Equipment Features

US demand spurs product innovations in telescopic booms
Published on: 24 April, 2024
With more units - and OEMs - coming to market than ever before, telescopic boom lift buyers face a range of options when it comes to their next big purchase
Positive collaboration in power generation
Published on: 02 April, 2024
Bruno Generators and Scania join forces in development of Tier 4 Final gen-sets.
Volvo Penta shows new power solutions
Published on: 22 March, 2024
New 17L gen-set engine featured alongside BESS subsystems at PowerGen International
Project report: Shoring in Sacramento
Published on: 21 March, 2024
SkyLine Scaffold supplied falsework and formwork for a massive California project – and took home a coveted award for it. Lindsey Anderson reports.
12 things you should see at Intermat 2024
Published on: 21 March, 2024
The long wait for Intermat, one of Europe’s biggest construction trade shows that last took place in 2018, is nearly over.
India construction outlook: Optimism for the year ahead
Published on: 15 March, 2024
The Indian construction market has been rapidly growing. With numerous infrastructure projects in the works, the country is poised to reach new milestones in the near future, reports Catrin Jones
What is the future of surveying?
Published on: 14 March, 2024
From state-of-the-art laser scanning and drone-based mapping to advanced geospatial data analytics, Catrin Jones looks at surveying’s development
Electrification meets challenges in North America
Published on: 13 March, 2024
Takeuchi is making inroads to its effort to supply electric compact equipment to the North American rental market, but the effort is not without obstacles
Propane set to seize its moment as a “future fuel”
Published on: 06 March, 2024
Companies share propane’s benefits in power generation applications
Trendlines: 2023 a peak year for construction equipment sales
Published on: 28 February, 2024
A look at how the year’s unexpectedly buoyant construction market influenced equipment sales
Interview: Sunbelt Rentals and the role of energy storage in rental
Published on: 14 February, 2024
Mark Wilton, director, sustainable energy - power & HVAC services with Sunbelt Rentals, talks about how rental companies can help bring battery energy storage to the world
Project report: BrandSafway’s work in NYC
Published on: 06 February, 2024
BrandSafway’s innovative solution saw it take home the SAIA’s Mast Driven Platforms Project of the Year Award
Turning diesel-powered construction equipment into zero-emissions machines
Published on: 05 February, 2024
ZQuip modular energy solution puts rental companies at the center of the effort to electrify jobsites
Extinguishing EV fires poses unique challenges
Published on: 05 February, 2024
When lithium ion batteries catch fire, they burn differently from internal combustion engines. Fighting those fires poses difficulties in vehicle fire suppression
John Deere’s Pierre Guyot on the future of powering construction equipment
Published on: 02 February, 2024
The question of how to power construction equipment effectively at the same time as bringing down carbon emissions is taxing the minds of experts across the sector.
Are governments going to start mandating for non-diesel-powered construction equipment?
Published on: 26 January, 2024
As the UK considers a new strategy for decarbonising construction equipment, is it a sign that governments could start mandating for machines powered by something other than diesel?
Trendlines: 2023 proves a surprising year
Published on: 23 January, 2024
Construction markets in 2023 were better than expected. Why was this and what’s in store for 2024?
Overhauling the hauler: How are the machines becoming more sustainable?
Published on: 19 January, 2024
As global temperatures continue to climb, so the race to build more sustainable machines hots up, as Mike Hayes reports
Interview: Wacker Neuson gears up for John Deere excavator production
Published on: 18 January, 2024
Gert Reichetseder, president and CEO Americas, talks about when to expect new models and how the market is shaping up to receive them
5 tech takeaways from CES 2024
Published on: 17 January, 2024
Leading equipment manufacturers were a force at CES 2024, showing off tech for the future of construction and agriculture while hinting at a new world to come
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