Machinery Trader Yanmar Blog Archive

    Yanmar Commits To Electric Future At Bauma 2022
    Posted On: July 25, 2022
    With a global reputation for pioneering the industry’s most fuel efficient and sustainable engine technologies, Yanmar Compact Equipment will announce its commitment to electrification at this year’s Bauma exhibition. ...
    Yanmar Announces Next-Generation ViO17 Mini Excavator With New Long Digging Arm Option
    Posted On: January 27, 2022
    The manufacturer says the ability of the digger’s upper frame to slew within its track width combined with a short turning radius at the front and rear makes the machine perfect for jobs in tight spaces. ...
    Yanmar Posts First Look At Its SV17e Electric Mini Excavator Prototype
    Posted On: November 29, 2021
    “Our transformation will embrace our entire business and will encompass new products with alternative fuel technologies,” says Yanmar CEO Giuliano Parodi. ...
    Yanmar Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The World’s First Tracked Carrier
    Posted On: April 26, 2021
    The company’s YFW500D first appeared in 1971, heralding a new product category in construction and earth-moving machinery that still fills a niche today. ...
    Yanmar Reveals New C50R-5A & C50R-5ATV Crawler Carriers
    Posted On: October 21, 2020
    The C50R-5A is a standard three-sided model with up to 3,800 kilograms of carrying capacity, while the C50R-5ATV has a turning frame that allows it to dump its 3,500-kg payload at up to 90 degrees to either side. ...
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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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