Earthmovers Magazine

01 December, 2025

NEW PRODUCT: SHANTUI DH16M: Dozer of choice for County Mayo-based civils contractor P&D Lydon. INNOVATION AWARDS: All the winners from the PlantWorx 2025 innovation awards dinner. FIRST DRIVE: YANMAR SV39-7: At the controls of their latest product, a 3.7-tonne mini-excavator. SITE VISIT: SOUTH WITHAM QUARRY: Expanded operations provided by a new Kobelco SK520 and Finlay processing kit. SHOW REPORT: PLANTWORX 2025: Machine highlights of the recent show, which attracted over 10,000 visitors. LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: FLANNERY: Flannery’s Andy Byatt at the Plantworx Hiboo Big Data discussion SITE VISIT: LHANBRYDE QUARRY: A new mobile screener has seen an immediate improvement in productivity. FLEET FOCUS: B&J LOCKE: Takeuchi excavator fan has just added another FR model to his fleet. FLEET FOCUS: JAMES JONES: Timber processer has added another Liebherr wheel loader to its fleet. RECYCLING: FARM WASTE: Collecting and handling plastic waste requires a co-ordinated approach. PLANT HIRE: ERMIN: Gloucestershire and Worcestershire hire firm has a JCB electric mini-excavator on its fleet. EURO FOCUS: LJUNGBY LOADER: Swedish-built wheel loader adapted to perform a variety of tasks. PROCESSING KIT: CAIMAN 150: A challenging crushing application solved by an unusual machine. CLASSIC PLANT: LARGE WHEELED DOZERS: A historical look at some of the largest wheeled dozers ever produced. TECHNOLOGY: SMART PILING: Latest Leica technology used to install the piles supporting a new bridge. FACTORY HISTORY: MOTHERWELL: Key milestones and machines produced at the famous haul truck factory. PLANT HISTORY: BUCYRUS BLAST HOLE RIGS: The history of the development of large Bucyrus-Erie blast hole drills. PLANTMOBILIA: YANMAR: The current range of replica 1:32 and 1:50-scale models in the firm’s current red colour scheme. OPERATOR INTERVIEW: STARS OF THE FUTURE: Two winners of the CPA’s Stars of the Future apprenticeship scheme.