsepower machine, adept with sorting grabs and orange-peel grapples alike, was designed and is being manufactured in Volvo’s production facility in Germany. ...
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    Grove GMK5150XL Deployed On Restoration Of 200-Year-Old Windmill
    Posted 03/06/2026
    The reach and strength of the Grove GMK5150XL all-terrain crane helped restore a windmill in the Netherlands that is over 200 years old. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment brings EWR150 Electric to market in Europe
    Posted 02/06/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is bringing its first fully electric wheeled excavator, the EWR150 Electric, to market, with Europe becoming the first region where customers can access the zero-emission machine. ...
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    Buller Krane Enhances Rental Fleet With 120-Tonne Grove GMK5120L All-Terrain Crane
    Posted 29/05/2026
    A Grove GMK5120L all-terrain crane has joined the rental fleet of Buller Krane, a fifth-generation family business based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ...
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    JCB’s Biggest-Ever X Series To Debut At Hillhead
    Posted 25/05/2026
    JCB will unveil a host of new machines and technology developments at Hillhead 2026, signalling continued investment in the quarrying, aggregates, and recycling sectors. ...
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    JCB Introduces More Productive 420X Crawler Excavator
    Posted 13/05/2026
    JCB is launching the 420X crawler excavator, a high-performance 40-tonne class machine that is primarily aimed at aggregate production, contract crushing, demolition, earthmoving, and quarrying customers. ...
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    Liebherr A 909 & A 911 Compact Wheeled Excavators Receive "Red Dot: Best Of The Best 2026" Highest Red Dot Design Award
    Posted 11/05/2026
    Liebherr’s new compact wheeled excavators receive the highest possible design award at the Red Dot Design Award 2026. ...
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    2026 Construction Conferences & Trade Shows In Ireland & The UK
    Posted 20/04/2026
    To help you find shows of interest, we’ve put together a 2026 schedule of trade shows, conventions, and conferences organised by industry associations, each with useful information and networking opportunities. ...
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    Hyundai Launches 2-Axle, 45-Tonne Articulated Truck
    Posted 17/04/2026
    Designed primarily for longer hauls, with better road conditions, Hyundai’s new 4x4 truck is the ideal ADT for quarries and larger construction projects. ...
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    Partnership expanded: Liebherr tower cranes and Tenstar join forces to improve crane operator training
    Posted 16/04/2026
    Liebherr tower cranes have now also entered into a partnership with the Swedish simulation specialist Tenstar Simulation to enhance crane operator training. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment Starts World’s 1st Serial Production Of Electric Articulated Haulers
    Posted 09/04/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment has begun production of its A30 Electric and A40 Electric, becoming the first manufacturer in the world to bring electric articulated haulers of this size into serial production. ...
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