Earthmovers Magazine

10 February, 2026

NEW PRODUCTS: COMPACT RADIUS EXCAVATORS: Volvo’s new reduced swing radius excavators in the 15- 17t classes. FACTORY VISIT: LIUGONG: Report from LiuGong’s global dealer event and factory in Liuzhou, China. PLANT HIRE: GORDON BOW: Hire firm has taken delivery of 33 Thwaites 9t cabbed site dumpers. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: EXVO TX487V: New Irish battery-powered compact tracked loader trialled on a solar farm. LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: AUSTRALIAN TRAINING: Operator training insights from the owner of Australian Earth Training. FLEET FOCUS: STENLAKES: Specialist company involved in private water and wastewater systems. SITE VISIT: JAYFLEX AGGREGATES: Quarrying operation has upgraded to a new 38t Kobelco SK350. SITE VISIT: BANKS MINING: Investment in new Cat machines and other carbon emissions saving strategies. MARKET GUIDE: CRUSHING & SCREENING BUCKETS: The latest products to allow excavators to recycle a wide range of materials. OWNER OPERATOR: DANIEL WONNACOTT: Young operator’s first machine is a 1.9t Takeuchi TB219 mini excavator. SITE VISIT: HOOPER & SONS: New Liebherr Compact excavator configured into a versatile machine. PLANT HIRE: ROCKET RENTALS: Family-run firm continues to expand its fleet, mainly with products from JCB. PRODUCT HISTORY: LIEBHERR DOZERS: History leading to the world’s largest hydrostatic dozer, the 73t PR776. EURO FOCUS: HUDDIG BACKHOES: The continuing popularity of large-scale backhoe loaders in Sweden. CLASSIC PLANT: WALKING DRAGLINES: Review of walking draglines as used by various industry sectors in the UK. PLANTMOBILIA: BUCYRUS RH340: 1:50-scale model of the iconic RH340 mining excavator from Bymo, in the short-lived colours of Bucyrus. OPERATOR INTERVIEW: JACK LOVESEY: Mobile crane apprentice engineer and CPA Stars of the Future winner.